COURSE OUTLINE

Cine21, CRN sections 72046 section 932 Introduction to Film Studies  - 09/03-12/20 2024 is a 16 week online courses on Canvas,  a platform with lectures,  presentation of exercises and course readings. The course will open up on September 3 , 2024.  

Click on your “Dashboard" to see the course in the box labeled “Cine21". Here you will find the content for the course including Assignments, Announcements, Files, Syllabus, and Grades. 

Course Description

Cine 21 is an introductory course that addresses the formal analysis of cinema. The course covers filmmaking techniques such as cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène, sound, lighting, acting, and narrative.

About Cine21 – Introduction to Film Studies

CINE 21 is a 16 week online class with no required on-campus meetings from 09/03-12/20 2024

3.000 Credit hours ; 52.50 Lecture hours 

This class is part of CityOnline . See also information about online courses. 

This course is TRANSFERRABLE TO UC/CSU: CSU-C1: Arts,CSU-C2: Humanities, IGETC 3B: Humanities,

CCSF E: Humanities.

For course details see instructor's website. 

Questions about logging in to Canvas

You log in to Canvas on MYCCSF.edu and provide your student ID to login. As a registered student, your information will automatically transfer to Canvas and you will see your profile, assignments, readings, film links,  and the syllabus for the course (schedule). Look on the left side and click on the icon for COURSES.

If you have trouble logging in , please do a password reset 

Please call CCSF Helpdesk at (415) 239-3711 (option 5) if you have any log in problems. 

Assignments 

Our course week runs from a Sunday to a Monday. Two times a week you will have assignments -  readings, discussions, links to watch a particular film and due dates. These are located on the Syllabus posted on Canvas (TBA). Due dates are also handily marked on the Canvas Calendar. You should expect to spend nine hours each week for this 16 week course of 52.5 hours.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Define the basic vocabulary of film production

2. Analyze the aesthetics of filmmaking

3. Evaluate how film style establishes the conventions of cinema

4. Explore how film technique informs cultural development and social awareness

Required Software 

Adobe Reader

COURSE Textbook

Looking at Movies 7th Edition 2022 David Monahan and Richard Barsam.

• ISBN: 978-0-393-88583-5  Paperback

• ISBN: 978-0-393-88582-8 E book

Recommended is the affortablee-book rental which includes the access card and accessible digital textbook. Please register on the WWNorton site to access the ebook and interactive materials. It is affordable and you can begin the course at once. There are three demo chapters you can look at. 

https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393885835

You can also locate and order ebooks and textbooks online via the CCSF Bookstore.There are also copies in the CCSF Library you can borrow for the entire term. Please contact me if you have any difficulties in getting the textbook and I will help you acquire it.

Required films

The films for the course are available as streaming resources that are accessible for each module on Canvas with your RAM ID and password.

Please note that films may include adult content (profanity, violence, illicit drug use and/or explicit sexual content). Please check with me regarding this if you have questions.

Contact information:

Please contact me through the INBOX on Canvas or at msullivan@ccsf.edu I monitor this INBOX daily.

I will get back to you as soon as I can within 24 - 48 hours. You can send an email at any time! 

Office Hours: TBA on Zoom Video Conferencing  Please contact me and we can set up a Zoom appointment. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.