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The Cinema Department has established a path through the ‘hands-on” production courses starting with foundations and then progressing to intermediate and advanced courses. These prerequisites and corequisites ensure that students have the skill level necessary to succeed in a course. Common production prerequisites are CINE 24, 25 and 54. There are no prerequisites for film studies courses.
A student who has taken a production course at another institution or who has experience in the field and wishes to challenge a prerequisite or corequisite should email the instructor of the class they wish to waive and explain their situation. After approval from the instructor, the student should file a prerequisite challenge as early as possible, but no later than the end of the add/drop period.
In most cases, students will check the first box on the form, “The student has the knowledge or ability to succeed…”
Then attach a transcript from your previous institution and a course description. Or submit a note (Word document etc.) describing any previous experience with equipment or on set. In both cases, if you have the permission of the instructor note it and upload a PDF of the relevant email communication.
If the challenge is approved, the student will receive an email letting them know they can enroll in the course; the student should retain his/her copy of the approved petition as proof of his/her eligibility. If the challenge is denied, the student will not be eligible for the course and may be dropped if already enrolled in the course.
Cinema Courses with Prerequisites
- Prerequisite for CINE 25 Narrative Filmmaking:
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- Prerequisite for CINE 54 Cinematography & Lighting:
- Completion of or concurrent enrollment in CINE 25 Narrative Filmmaking
- Note: Students cannot take CINE 24, 25, and 54 at the same time
- Prerequisites for CINE 56 Introduction to Digital Film Editing:
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- Prerequisite for CINE 61 Sound for Motion Pictures II:
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- CINE 25 Narrative Filmmaking
- CINE 60 Sound for Motion Pictures I
- Prerequisite for CINE 74 Advanced Cinematography & Lighting:
- CINE 54 Cinematography & Lighting
- Prerequisite for CINE 75B Intermediate Screenwriting:
- CINE 75A Introduction to Screenwriting
- Prerequisite for CINE 75C Advanced Screenwriting:
- CINE 75B Intermediate Screenwriting
- Prerequisite for CINE 126 Documentary Filmmaking:
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- Prerequisite for CINE 131 Directing Motion Pictures:
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- CINE 25 Narrative Filmmaking
- Completion of or concurrent enrollment in CINE 54 Cinematography & Lighting
Cinema Courses with No Prerequisites
- CINE 24 Basic Film Production
- CINE 30 Production Planning
- CINE 57 Experimental Filmmaking
- CINE 60 Sound for Motion Pictures I
- CINE 72 Nonfiction Scriptwriting