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  • CAMS 100 American Film Genres 6 credits

    In this course we survey a number of popular American film genres, including but not limited to the western, the musical, the woman’s film, the war film, horror and science-fiction. Who defines genres? What are the conventions and expectations associated with various genres? What is the cultural function of genre storytelling? Do genres change over time? Assignments aim to develop skills in film analysis, research and writing. Requirements include two screenings per week.

    Held for new first year students, Extra time

    • Fall 2023
    • Argument and Inquiry Seminar Intercultural Domestic Studies Writing Requirement
    • CAMS Elective
    • CAMS  100.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty:Carol Donelan 🏫 👤
    • Size:15
    • M, WWeitz Center 231 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • FWeitz Center 231 2:20pm-3:20pm
  • CAMS 215 American Television History 6 credits

    This course offers a historical survey of American television from the late 1940s to today, focusing on early television and the classical network era. Taking a cultural approach to the subject, this course examines shifts in television portrayals, genres, narrative structures, and aesthetics in relation to social and cultural trends as well as changing industrial practices. Reading television programs from the past eight decades critically, we interrogate various representations of consumerism, class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, lifestyle, and nation in the smaller screen while also tracing issues surrounding broadcasting policy, censorship, sponsorship, business, and programming.

    Extra time

    • Fall 2023
    • Intercultural Domestic Studies Literary/Artistic Analysis
    • CAMS Elective CAMS 200-Level History Amst Prodctn Consmptn Culture
    • CAMS  215.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty:Candace Moore 🏫 👤
    • Size:25
    • M, WWeitz Center 132 9:50am-11:00am
    • FWeitz Center 132 9:40am-10:40am
  • CAMS 222 Collaborative Narrative Filmmaking 6 credits

    Narrative films are the product of many specialized 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. Through the term, we will move through film development, pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution with each student taking on a specific role in a group project. The term culminates in the exhibition of films that were made over the previous 10 weeks.

    Extra Time

    • Fall 2023
    • Arts Practice
    • Cinema and Media Studies 111

    • Cams Production CAMS Elective
    • CAMS  222.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty:Catherine Licata 🏫 👤
    • Size:15
    • T, THWeitz Center 231 3:10pm-4:55pm
  • CAMS 254 Cinematic Spectacle 6 credits

    This course traces developments in film technology from the nineteenth century to the present-day information age. Individual units will consider the ways in which technical and aesthetic innovations have further bolstered cinema’s status as a medium of mass entertainment. Particular attention will be given to immersive formats that have inaugurated seismic shifts in cinematic storytelling. Topics will include special effects, CinemaScope, Cinerama, Technicolor, World’s Fairs, theme parks, 3-D cinema, the emergence of the Hollywood blockbuster, IMAX, expanded cinema, digital cinematography, and computer-generated imagery. Requirements include attendance and participation, weekly screenings, readings, and various written assignments.

    Extra time

    • Fall 2023
    • Literary/Artistic Analysis
    • CAMS Elective Dig Art&Hum Crit&Eth Reflctn
    • CAMS  254.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty: Staff
    • Size:25
    • M, WWeitz Center 136 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FWeitz Center 136 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • CAMS 270 Nonfiction 6 credits

    This course addresses nonfiction media as both art form and historical practice by exploring the expressive, rhetorical, and political possibilities of nonfiction production. A focus on relationships between form and content and between makers, subjects, and viewers will inform our approach. Throughout the course we will pay special attention to the ethical concerns that arise from making media about others’ lives. We will engage with diverse modes of nonfiction production including essayistic, experimental, and participatory forms and create community videos in partnership with Carleton’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement and local organizations. The class culminates in the production of a significant independent nonfiction media project.

    Extra Time

    • Fall 2023
    • Arts Practice Intercultural Domestic Studies
    • Cinema and Media Studies 111 or instructor consent

    • Cams Production CAMS Elective Acad Cvc Engmnt/Appl Amst Democracy Activism Class Amst Prodctn Consmptn Culture
    • CAMS  270.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty:Laska Jimsen 🏫 👤
    • Size:15
    • T, THWeitz Center 133 10:10am-11:55am
  • CAMS 370 Advanced Production Workshop I 6 credits

    In this course, students will develop a concept and complete pre-production for their CAMS production comps. Students will draw inspiration from a variety of sources that are personal, cultural, and observational, and in doing so, develop confidence in their own artistic practice and perspective. We will refine technical and formal strategies, consider audience reception, and practice giving and receiving constructive critique. Prior to registering for the course, students must submit a project proposal to the instructor. Final enrollment is based on the quality of the proposal. Note: This course is intended to prepare students for a Comps production project in winter term and it is the first in a two part sequence with CAMS 371. If you have any questions about enrolling in this course, please email the instructor.

    Extra Time, Instructor Consent required, Waitlist only

    • Fall 2023
    • Arts Practice
    • Cinema and Media Studies 111, and either Cinema and Media Studies 270 or 271 or instructor consent

    • CAMS Elective
    • CAMS  370.00 Fall 2023

    • Faculty:Catherine Licata 🏫 👤
    • Size:15
    • T, THWeitz Center 133 1:15pm-3:00pm

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