FILM TV 4
Introduction to Art and Technique of Filmmaking
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Students acquire understanding of practical and aesthetic challenges undertaken by artists and professionals in making of motion pictures and television. Examination of film as both art and industry: storytelling, sound and visual design, casting and performance, editing, finance, advertising, and distribution. Exploration of American and world cinema from filmmaker's perspective. Honing of analytical skills and development of critical vocabulary for study of filmmaking as technical, artistic, and cultural phenomenon. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - Professor Huang’s class is a really enjoyable experience. You only meet up once a week to watch a movie and discuss the art techniques used in those movies. His class is a must-take GE if you are taking other hard classes. However, one thing I’m not a fan about in this class is the weekly quizzes. They are worth 50% of your grade and more than the midterm (20%) and the final (30%). It is very easy to miss questions on these quizzes if you do not do the readings or attend the lectures. I missed a question on the quizzes once in a while because some questions are nit-picky on various concepts discussed in the class. But, the quizzes are relatively easy and you should get 7/7 on the majority of them. For the other assignments, our midterm was an essay about frame analysis- which I found fun to write- and our final was a 30 MCQ take-home exam. Note-taking is not necessary at lectures, because he posts his lectures on Bruinlearn. However, take down notes if he gives you a hint on a quiz question or if a guest speaker comes in because 5 questions on our final were on a guest speaker’s presentation, and a lot of people missed those questions. If you get Niall as your TA, he is fantastic and makes discussions so entertaining. Overall, it is a pretty easy class if you put in the work. Just make sure to engage with the material and you will get an A.
Winter 2024 - Professor Huang’s class is a really enjoyable experience. You only meet up once a week to watch a movie and discuss the art techniques used in those movies. His class is a must-take GE if you are taking other hard classes. However, one thing I’m not a fan about in this class is the weekly quizzes. They are worth 50% of your grade and more than the midterm (20%) and the final (30%). It is very easy to miss questions on these quizzes if you do not do the readings or attend the lectures. I missed a question on the quizzes once in a while because some questions are nit-picky on various concepts discussed in the class. But, the quizzes are relatively easy and you should get 7/7 on the majority of them. For the other assignments, our midterm was an essay about frame analysis- which I found fun to write- and our final was a 30 MCQ take-home exam. Note-taking is not necessary at lectures, because he posts his lectures on Bruinlearn. However, take down notes if he gives you a hint on a quiz question or if a guest speaker comes in because 5 questions on our final were on a guest speaker’s presentation, and a lot of people missed those questions. If you get Niall as your TA, he is fantastic and makes discussions so entertaining. Overall, it is a pretty easy class if you put in the work. Just make sure to engage with the material and you will get an A.