FILM 173 — VISUALIZING CINEMA III: DRAFTING FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN (CUR-266)
Summary 🟡 ✓
- Resource type: course
- Owner Unit: Film and Television Production
- College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
- Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
- Catalog: FILM 173
- Last Verified: 2026-07-01
Course access
- Level: yellow (
Prerequisites Required) - Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
- Prerequisites:
- FILM 172 is a prerequisite
Verification
- Status: verified_catalog_course (
✓) - Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 discovery pass).
- Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/film
- Last verified: 2026-07-01
Catalog description
Students will cultivate Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software skills tailored for film and television design, incorporating architectural standards of drafting. Commencing with foundational concepts, participants will advance through sophisticated techniques, mastering the application of CAD software as a potent tool in the creative process. Acquire the ability to craft intricate designs and exact technical drawings vital for set design, construction, and production, including the generation of film-specific drafting drawings. The series places a strong emphasis on practical applications within the film and television context, ensuring students not only grasp but also apply their proficiency in leveraging CAD software to meet real-world design challenges. FILM 172 is a prerequisite for this class.
Hardware relevance
Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: cad_cam.
Notes
Catalog course key: FILM 173.
Provenance (promotion record)
- Promotion date: 2026-07-01
- Promotion batch:
catalog-course-promotion-2026-06-30 - Provenance kernel:
depaul/XTR-000205←depaul/SRC-001304(catalog_description)- Extraction status: linked
- Evidence packets:
2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence- Discovery themes: cad_cam
- Schedule (capture): Not offered in queried registrar terms
- Evidence captures:
- Catalog:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/catalog-search-FILM-173.html - Schedule:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/schedule-FILM-173.json - Notes: Promoted from catalog discovery evidence packets; XTR/SRC linkage to be completed in forthcoming provenance refactor.