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F/TV 1

Introduction to Cinematic Arts · 4 units · used in 40 transfer pathways

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About this course

This is an introduction to the close analysis of film and television texts. The course will examine broad questions of form and content, aesthetics and meaning, and history and culture. Covering a wide variety of media, filmmakers, and film movements, the course will explore the diverse possibilities presented by the cinematic art form. Topics include modes of production, narrative and non-narrative forms, visual design, editing, sound, genre, ideology, and critical analysis.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTC
F/TV 1Introduction to Cinematic ArtsFull4 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
  • CRN 01031 · 01Wright · Th 12:30 PM-4:20 PM · AT120Full · 0
  • CRN 01032 · 51Wright · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 01033 · 50Schulz · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0
  • CRN 26328 · 52Schulz · TBA TBA · ONLINEFull · 0

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.

Transfer pathways that use F/TV 1

ASSIST maps F/TV 1 to a requirement in 40 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

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