World Cinema to 1960's

Study of international film history, theory and aesthetics, from the invention of cinema in the 1890s through the 1950s. Includes fictional narrative film, documentary and avant-garde film of the period. Organized around the history and development of formal devices such as the shot, montage, mise-en-scene, sound design, color technology, and classical narrative form.Hours: 72 (45 lecture,27 lab)Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, CSU Transferable, UC TransferableSBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E5Grading Options: Pass/No Pass or Standard Letter