Film, Television, and Media Arts

 

Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act (SB1440)

Associate in Science
Transfer Preparation* (Major Code: 01281)

Prepares students who are pursuing careers in the film, television, and media industry as cinematographers, editors, camera operators, sound designers, and screen writers in the areas of entertainment, public relations, education, corporate, government, and health fields.

Students will learn to develop needs analysis, project proposal writing, screenwriting, marketing, graphic design, video production, and video post-production as applied to the production of video media, including instructional/training, non-fictional, multi-camera broadcast, and fictional narrative for all platforms including streaming and podcast.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Through the creation of a Production Book students will be able to comprehensively present the concepts and designs for a three to five minute short film to their crew prior to undertaking the production.
  • By undertaking a comprehensive video production students will participate in a collaborative environment that promotes the sharing and evaluation of creative contributions.
  • Students will demonstrate their understanding of fundamental pre-production, production and post-production concepts by completing a three to five minute video project which will integrate camera, lighting, sound and editing techniques.
The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:
  • Completion of minimum 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable degree applicable courses.
  • Minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
  • Minimum 18 semester or 27 quarter units in major or area of emphasis with a minimum grade of “C” (or “Pass”) for each course in the major.
  • Completion of the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern.  For more information, refer to the catalog section, “Certificate of Achievement” under Graduation, Certificates, and Degree Requirements.
REQUIRED CORE
Select two courses6
FTMA 105
INTRODUCTION TO WRITING FOR TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE, AND MEDIA
or FTMA 115
 WRITING FOR TELEVISION, MOTION PICTURE AND MEDIA
FTMA 160
CINEMA AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
FTMA 163
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA
LIST A: Select one from each area
AREA 1: AUDIO3
FTMA 111
RECORDING TECHNIQUES
AREA 2: VIDEO OR FILM PRODUCTION3
FTMA 101
FUNDAMENTALS IN CAMERA, LIGHTING, AND SOUND
FTMA 102
INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION
FTMA 103
INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
LIST B
Select one course or any course not taken above3
FTMA 101
FUNDAMENTALS IN CAMERA, LIGHTING, AND SOUND
FTMA 102
INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION
FTMA 103
INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
FTMA 112
MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION I
FTMA 113
TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
FTMA 162
CULTURE AND THE MEDIA
LIST C
Select one course OR any course not taken above3
FTMA 100
EDITING I
FTMA 120
VIDEO POST-PRODUCTION, GRAPHICS, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS
FTMA 161
HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
FTMA 164
ETHNIC IMAGES IN FILM
Total Units18
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Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses specific to the transfer institution of choice. University requirements vary from institution to institution and are subject to change. Therefore, it is important to verify transfer major preparation and general education requirements through consultation with a counselor in either the Counseling Center or Career and Transfer Connections. See catalog Transfer Courses Information section for further information.

Some courses within this program may require additional coursework that must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses. Please consult the individual course listings for prerequisites and any other limitations on enrollment.

The following FTMA courses are recommended transferrable electives: FTMA 110, FTMA 121, FTMA 123