Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Creative Arts (continued)
511-942-LA
Introduction to Digital Photography
(Photography for Graphic Communication students
only)
While learning about the technology and functions of the
digital camera students also learn about photographic
aesthetics and basic visual language concepts. These
concerns will be explored through the study of the
history of image making and by practical assignments
done by the students throughout the semester. The
course explores how images are made, understood and
used in both artistic and commercial environments. The
importance of editing and sequencing of multiple images
will be examined through the creation of a slideshow
using the students’ own photographs using software that
includes sound as an important element.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
520-301-LA
The “Sense” of Works of Art
(Creative Arts course for Liberal Arts students only)
In this course, Liberal Arts students will be introduced to
several ways of speaking, writing and thinking analytically
about works of visual art and architecture. These
approaches will include:
art history, where students will analyze works of art in
historical and cultural contexts; visual language, where
students will analyze the formal elements of works of art;
and contemporary critical theory, where students will be
introduced to 20 th century theoretical models which have
been applied to art and art history from all eras: prehistory
through the ancients, the renaissance, to the
modern era.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
530-101-LA
Intro to Film/Video/Communications
(Concentration course for Creative Arts students only)
This introductory course teaches students about the
grammar of film and video (shot types, angles, etc.) and
the specialized vocabulary and roles associated with
video and film production. Students will be exposed to all
phases of production (i.e., writing, preparation, planning,
shooting, editing, presentation, and self-review) and will
create short productions in small teams using single- and
multi-camera continuity techniques.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
530-202-LA
Television Studio
(Concentration course for students in Creative Arts –
Film/Video/Communications only)
Building on skills acquired in the introductory Film/Video/
Communications course, students will use the TV studio to
create a video production. Students will learn how to create
electronic graphics, artwork, set design, audio mixes, and
sound effects, while gaining an understanding of TV studio
production and operations. Students will learn the
importance of teamwork and planning.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: 530-101 or with written permission from
instructor
530-203-LA
Screen Studies
(Concentration course for students in Creative Arts –
Film/Video/Communications only)
Screen Studies is an introduction to serious film viewing
treating film as a constructed formal system. It teaches
methods of analysis and a precise vocabulary regarding a
variety of filmic elements - cinematography, narrative,
sound, editing, etc. Students will also gain an awareness
and deeper understanding of context - the multitude of
outside factors that influence the ways films look and are
looked at. Ultimately, the goal of the course is to change
passive viewers into active ones with their own
articulated critical stance.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
530-211-LA
Digital Filmmaking II
(Concentration course for students in Creative Arts –
Film/Video/Communications only)
Building on skills acquired in the introductory
Film/Video/Communications course, this course will use
small format video equipment to allow students to
experiment with basic and advanced narrative
filmmaking techniques. The course will cover the
technical and theoretical aspects of telling a story using
images, focusing on the specifics of narrative shooting
and editing, such as matching action, maintaining screen
direction, exposition, point-of-view, cross-cutting and
manipulating time.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: 530-101 or with written permission from
instructor