FIL 1030 - History of Motion Pictures FIL 1030 - History of Motion Pictures (3 Credit Hours) (A.A.) This course meets Area IV for the A.A./A.S. general education requirements, This is a basic survey and appreciation course in the art of international filmmaking. Through lecture, text and film, the history of cinema is traced from 1895 to the present. More than 12 feature films are presented for analysis including selections from the western cannon View class scheduling information for this course.