|
50:354:201
The Art of Film (3)
Covers the skills necessary for the critical study of film, including an
overview of the different aspects of film form--story, mise-en-scene,
cinematography, editing, and sound--and how the principles allow us to analyze
and study film as an art form.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:210
Literature and Film: Issues of Adaptation (3)
An introductory discussion of film adaptations of literary works that examines how
cinematic techniques change works.
Discussion of the adaptation process: what is lost, and what gained, by the transformation? Considers various works of art, both historical and contemporary.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:211/212
Special Topics in Film (3)
Introductory
courses which use films, along with selected readings, to highlight issues in
culture such as race, ethnicity, and historical contexts. Examples: From Jacobs to Django:
American Slavery, The Middle Ages in the Movies, and
Shakespeare on Film.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:213
Blockbusters and Disability (3) (D)
Explores the principles and
imperatives of disability studies by way of an investigation of Hollywood
blockbuster films. It simultaneously
understands disability as a social construction even while recognizing people
with disabilities as a political minority that deserve similar consideration as
interconnected and overlapping groups, such as people of color, women, and
members of various LGBTQ communities.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:214
Images of the City in Literature and Film (D) (3)
In this course we will use a variety of text--film, books, audio--to examine the city as a setting
and subject. In particular, we will discuss urban life both within and across racial lines.
How are figures from African-American, Latina-American, and Asian-American communities portrayed in literature and film? What, if any, is their interaction with one another? Authors whose work we are likely to read include James Baldwin, Sandra Cisneros, Jamaal May, and Lauryn Hill. Filmmakers likely to include Thomas A. Edison, Ridley Scott, Spike Lee, Dave Chappelle, and Grace Lee.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:300
History of Film (3)
The development of major film movements, with particular attention to the technical and stylistic contributions of major directors.
|
50:354:301
History of Film II (3)
1945 through the rise of conglomeration in the
1980s, including film noir, Neorealism, Japan's Golden Age, the New Wave, the
arrival of TV, the end of the Hollywood studio system, the rise of personal
cinema, and the blockbuster. Second part of required course in support of the
English department's new track in film and media studies.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:302
History of Film III (3)
Contemporary cinema, covering the globalization of
film, the influence of Hong Kong and South Korea, the rise of Third World
cinema, as well as the arrival of visual effects and the proliferation of
animation, independent cinema, and the end of film and the transition to
digital cinema.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:310
Literature and Film (3)
Adaptations from other narrative and dramatic forms; relations between literary and film conventions; special problems in adapting literary works to film.
|
50:354:311
Film Theory (3)
Introduction to critical methods for discussing film and film history, which
will examine methods for discussing film biography, production, and other
historical issues. Students will get an
overview of influential critical approaches, including structuralism,
psychoanalysis, and narratology.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:312
Women in Film (3)
Examines women as subjects
and objects in films, as well as highlighting influential female
filmmakers. Feminist film theory will
be used to examine both Hollywood and independent films. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing films
for constructions of gender, but issues of sexual orientation, race, and class
will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:313
Hitchcock (3)
An overview of the career of Alfred Hitchcock,
which will showcase his most important films and also discuss his influence on
contemporary filmmaking.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:314
Special Topics in Animation (3)
This course covers a range of topics in animation history, production, reception, style, aesthetics, and expression. Courses may include a broad survey of innovative animators from around the world; specialty courses such as children's animation, female animators, puppets and claymation, or anime; or signature studios such as Disney or Ghibli.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:315
American Film (3)
The American film from the silent period to the present; concentrated study of several major directors such as Ford, Hawks, and Welles.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
50:354:320
World Cinema (G) (3)
Major developments and achievements in French, Italian, British, Russian, and other national cinemas; cross-influences between foreign and American cinema.
|
50:354:350
Major Filmmakers (G) (3)
The viewing, analysis, and discussion of selected films by such directors as Griffith, Eisenstein, Ford, Huston, Welles, Bergman, Fellini, Buñuel, and Kurosawa.
|
50:354:391,392,393,394
Special Topics in Film (3,3,3,3)
A course in a specially selected topic.
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with different topics may be repeated for credit.
|
50:354:395
Screenwriting (3)
Instruction and practice in preparing screenplays for production.
|
50:354:396,397,398,399
Studies in Film Genres (3,3,3,3)
Intensive study of a particular genre of film, including the musical, the western, the crime drama, the comedy, or science fiction film.
|
50:354:401
Advanced Screenwriting (3)
An advanced course in screenwriting for students who have already mastered the basics of screenplay structure and writing.
Prerequisite: 50:354:395 or permission of instructor.
|
50:354:410
Senior Seminar in Film Study (3)
Allows students to do intensive research
and critical writing on a major figure, movement, or issue in film studies.
Prerequisite: 50:350:102.
|
