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Introduces the many ways artists have employed moving images across artistic disciplines. By the completion of the course students should have a good sense of both the historical innovations and traditions in moving-image arts as well as the use of moving images in the contemporary art scene.

Storytelling is foundational for media communication today. We connect and engage with media stories almost constantly and through them we understand our world and ourselves. Students learn the importance of storytelling to engage audiences through the practice of media production in conjunction with the history and theories of storytelling. Media literacy is cultivated through the reading and writing of stories, which is done by developing audio and video production and analysis skills in assignments that demonstrate public communication and engagement. Breadth-Humanities.

Explores the role of narrative in various media and New Media environments, from traditional linear environments and multi-linear and networked media environments. Examines the relationship of narrative elements in the light of the practice and the aesthetics of New Media. It will include an overview of New Media theorists. Prerequisite: Completion of 48 units.

Introduces students to the techniques, styles and forms of cinema in order to develop the skills with which to analyze films of all genres. Through lectures and screenings, it will provide an overview of the social, aesthetic and technical development of motion pictures, introducing tools for the formal analysis of the elements of cinema: cinematography and lighting, art direction, performance, editing, sound and the screenplay. Breadth-Humanities.

Examines the early development of cinema from 1890 until about 1945, with particular emphasis on the fundamental principles of film as an art form. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. Breadth-Humanities.

Examines selected developments in cinema from 1945 to the present, with attention to various styles of artistic expression in film. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. Breadth-Humanities.

Surveys a range of historic and contemporary experimental moving-image works, with an emphasis on those that cross and transcend categories, create new forms and genres, reflect on the materiality of the medium, and express subjectivities in ways historically unseen in mainstream film. Prerequisite: One of CA 117, 118, 135, 136 or 137 or 30 units.

Examines the achievements of dramatic, documentary and experimental filmmaking in Canada from the earliest days until the present. Special attention will be paid to the cinemas of Quebec and western Canada, and to the cultural, political and theoretical traditions that have shaped contemporary cinema in Canada. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. Prerequisite: 3 units in film or cinema studies (CA 135, 136, 186, 235, 216 (or 237), 316 (or 337), 318 (or 335)) or 30 units.

Students will explore and apply a range of writing processes for film. Through writing, critique, and revision, students will create text(s) that can form the basis of a future film project. Prerequisite: 36 units in CA courses. Writing.

Explores critical studies in cinema and addresses a variety of topics. This course can be repeated once for credit if the topic is different. Students with credit for CA 337 may take this course for further credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: CA 136 or 137.

Examines a range of historical and contemporary theoretical approaches to cinema and moving images in order to understand the development of film theory as a discipline. Through lectures, seminars and screenings, students will explore the ways in which cinema represents the world, impacts the psyche and the body, and functions politically and ideologically. Prerequisite: Six units from among CA 136, 137, 216, 236. Recommended: CA 210W (or 210).

Intensive study and analysis of selected topics in film theory, history, criticism and aesthetics. Examples include: work of specific directors or periods; theories of narrativity; particular aspects of national cinemas, etc. This course can be repeated once for credit if the topic is different. Prerequisite: 60 units, including one of CA 216, 235, 236, 316 or 318.

Topics on the cultural production of acoustic, visual, and/or multimodal communication. Explores cultural contexts of media production, media artifacts, media perceptions, and alternative media practices. Topics include: advertising, film, gaming, radio, television, and questions of representation in media professions. This course can be repeated twice for credit if the topics are different (up to a maximum of three times). Prerequisite: 17 CMNS units with a minimum grade of C- or 45 units with a minimum CGPA of 2.00.

Focus on how media play a role in the representation, construction, and circulation of difference and identities by drawing from feminist theories, cultural studies and/or political economy to critique dominant conceptions. Topics may include how difference and identities intersect with: gaming, film, and technology. This course can be repeated twice for credit if the topics are different (up to a maximum of three times). Prerequisite: 17 CMNS units with a minimum grade of C- or 45 units with a minimum CGPA of 2.00. Breadth-Humanities.

This is a media analysis and production course that takes students through the theory, design and practice of video storytelling and the contemporary genre of video podcasts. We combine lectures and labs to provide students with the opportunity to produce a School of Communication video podcast. This course critically deconstructs and analyzes existing content as well as develops the skills and techniques needed for video podcast journalism. Prerequisite: CMNS 226 or 235, with a minimum grade of C-; or permission of the instructor.

This capstone-style workshop examines the growing role that video is playing in a variety of public relations, industrial, advocacy and educational contexts. Students will work to develop a documentary video project for a real issue of social change using advanced video design and production techniques. The emphasis of this course is on issues of communication design in relation to the goals and values in specific communication forums. Prerequisite: CMNS 226 and 26 CMNS units with a minimum grade of C- or 60 units with a minimum CGPA of 2.00.

Explores the representation of modern Italy through the medium of film. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

An introduction to techniques for 3D computer animation such as keyframing, performance animation, procedural methods, motion capture, and simulation. The course also includes an overview of story-boarding, scene composition, lighting and sound track generation. The course will explore current research topics in computer animation such as facial animation, behavioral animation, artificial life and interactive systems. Prerequisite: Minimum of 24 units, including MATH 130 or MACM 101 or MATH 150 or MATH 151 or MATH 154 or MATH 157, with a minimum grade of C-.

Reviews and consolidates the fundamentals of digital video production, including camera and composition skills, the role of sound, lighting, and continuity and montage editing. Students will review and analyze works from traditional cinema and from contemporary digital video. The course will reinforce fundamental skills and extend the student's abilities to use a range of digital production, post-production, and presentation techniques. Prerequisite: Minimum of 48 units and IAT 202 with a minimum grade of C-.

Introduces advanced 3D computer animation and virtual world building techniques. Integrates hands-on fundamentals with design praxis and theoretical and research concerns. Fundamentals are complemented with examples from current research and design praxis. The studio aspect of the course will include assignments focusing on specific animation and behaviour modeling techniques and a team-based design project. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 units, including IAT 343 with a minimum grade of C-.