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  • FILM 1500: Making Movies

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An introduction to basic principles and techniques in digital motion picture storytelling. Students will create short works in a variety of modes, including live-action, animation, fiction, and non-fiction. Students must have their own device that can record video as well as access to a computer or other device that can edit video.
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  • FILM 1600: Animation:Then,Now,Next

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to the continuing evolution of animation. The course investigates not only the creative and technological innovations that expand cinematic storytelling (e.g., Mickey Mouse to VFX, Simpsons, Anime Games to VR), but also how the arts are an integral part of animation (i.e. sound/music, art/design, cinematography/editing, acting/theatrical lighting). Through lecture, discussion, demonstration, basic animation assignments, readings, and analysis, students will acquire knowledge of the fundamentals of animation and its production pipeline. This is a lower-division course designed for the non-major and major.
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    General Education Course

  • FILM 2110: Film & Media until 1952

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    A survey of the history of film and media arts from their origins to 1952.
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  • FILM 2115: Film & Media from 1952

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    A survey of the history of film and media arts from 1952 to the present. FILM 2110 is a recommended prerequisite.
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  • FILM 2130: The Greatest Movies

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    We've all heard certain movies described as 'the best' or 'the greatest.' But what does it mean to say a movie is great? How are these judgments made? Who makes them? And do they actually matter? We'll answer these questions and more through an exploration of the production, reception, and legacy of twelve historically significant films. Students will learn basic terminology and concepts in media analysis and criticism and acquire skills to examine and appreciate movies from a range of perspectives.
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  • FILM 2165: Simpsons to South Park

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course surveys five animated television shows: The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Futurama, and Rick and Morty. Several issues, including but not limited to, family, death, politics, religion, and sexual and ethnic identity are critically examined in the context of these animations.
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  • FILM 2220: Women Directors

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This survey of women directors teaches the history, contributions, and the distinct perspectives women directors bring to the medium. The class integrates these concepts with cultural, sociological, political, technological, and cinematic factors. To this end, this course looks at female authorship, feminist aesthetics, and film and media criticism as discourses and practices that inform women's cinema. This is a lower division survey course with a focus on diversity, designed for the non-major as well as the film major.
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  • FILM 2235: Celebrity

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    In the 21st century, when a celebrity with no prior political experience can be elected President of the United States, we might think this is a "new" state of affairs. Yet, celebrity is centuries old, reaching as far back as ancient Greek athletes. This course examines both the present and (some of) the past of celebrity, particularly in the context of sports, politics, film, music, television, and YouTube. The course considers issues such as fan adoration/disdain, media industry practices, labor, marketing, narrative, the body, and the definition of the human subject. Throughout, the course emphasizes how celebrity intersects with and produces various aspects of social identity, particularly gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, and dis/ability. This is a multi-disciplinary course, building a nuanced understanding of celebrity by thinking across fields such as psychology, sociology, political science, economics, communication, gender & sexuality studies, and film & media studies.
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  • FILM 2240: Diversity in Film/Media

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An introduction to issues of diversity in U.S. film and media, this course takes a comprehensive view of the industrial, sociological, and aesthetic factors that have shaped and continue to shape film and media representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability/ability.
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  • FILM 2250: Pop Film & TV: Gndr/Sex

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Examines and defines three interrelated areas: the concept of the popular, film, and television. Explores the roles of gender, sexuality, race, Dan ethnicity in the production of film and television, how audiences engage with film and television, and how individuals are depicted in film and TV. Emphasis on contemporary film and television, with some historical material as background.
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