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FLM212 – Cinemas of the Global a comprehensive understanding of also covers the creation of loglines, FLM332 – Advanced Short Film and significance of genres while
Core Courses South the director’s role in film production. synopses, treatments, scene outlines, Production analyzing how they shape audience
Students will develop skills in
expectations and storytelling
and industry-standard screenplay
Credit Hours: 3 script analysis, scene breakdown, formatting. Through writing exercises Credit Hours: 4 conventions. The course introduces
visualization, character development, and script development projects, critical frameworks for evaluating
Prerequisite: FLM211 Prerequisite: FLM231 + FLM321
FLM201 – Lighting for the Screen and cinematic storytelling. Through students will gain the skills needed genres through semantic, syntactic,
This course examines cinematic practical workshops and screenings, to transform ideas into effective and This course immerses students in a and pragmatic approaches and
Credit Hours: 3 traditions and movements from students will learn techniques engaging screen narratives. professional short film production investigates the role of producers,
Prerequisite: COM101 + COM102 the Global South, with a focus on related to film language, visual environment. Students will pitch critics, and institutions in defining and
their cultural, social, and political design, shot composition, mise- original film concepts and collaborate transforming genre traditions.
This course provides a comprehensive significance. Students will explore en-scène, storyboarding, casting, FLM302 – Introduction to Special in production teams to develop
understanding of lighting in film concepts such as Third Cinema, and production management. By selected projects from preproduction
and video production, emphasizing postcolonial theory, representation, the end of the course, students will and Visual Effects through completion. The course FLM441 – Film Financing and
practical skills and techniques and cultural resistance through be equipped to translate creative Credit Hours: 3 emphasizes advanced directing
while exploring case studies from films from Arab, Latin American, and vision into effective screen direction techniques, visual storytelling, Distribution
significant films. Students will learn Sub-Saharan African contexts. The while leading and collaborating with Prerequisite: COM103 cinematic composition, and Credit Hours: 3
the critical role of lighting in visual course also investigates the politics production teams. This course provides an introduction production management. Through
storytelling and cinematography, of visibility in international film intensive practical work and advanced Prerequisite: None
gaining hands-on experience with festivals and streaming platforms, to special effects (SFX) and visual camera workshops, students will gain
industry-standard equipment such equipping students with the analytical FLM301 – Sound Design effects (VFX) in film production. firsthand experience in producing This course explores the business
as Tungsten, HMI, and Fresnel lights. tools needed to critically evaluate Students will learn how practical and high-quality narrative short films while aspects of the film industry,
The course covers preproduction global cinema and diverse modes of Credit Hours: 3 digital effects are planned, produced, refining their creative and technical including development, financing,
production, marketing, distribution,
and integrated into cinematic
planning, location scouting, storytelling. skills.
equipment preparation, lighting Prerequisite: COM201 storytelling. Topics include VFX and exhibition. Students will analyze
safety, electrical systems, and color This course introduces students preproduction, budgeting, green- traditional and emerging financing
temperature management. Students to the principles and practices of screen production, CGI applications, models, independent filmmaking
will develop the ability to use lighting FLM213 – Introduction to Music sound design for film. Students will camera and color workflows, motion FLM333 – Directing Actors practices, crowdfunding, digital
distribution, film festivals, and
graphics, and postproduction
strategies, diffusion materials, filters, Credit Hours: 3 explore how sound shapes audience Credit Hours: 3
and gels to create mood, depth, and perception, enhances storytelling, processes. By the end of the course, streaming platforms. The course
atmosphere, ultimately enhancing the Prerequisite: None and contributes to emotional students will understand the Prerequisite: None prepares students to navigate the
visual and emotional impact of film This course introduces students to engagement. The course covers collaborative workflows involved in This course focuses on the commercial realities of filmmaking
productions. the fundamentals of music through dialogue editing, environmental effects production and be prepared relationship between directors and develop effective strategies for
to work effectively with SFX and VFX
bringing film projects to audiences.
listening, analysis, and historical sound creation, audio symbolism, teams. and actors within the filmmaking
study. Students will develop an synchronization of sound and process. Students will learn
FLM211 – History of Cinema appreciation for musical forms, image, pacing, rhythm, and the techniques for script interpretation,
genres, and traditions while exploring use of silence. Through practical performance analysis, casting, FLM498 – Film and Media
Credit Hours: 3 basic music theory, instruments, and exercises, students will develop the FLM331 – Documentary Film rehearsal preparation, and actor Production Capstone 1
Prerequisite: COM111 major works from Western and Arab skills necessary to create immersive Credit Hours: 4 communication. Through practical
musical traditions. The course covers and impactful audio experiences exercises and collaborative projects, Credit Hours: 3
This course offers an overview of music from the pre-Baroque period that support narrative and visual Prerequisite: FLM231 students will develop the skills Prerequisite: FLM321 + FLM332
the evolution of cinema from its to contemporary styles and includes storytelling. This course explores the theory and necessary to guide performers
origins to contemporary filmmaking. the study of popular music, providing effectively and create supportive This course guides students through
Students will explore major students with a broad understanding practice of documentary filmmaking. environments that encourage strong the preproduction phase of their
technological developments, artistic of music’s cultural and artistic FLM321 – Narrative Students will examine documentary and authentic performances. capstone film project. Students
history, modes of representation, and
movements, and historical events significance. will develop and pitch original film
that have shaped global cinema. Screenwriting ethical considerations while developing concepts, refine screenplays, create
Through the study of influential films Credit Hours: 3 their own nonfiction projects. Practical storyboards and shot lists, and
and movements such as German FLM231 – Principles of Film training includes camera operation, FLM411 – Film Genre Criticism complete essential planning activities
Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Prerequisite: None lighting, sound recording, interviewing Credit Hours: 3 such as budgeting, scheduling,
Italian Neorealism, and the French Directing techniques, and editing. Through the casting, and location scouting. By
New Wave, students will develop Credit Hours: 4 This course develops students’ study of various documentary styles Prerequisite: FLM211 the end of the course, students will
abilities to create compelling
critical analytical skills and gain and production methods, students will This course examines film genres have assembled a comprehensive
an understanding of film form, Prerequisite: COM101 + COM104 + screenplays for film. Students will learn how to tell compelling real-world as dynamic cultural, historical, and production book that serves as the
narrative structure, and the cultural COM201 learn the fundamentals of story stories while critically reflecting on industrial categories. Students foundation for the filming stage of
structure, character development,
and political contexts that influence issues of truth, representation, and will explore the origins, evolution, their capstone project.
filmmaking. This course provides students with conflict, dialogue writing, and social impact.
narrative progression. The course
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