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Students provide photographic materials for all photography production courses, including film, photographic paper, certain specialized chemicals, fully adjustable roll film or view camera and transportable digital media when required. There is a $15 fee for laboratory materials for each photography production course. In motion picture production courses, students provide their own filmstock, processing, recording materials, and editing supplies. There is a $50 equipment rental fee for each film production course. In courses which include analysis and screening of a number of films, a $10 screening fee will be accessed. Students may also be required to purchase texts for various courses.
Course Offerings:
CP 101-3
Film History and Analysis. (University Core Curriculum) [IAI Course: F2 905]
An introduction to world history of cinema from its origins to the present, featuring important and influential films of various types and genres from many countries. Basic formal and technical aspects of the medium and means of analysis are also introduced.
Students purchase texts.
This is a University Core Curriculum course which counts as Fine Arts credit in the Illinois Articulation Initiative.
It is also the required foundation course for the Cinema Specialization in the Cinema and Photography major.
Screening fee: $20.
CP 220-2
Introduction to Photography.
An introduction to the basic technical information and black and white laboratory processes. The emphasis is upon an exploration of the technical process rather than photographic vision. Students will have hands-on experience in the labs.
Students will supply their own film and paper.
Lab fee: $25.
CP 225-3
Photography for Design Majors.
An introduction to the principles of photographic language and techniques specifically tailored to the need of the art and design student. Will cover the basic photographic skills as well as specific techniques of interest to art and design students.
Students will supply their own camera, materials and some chemicals.
Lab fee: $25.
CP 257-1 to 6
Work Experience.
Used to recognize work experience related to the students educational objective. One to six hours of credit may be applied toward graduation requirements following departmental evaluation and approval.
Mandatory Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: consent of the department.
CP 310-3
History of Still Photography.
A survey of the important images, ideas, people, and processes that make up the history of still photography. Covers from 1839 to the mid-twentieth century.
Students purchase texts.
Screening fee: $20.
CP 311-3
Contemporary Photography.
A survey of contemporary photographers, their ideas, and the influences of their work upon culture. Covers from mid-twentieth century to the present.
Students may be required to purchase texts.
Completion of 310 may be helpful, but is not required.
CP 320-3
Photography I. [IAI Course: ART 917]
An introduction to black and white still photography; its materials, processes and vision. Designed to give technical knowledge and to explore visual perception.
Students must have fully adjustable camera, may purchase texts, and will supply their own materials and some chemicals.
Lab fee: $25.
Prerequisite: Non-majors by consent of department.
CP 322-3
Photography II.
Introduction to color still photography, its materials, processes, and vision. Students purchase materials and may purchase texts.
Lab fee: $25.
Prerequisite: 320 or equivalent and consent.
CP 324-3
Photography III.
An introduction to Macintosh operating system, image editing, input and output through lecture, hands-on in class sessions and outside lab-work assignments. Focuses on the creative application of digital skills. Through critiques of student work and discussion, students will explore the creative and aesthetic challenges and possibilities inherent in the digital medium.
Students provide photographic materials, disks and must purchase text.
Lab fee: $25.
Prerequisite: 322 or consent of instructor.
CP 344-3
Intro to Digital Imaging.
Designed to give students knowledge of the Macintosh environment; develop skills in digital image editing; develop skills in image input; develop a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop; develop a knowledge of output options; apply critical thinking skills to digital imaging.
Varying costs will be incurred for image output.
CP 349-3
The Cinema.
The cinema as a communicative and expressive media. Study of film types illustrated by screenings of selected films.
Screening fee: $20.
CP 352-3
Writing the Short Film.
This course examines writing for the short form film (documentary, experimental and fiction narrative) through lectures, screenings, discussions, writing exercises and assignments in a workshop environment. By the end of the course, students will have written a script for each of the three types of film and will develop one for production.
Students purchase texts.
Screening fee: $20.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing, 101 with a grade of B or better, Mass Communication and Media Arts 202, overall gpa of 2.75 or higher, or consent of department.
CP 355-4
Film Production I.
Basic techniques for filmmaking using Super 8 film.
Students must have access to a Super 8 camera for their own use.
Students purchase texts, film stock, and processing.
Editing facilities provided by department.
Equipment usage fee: $20.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing, 101 with a grade of B or better, Mass Communication and Media Arts 202, overall gpa of 2.75 or higher, or consent of department.
CP 360-3
Film Analysis.
An introduction to analytic concepts and critical vocabulary necessary for understanding film as an art form, to various elements and formal principles that make up film, and to how film has evolved historically.
Students purchase texts.
Screening fee: $20.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing, 101 with a grade of B or better, Mass Communication and Media Arts 202 (concurrent enrollment in Cinema and Photography 101, and Mass Communication and Media Arts 202, and Cinema and Photography 360 possible for transfer students only with permission of department), overall gpa of 2.75 or higher, or consent of department.
CP 368-3
Introduction to Film Theory.
A survey of the major aesthetic, political, and critical concepts and debates in film theory that have attempted to relate the power of cinema to the larger historical, political, and cultural contexts in which we live.
Students purchase texts.
Screening fee: $20.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing, 360, overall gpa of 2.75 or higher, or consent of department.
CP 376-4
Film Production II. (Formerly Cinema and Photography 356)
Techniques of and approaches to traditional 16mm sound film production. Each student will complete, to composite print, his/her own individual film project.
Students purchase texts, light meters, film stock, processing, sound materials and outside laboratory services.
Equipment usage fee: $50.
Prerequisite: junior standing, 352, 355 with a grade of B or better, and 368, a gpa in cinema and photography courses of 2.75 or higher, or consent of department.
CP 401-3
Large Format Photography
Introduction to the aesthetics and techniques of large format (sheet film cameras) photography with emphasis on personal expression and commercial/professional applications.
Students purchase texts and provide photographic materials.
$15 for additional laboratory materials.
Prerequisite: 320 and consent of department.
CP 402-6 (3,3)
Sensitometry
An advanced course taught in two semesters covering the technical and visual applications of the black and white process. The initial semester deals primarily with controls over the photographic negative, the Zone System, Density Parameters and practical chemistry. The second semester encompasses all the factors related to the production of the silver print. Topics covered are materials, chemistry, equipment and the aesthetics of photographic printing.
The two semesters are sequential and must be taken in order.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 320 and consent of department.
CP 404-3
Introduction to the Studio
Problems and possibilities in the aesthetics and techniques of studio photography: lighting, visual perception, environment, history, theory.
Students purchase texts and provide photographic materials.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 320 and consent of department.
CP 421-6 (3,3)
Experimental Photographic Techniques
Experimental approaches to the creation of photographic images in the camera.
Students provide materials and may be required to purchase texts.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 322 and consent of department.
CP 426-3
Non-Silver Photography
Intensive introduction to hand-applied emulsions of cyanotype, Vandyke brownprinting, gum printing, etc.
Students purchase materials and may purchase texts.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 322 and consent of department.
CP 427-3
Advanced Color Photography
Advanced study and production of color photographs with emphasis on experimental techniques using Kwik Proof and other forms of photo-mechanical reproduction.
Students provide materials and may purchase texts.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 322 and consent of department.
CP 429-3 to 6 (3,3)
Studio Workshop
An intensive workshop focusing on current trends in photography. Topics have included landscape photography, architectural photography, environmental portraiture and imagemaking, among others.
Students provide photographic materials and may purchase texts.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 322 and consent of department.
CP 431-3
Applied Photography I
An introduction to the theory, practice and professional responsibilities of contemporary commercial photography. Students produce a portfolio that surveys commercial applications. Areas of study include advertising, editorial and industrial components.
Students provide materials and may purchase additional equipment.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 320 and consent of the department.
CP4 32-3
Applied Photography II
An advanced investigation into the principles outlined in 405. Students pursue a specific portfolio application throughout the course.
Students provide materials and may purchase additional equipment.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 405 and consent of department.
CP 435-3
Photography and the Mass Media
Exploration of the use, context, and meaning of photography in the mass media. The photograph as a communications tool will be evaluated along with the role and responsibility of the photojournalist. Students will apply theoretical concepts through group and individual assignments.
Students purchase texts and provide photographic materials.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 320 and consent of department.
CP 436-3
Documentary Photography: Method, Format and Distribution
Exploration of the techniques, history and contemporary context of documentary photography. Audience, publication and distribution of documentary projects will be addressed. Each student will produce an in-depth documentary photographic project.
Students purchase texts and provide photographic materials.
$15 laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: 322 and consent of department.
CP 449-3
Survey of Film History
Intensive study of major historical periods of narrative cinema, including technological developments, national cinema movements, aesthetic traditions, economic and political determinations and concerns of film historiography.
Prior completion of 360 is strongly recommended.
$10 screening fee.
CP 452-3
Screenwriting
A study of screenplay structure, from idea development through first draft, for feature-length, classically-structured scripts and short subjects. Includes out-lines/treatments, scene work, character development and formatting. Students will be required to work on original scripts.
Prerequisite: 355, junior standing, or consent of the instructor.
CP 454-3
Animated Film Production
Practical course for visual expression exploring various animation techniques: developmental, filmographic, rear lit, cut out, line, cel, etc.
Students purchase texts, art supplies, film materials and processing.
$10 equipment usage fee.
Prerequisite: 355 and/or consent of department.
CP 461-3
History of the Documentary Film (1875-1960)
The development of the non-fiction film. This study will include early sequential photography, the beginnings of cinema, early ethnographic film, institutional documentaries, The Film Front, World War II documentaries, the Free Cinema Group and close with early works in the direct cinema style.
Students purchase text.
$10 screening fee.
CP 462-3
History of the Documentary Film (1960-Present)
An examination of styles in documentary film based upon historical precedent, technological changes, responses to theoretical and ethical questions and the influence of theatrical distribution and television.
$10 screening fee.
Completion of 461 recommended.
CP 463-3
History of the Experimental Film
Study of experimentation in cinema from the turn of the century to contemporary avant-garde films.
Students purchase text.
$10 screening fee.
CP 466-3 to 6 (3,3)
Film Styles and Genres
Intensive study of a specific body of films grouped by similarities in style, genre, period or cultural origin. Emphasis is on historical, theoretical and critical issues. Topics vary. Sample topics: the science fiction film; the French new wave; Third World cinema; surrealism in film.
May be taken two times if topic differs.
Prior completion of 360 is strongly recommended.
$10 screening fee.
CP 467-3 to 6 (3,3)
Film Authors
Intensive study of the work of one or more film authors (directors, screenwriters, etc.). Emphasis is on historical, theoretical and critical issues. Topics vary. Sample topics: the films of Alfred Hitchcock; the films of Chantal Akerman; the films of Andrei Tarkovsky. Maybe taken two times if topic differs.
Prior completion of 360 is strongly recommended.
$10 screening fee.
CP 470 a,b.c - 3 to 12 (3,3,3,3)
Advanced Topics
An advanced course concentrating on special topics in cinema and photography.
(a) Advanced studies in cinema history/theory. Sample topics: visualizing the body; feminist film theory; surveillance and the cinema.
$10 screening fee.
(b) Advanced topics in film production. Topics offered include motion picture sound workshop, narrative film workshop.
$50 equipment fee.
(c) Advanced studies in photography. Topics offered have included publication and presentation, digital imaging, multi-image, narrative tableau, among others.
$15 laboratory fee.
(d) Advance studies in interdisciplinary topics.
Letter designation may be repeated if topic varies, though no more than six semester hours will be counted for graduate credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of department.
CP 472-3 to 6 (3,3)
Problems in Creative Production: Cinema
An intensive examination, through readings, screenings, and filmmaking, of a cinematic genre, style, movement, or technical challenge. Theory is combined with practice, resulting in a group film production. Previous problems studied have been the pseudo-documentary, optical printing, 35mm filmmaking and film as performance.
Topics vary: may be repeated for a total of six credit hours.
$50 equipment usage fee.
Prerequisite: Consent of department.
CP 496a-3
Film Production III
Advanced production by individuals or crews of 16mm sound films from pre-production through shooting. Intensive study of budgeting, production planning, scripting, casting, location and studio shooting techniques, equipment rental, lighting and double system sound filming.
Students provide film stock, processing and sound materials.
$10 equipment usage fee.
Prerequisite: 356 and consent of department.
CP 496b-3
Film Production IV
Continuation of 455 through post production to a first answer print. Intensive study of editing, sound mixing, laboratory procedures and distribution.
Students provide editing and sound materials and are responsible for laboratory costs.
$10 equipment usage fee.
Prerequisite: 455 and consent of department.
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