http://www.avc.edu (661) 722-6300 Film and Television 219 Definition students seeking fulfillment of general education requirements The popular culture of the twentieth century is forever marked for a degree program; and students wishing to gain specific by the amazingly rapid advancements in the mediums of film skills and knowledge in order to pursue careers in the film and and television. We have become a civilization influenced by television industry. visual images as they link with the ancient art of storytelling. Studying Film and Television teaches us how our lives have been, and continue to be, informed and shaped by these powerful Career Options Anchor mediums. Assistant Director Audio Operator Staff Boom Operator To access faculty and staff, dial (661) 722-6300, then the 4-digit Director extension. Director of Photography Dean: Film/Video Editor Duane Rumsey ext. 6385 Field Production Producer Administrative Assistant: Film Librarian Tangie Hunter ext. 6385 Floor Manager Clerical Assistant III: Grip position vacant ext. 6385 Independent Film/Videomaker Department Chair: Instructor Lisa Karlstein ext. 6534 Lighting Director Adjunct Faculty: Line Producer To access adjunct faculty voice mail, dial 722-6300, then the 4-digit Media Consultant number. Movie Reviewer V.M. Producer David Lewis 2463 Production Assistant Kevin North 2969 Production Coordinator Matthaeus Szumanski 2016 Screenwriter Alissa Welsch 2124 Script Supervisor Stage Manager Program Description Studio Camera Operator The course offerings fall into two categories: film/television Technical Director history and theory, and film/video production. Both areas are Video Artist designed to build specific skills upon a strong foundation of Videographer general knowledge of film and television production. The history and theory courses allow the student to explore the Program Learning Outcomes beginnings of this medium and its influences on popular culture. In the production program, students will learn aspects of visual Film, Television, and Electronic Media AS-T storytelling, from writing and production to directing, sound 1. Students will plan, script, budget, light, shoot, provide sound design, cinematography and editing. The Film/Video Production recording/design and edit a short film production. program emphasizes exploration of the students filmmaker’s 2. Students will develop an understanding of screenplay format personal creative voice through “hands-on” filmmaking. and will write a short film script. Students learn the collaborative nature of filmmaking through 3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the different crew experiences. The process allows students to develop skills phases of film production as well as film theories, criticism, in all areas of the craft, experimenting with both the creative and history, aesthetics & vocabulary. technical aspects of production. Certificate Program Distinctive Features Certificate not applicable. In the Film/Video Production program, students will create mini production teams, shooting on location throughout the Antelope Valley. The successful student has the opportunity to come Associate Degree Film and Television courses can be included in the 18 units away from this program with a completed short film or video. necessary for an associate degree with a major in Liberal Arts Our faculty are working professionals from Hollywood. Course and Sciences. (See Graduation/Associate Degree Requirements.) offerings are designed to serve three student groupings: film/ television students planning to transfer to a four-year institution; 220 Film and Television 2020-2021 AVC College Catalog Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Required Electives A (7 units): units Media for Transfer Area 1: Audio Film and Television are the most powerful cultural and artistic FTV 241 Beginning Audio Production 3 mediums of our time and have forever marked the popular Area 2: Video or Film Production culture of the twentieth century. As a society film, television FTV 121, Introduction to Digital Filmmaking 4 and electronic media are ever present in our world and we are Required Electives B (6 units): units continuously influenced by the visual images of these powerful Select a minimum of 3 units from the following: mediums as they link with the ancient art of storytelling through *ART 100, Art Appreciation 3 various formats. Studying film, television and electronic media COMM 105, Introduction to Mass Communication 3 teaches us about our lives and our society and impacts how we FTV 103, Introduction to Television 3 view ourselves as well as the world around us. JOUR 121, Beginning Journalism 3 The Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic *MUS 111, Fundamentals of Music 3 Media for Transfer (AS-T in Film, Television, and Electronic *PHTC 101, Beginning Black and White Photography Media) degree is designed to give students a strong practical Photography 3 foundation in film and television production while also giving a basis of the history, aesthetics, theory, and development of visual Required Electives C (3 units) units storytelling through motion pictures. Select a minimum of 3 units from the following or any course from List B not already used: The production program will provide students with the FTV 107, History of Film, Pre 1950 3 knowledge and skills associated with every phase of motion FTV 108, History of Film, 1950-Present 3 picture production from writing and producing to directing, FTV 155, Film Festival Analysis 1 sound design, cinematography and editing. The program FTV 201, Intercultural and Women’s Film 3 emphasizes the exploration of the student’s personal creative FTV 203, African-American Cinema 3 voice through “hands-on” filmmaking. Students will learn the FTV 215, Directing for Film and Video 3 collaborative nature of filmmaking through crew experiences. FTV 220, Advanced Screenwriting 3 The process allows students to develop skills in all areas of FTV 230, Digital Cinematography 4 the craft experimenting with both creative and technical jobs FTV 242, Writing and Pre-Production of the Short Film 4 through all aspects of production. FTV 244, Production and Post-Production of the Short Film 4 The Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic FTV 251, Contemporary American Independent Film 4 Media for Transfer (AS-T in Film, Television, and Electronic FTV 261, Religion and Cinema 4 Media) degree meets the requirements of SB 1440 for Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT). These degrees are intended to make *Courses denoted with an asterisk will fulfill the completion it easier for students to transfer to California State University requirements for both the major and general education. campuses, but do not exclude admittance to other colleges or Except in cases of a prerequisite requirement, it is not required to universities. take courses in exactly this sequence; they are recommended in To earn an Associates in Arts in Film, Television, and Electronic this order to facilitate success. Media for Transfer (AA-T in Film, Television, and Electronic Media) degree a student must complete the following: Recommended Plan of Study (1) Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that First Semester units are eligible for transfer to the California State University, COMM 101, Introduction to Public Speaking (CSU GE A1) 3 including both of the following: CSU GE requirement Area B4 3 (A) The Intersegmental General Education Transfer CSU GE requirement Area A2 3 Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University CSU GE requirement Area D 3 General Education – Breadth Requirements. CSU GE requirement Area C1 3 (B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a Total 15 major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community Second Semester units college district. Required Elective A 3 (2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Required Elective A 3 ADTs also require that students must earn a “C” or better in all CSU GE requirement Area A3 3 courses required for the major or area of emphasis. CSU GE requirement Area B1/B3 3 Required Courses: units CSU GE requirement Area C2 3 *FTV 101, Introduction to Film 3 Total 15 FTV 134, Introduction to Screenwriting 3 http://www.avc.edu (661) 722-6300 Film and Television 221 Third Semester units FTV 103 *INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION Required Elective B 3 3 units Required Elective B 3 3 hours weekly CSU GE requirement Area B2/B3 3 Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100A and READ 099. CSU GE requirement Area C 3 This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to form CSU GE requirement Area D 3 a critical perspective of the television industry. Students are Total 15 introduced to the business and history of television programming, genre conventions, production techniques, narrative forms, Fourth Semester units as well as various modes of television criticism. By studying Required Elective C 3 key texts and programs, they will develop an appreciation of CSU GE requirement Area E 3 television as an art form and its impact on our culture. (CSU, CSU GE requirement Area D 3 AVC) *CSU Transferable Electives 6 Total 15 FTV 107 *HISTORY OF FILM, PRE 1950 CSU GE or IGETC Pattern 55-58 3 units CSU Transferable Elective Units to 4 hours weekly reach Degree Total 60 Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100A and READ 099. Students examine the development of world cinema from the *Electives should be taken from other courses within the major. pre-cinema machines to 1950. The course investigates the aesthetic, theoretical,