2021 - 2022 Catalog
Course Descriptions for FLMC
Course Number: FLMC 1300 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: An introduction to managing above- and below-the-line film or video production costs. Emphasizes analysis of scripts and treatments to determine production costs, crewing requirements, location needs, equipment rentals, and associated production costs. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Production Management
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: An introduction to managing above- and below-the-line film or video production costs. Emphasizes analysis of scripts and treatments to determine production costs, crewing requirements, location needs, equipment rentals, and associated production costs. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 1311 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: Overview of film history, aesthetics, technology and techniques including introduction to cinematic elements and approaches to analysis and criticism. Identify dramatic elements of films, visual and sound elements of film, motion picture genres, and basic plot structures; and identify important individuals in the history of film and motion picture technology. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Survey of the Motion Picture
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Overview of film history, aesthetics, technology and techniques including introduction to cinematic elements and approaches to analysis and criticism. Identify dramatic elements of films, visual and sound elements of film, motion picture genres, and basic plot structures; and identify important individuals in the history of film and motion picture technology. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 1331 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: A course in the applications of computers for video production. Design of computer graphic workstations and development of a rationale for selecting software, hardware, and peripherals. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Video Graphics and Visual Effects I
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: A course in the applications of computers for video production. Design of computer graphic workstations and development of a rationale for selecting software, hardware, and peripherals. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 2331 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Prerequisite Recommended: FLMC 1331 or instructor approval.
Course Description: Designing vector and raster graphics, executing rendering techniques, designing and producing three-dimensional (3-D) materials, and selecting hardware, software, and peripherals for video production. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Video Graphics and Visual Effects II
This is a WECM Course Number.Prerequisite Recommended: FLMC 1331 or instructor approval.
Course Description: Designing vector and raster graphics, executing rendering techniques, designing and producing three-dimensional (3-D) materials, and selecting hardware, software, and peripherals for video production. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 2333 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: Advanced concepts of theoretical elements and practical applications of the cinematic craft. (2 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Cinematography
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Advanced concepts of theoretical elements and practical applications of the cinematic craft. (2 Lec., 6 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 2335 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: Advanced concepts and applied screenwriting techniques for feature length film or video work and related new media storytelling. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Screenwriting for Features, Shorts and Documentaries
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Advanced concepts and applied screenwriting techniques for feature length film or video work and related new media storytelling. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Course Number: FLMC 2344 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: Exploration of the creative possibilities of non-linear film and video editing. Includes editing aesthetics, titles, graphic design, compositing, and special effects. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Advanced Film and Video Editing
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Exploration of the creative possibilities of non-linear film and video editing. Includes editing aesthetics, titles, graphic design, compositing, and special effects. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.