FILM, EXPERIENCING, SEEING AND ANALYZING

Course Objectives: The curriculum is an introduction to the study of film and its formal and narrative elements. It takes an analytical/critical approach to the study of film, examining how film communicates through technique, convention, form, and style, as well as what film communicates through the politics, cultures, values, and beliefs it invokes. By the end of the course, students should have acquired a basic understanding of film form, theory, and ideology.

Course Content: The course introduces students to a variety of film styles and genres, such as classical, contemporary, independent, experimental, avant-garde, and international cinema. It teaches students how to “read” a film through formal elements such as cinematography, miseen-scene, and editing. Classes will incorporate film viewings, readings, discussion, presentation, and lecture.