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Course Listing for FILM STUDIES - Fall 2026 (ALL: 09/08/2026 - 12/23/2026)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
1841 FILM-175-01 Introduction to Recording Arts 1.00 STU Swist, Christopher MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: MUSC-175-01
  This is a course in the basics of recording and producing music. Students learn to use the basic tools of the production studio, including an exploration of recording techniques and standard practices encountered at professional facilities. The course also incorporates connections between listening to professional recordings and making technical decisions when capturing a musical performance.
1524 FILM-201-01 Basic Filmmaking 1.00 SEM Bemiss, Jeffrey TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA Y ART  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  NOTE: Contact the instructor, Jeff Bemiss (jbemiss@trincoll.edu), for permission to enroll.
  A hands-on introduction to filmmaking from the perspectives of the director and editor. By designing and executing a series of short, creative production projects, students will explore how moving image techniques are used to structure meaning. Topics include composition, videography, sound, continuity editing, montage, and dramatic structure. Cameras and software are provided, and significant collaborative work is required.
3221 FILM-238-01 Japanese Culture 1.00 LEC Izumi, Katsuya TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: LACS-238-01, JAPN-238-01
  In this course, students will engage critically with the Japanese culture. Through animation films directed by Miyazaki Hayao, Kon Satoshi, and others, and modern Japanese short stories, we will examine the ideas of "basic" and perhaps "typical" Japanese cultural aspects and elements, as defined in Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno's The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture. Students are expected to think about these aspects and elements, watching animation films and reading short stories. Most importantly, however, students are required to analyze the Japanese works from a critical perspective and to write "argumentative essays" on them. By close-reading the texts (both films and literary works), students will develop sensitivities toward what flows underneath cultural representations The coursework includes multiple drafts of term papers.
3431 FILM-259-01 The Postwar German Film 1.00 SEM Doerre, Jason TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 18 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: LACS-259-01, GRMN-259-01
  This course will explore the social and political landscape of postwar Germany from 1945 to the present by looking at a broad range of films from East and West Germany, and Austria, that encompass a wide variety of genres, filmmakers, and movements. The themes examined will include, but not be limited to, the creation of a new cinema after World War II, filmmaking during the Cold War, avant-garde cinema, German history through film, socially critical cinema, and Germany today. Directors will include Wolfgang Staudte, Volker Schlöndorff, R.W. Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Margarethe von Trotta, Fatih Akin, and Christian Petzold.
3355 FILM-288-01 World Cinema 1.00 LEC Younger, James MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 25 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-288-01
  This course provides an introduction to the study of world cinema, with a focus on cinematic cultures other than those of the USA or Europe. We will begin by considering some of the theoretical questions involved in intercultural spectatorship and introducing/reviewing critical categories we can use to discuss the films. We will then proceed through a series of units based around specific cinematic cultures, focusing on movement, genres and auteurs and on the historical, cultural, and geopolitical issues that the films illuminate. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a 200-level elective. This course can be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for the film studies minor.
3445 FILM-293-01 Playwrights Workshop 1.00 SEM Simmons Jr, Godfrey M: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 6 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with ENGL Cross-listing: THDN-293-01, THDN-317-01
  Prerequisite: At least one theater and dance course or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: 2 seats reserved for first year students, 2 sophomores, 1 juniors and 1 seniors.
  An introduction to different styles and techniques of playwrighting through the study of selected plays from various world theater traditions. Assignments and exercises will lead to the development of short plays scripted by students.
3256 FILM-304-01 Principles of Narrative Film 1.00 LEC Bemiss, Jeffrey TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Film 201, or permission of instructor.
  An advanced filmmaking course where students will conceive, film and finish short narrative films. The course will emphasize study and analysis of the narrative form, story development, production and editorial techniques, and strategies for working with actors. Filmmaking craft will be explored including cinematography, picture editing and sound design. Cameras and software are provided.
3356 FILM-315-01 Evolution of the Western Film 1.00 SEM Younger, James MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM
W: 6:30PM-9:00PM		 TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: ENGL-305-01
  The course examines how the Western genre emerged from global popular culture at the end of the 19th century to become one of the most powerful and complex forms for expressing the experience of Modernity. After careful consideration of the political and philosophical implications of the Western, we will track the development of the genre as it responds to the ideological contradictions and cultural tensions of 20th-century American history, focusing on broad trends within the mainstream, the contributions of individual directors, and the global dissemination of generic elements. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written after 1900. Evening meeting time is for screenings only. This course is research intensive.
1484 FILM-399-01 Independent Study 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
1358 FILM-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Students may assist professors as teaching assistants, performing a variety of duties usually involving assisting students in conceiving or revising papers; reading and helping to evaluate papers, quizzes and exams; and other duties as determined by the student and instructor. See instructor of specific course for more information. Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin. (0.5 - 1 course credit)
2379 FILM-498-01 Senior Thesis Part 1 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is the first part of a two semester, two credit thesis. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the thesis adviser and the director are required for enrollment. The registration form is required for each semester of this year-long thesis.
1521 FILM-499-01 Senior Thesis Part 2 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is the second part of a two semester, two credit thesis. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the thesis adviser and the director are required for enrollment. The registration form is required for each semester of this year-long thesis.
2951 ENGL-334-01 Adv Cr Writing:Fiction 1.00 SEM Heredia, Alejandro MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM
  Prerequisite: C- or better in ENGL 270, ENGL 170 or permission of instructor.
  NOTE: For creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop. This also satisfies the requirement of an elective.
  Students will write and rewrite fiction. The class is run as a workshop, and discussions are devoted to analysis of student work and that of professional writers. For English creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop. One requirement of this class is attendance at a minimum of two readings offered on campus by visiting writers.
2308 FREN-320-01 French Cinema 1.00 LEC Humphreys, Karen MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM Cross-listing: LACS-320-01
  This course is designed to familiarize students with the development and art of the French cinema as seen through its important phases and movements, and in its relationship to modern France. Relevant literary and critical texts will accompany each film. Lectures and coursework will be in English. (Listed as both LACS 320-01 and FREN 320-01.)
2307 LACS-320-01 French Cinema 1.00 LEC Humphreys, Karen MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM Cross-listing: FREN-320-01
  This course is designed to familiarize students with the development and art of the French cinema as seen through its important phases and movements, and in its relationship to modern France. Relevant literary and critical texts will accompany each film. Lectures and coursework will be in English. (Listed as both LACS 320-01 and FREN 320-01.)
1408 THDN-103-01 Basic Acting 1.00 STU Ong-Hendrick, Michelle MW: 10:00AM-12:00PM TBA ARTW  
  Enrollment limited to 14 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with FILM, WELL
  NOTE: 5 spaces reserved for first-year students; 5 for sophomores, 2 for juniors, and 2 for seniors.
  An introduction to the basic elements of acting. Students will work on releasing tension, developing their powers of concentration, promoting spontaneity through improvisation, and exploring a systematic approach to preparing a role for performance. This course is a prerequisite for all upper-level acting courses.