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CAMS 165 Sound Design 6 credits
This course examines the theories and techniques of sound design for film and video. Students will learn the basics of audio recording, sound editing and multi-track sound design specifically for the moving image. The goal of the course is a greater understanding of the practices and concepts associated with soundtrack development through projects using recording equipment and the digital audio workstation for editing and mixing.
Sound Design is offered at both the 100 and 200 levels; coursework will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have taken CAMS 111 should register for CAMS 265; students who have not taken CAMS 111 should register for CAMS 165.
Extra Time Required. CAMS 165 students will complete additional workshops during the first two weeks of class in order to be familiarized with the audio recording hardware.
- Spring 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Not open to students who have taken CAMS 265.
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CAMS 165.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jay Beck 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WWeitz Center 138 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 138 9:40am-10:40am
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CAMS 186 Film Genres 6 credits
In this course we survey four or more Hollywood film genres, including but not limited to the Western, musical, horror film, comedy, and science-fiction film. What criteria are used to place a film in a particular genre? What role do audiences and studios play in the creation and definition of film genres? Where do genres come from? How do genres change over time? What roles do genres play in the viewing experience? What are hybrid genres and subgenres? What can genres teach us about society? Assignments aim to develop skills in critical analysis, research and writing.
Sophomore Priority
Extra Time Required: Evening screenings
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CAMS 186.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Carol Donelan 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 132 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 132 2:20pm-3:20pm
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Sophomore Priority, Extra Time for Evening screenings
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CAMS 187 Cult Television and Fan Cultures 6 credits
This course focuses on the history, production, and consumption of cult television. The beginning of the seminar will be focused on critically examining a number of theoretical approaches to the study of genre and fandom. Building on these approaches, the remainder of the course will focus on cult television case studies from the last eight decades. We will draw on recent scholarship to explore how cult television functions textually, industrially, and culturally. Additionally, we will study fan communities on the Internet and consider how fansites, webisodes, and sites like YouTube and Netflix transform television genres.
Extra time for evening screenings
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CAMS 187.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Candace Moore 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWeitz Center 132 3:10pm-4:55pm
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CAMS 214 Film History III 6 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to recent film history, 1970-present, and the multiple permutations of cinema around the globe. The course charts the development of national cinemas since the 1970s while considering the effects of media consolidation and digital convergence. Moreover, the course examines how global cinemas have reacted to and dealt with the formal influence and economic domination of Hollywood on international audiences. Class lectures, screenings, and discussions will consider how cinema has changed from a primarily national phenomenon to a transnational form in the twenty-first century.
Extra Time required for evening Screenings.
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CAMS 214.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jay Beck 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 133 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 133 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CAMS 229 CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program: Experimental Los Angeles 3 credits
Los Angeles is well known as the center of the film and television industry. This course will explore the lesser-know experimental and avant-garde cinematic histories and current practices in Los Angeles through readings and screenings. Site visits will include filmmaker and media artist studios, archives, and film festivals. Students will reflect on their experiences with course materials through short writings and creative projects.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program.
- Spring 2025
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Acceptance into the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles program.
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CAMS 230 CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program: Iconic Los Angeles 3 credits
This course explores the second largest city in the United States through its relationship to cinema history. In its complexities and contradictions, romantic notions of “Tinsel Town” coexist with the realities of a multicultural metropolis. Readings, screenings, and field trips will contextualize Los Angeles as a place where the built environment and natural world collide, as well as the center of the American entertainment industry. Short writings will give students the necessary opportunity to reflect and synthesize their experiences.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program.
- Spring 2025
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CAMS 111 with a grade of C- or better AND acceptance into the Carleton OCS CAMS Production – Los Angeles Program.
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CAMS 265 Sound Design 6 credits
This course examines the theories and techniques of sound design for film and video. Students will learn the basics of audio recording, sound editing and multi-track sound design specifically for the moving image. The goal of the course is a greater understanding of the practices and concepts associated with soundtrack development through projects using recording equipment and the digital audio workstation for editing and mixing.
Sound Design is offered at both the 100 and 200 levels; coursework will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have taken CAMS 111 should register for CAMS 265; students who have not taken CAMS 111 should register for CAMS 165.
- Spring 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Students must have completed the following course(s): CAMS 111 with a grade of C- or better. Not open to students who have taken CAMS 165.
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CAMS 265.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jay Beck 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WWeitz Center 138 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 138 9:40am-10:40am
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CAMS 272 CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program: Narrative Short Film Production 6 credits
Narrative films are the product of many artists working in concert toward a shared artistic vision. In this course, students will explore the essential crew roles on narrative films and choose an area in which they would like to specialize during the making of a collaborative project in Los Angeles. In addition to a focus on story and directing actors, specialized equipment and craft labs will expand students' technical skills. Through the term, students will learn the ins-and-outs of filmmaking in Los Angeles while moving through production of a narrative short film, with each student taking on a specific crew position in a collaborative project.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program.
- Spring 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Acceptance into the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles program.
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CAMS 277 CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program: In the Writers’ Room 6 credits
In this course, students will explore the art and craft of writing for television as they learn, from writers' room insiders, how TV series are conceived and created. We'll break the writing process into a series of manageable steps, from pilot premise to polishing. Topics will include: story structure, character development, tone, stakes, theme, and more. In-class conversations with working, award-winning television writers, as well as visits to sets and show tapings, will complement the classroom curriculum.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS CAMS Production in Los Angeles Program.
- Spring 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CAMS 111 with a grade of C- or better AND acceptance into the Carleton OCS CAMS Production – Los Angeles Program.