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Br ie f Cou r se D e scr ip t ion Film is an ar t for m w it h a language and an aest het ic all it s ow n. This cour se w ill pr ov ide an int r oduct ion t o t he fundam ent als of ser ious film st udy . Pr e - Re q u isit e s any a- g VPA cour se - Requir ed

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Con t e x t f or Cou r se ( op t ion a l) H ist or y of Cou r se D e v e lop m e n t ( op t ion a l) Te x t b ook s TEX TBOOK 1

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Film Ar t : An I nt r oduct ion

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McGr aw - Hill

Dav id Bor dw ell and Kr ist in Thom pson

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Su p p le m e n t a l I n st r u ct ion a l M a t e r ia ls St udent CD- ROM

Cou r se Pu r p ose St udent s st udy film as bot h an ar t and a m eans of com m unicat ion and lear n t o “ r ead” a film , analy zing it s nar r at iv e st r uct ur e, genr e conv ent ions, subt ex t , t echnical and ar t ist ic fact or s and pur pose. The cour se em phasizes t he v ar ious t echniques used by film m ak er s t o conv ey m eaning, int r oduces t he t r adit ions in film m ak ing – especially t he nar r at iv e t r adit ions shar ed w it h lit er at ur e – as w ell as t he hist or y of t he cinem a. I n addit ion, st udent s w ill ex am ine how film s oft en r eflect t he t im es and condit ions in w hich t hey w er e m ade and, conv er sely , som et im es help t o shape at t it udes and v alues in societ y .

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Cou r se Ou t lin e I Film Pr oduct ion, Dist r ibut ion, and Ex hibit ion A- Film Pr oduct ion, Dist r ibut ion, and Ex hibit ion 1Mechanics of t he Mov ies 2Br inging t he Film t o t he Spect at or 3Box : I ndependent Pr oduct ion and Mainst r eam Holly w ood 4Good Machine 5Mak ing t he Mov ie: Film Pr oduct ion 6Modes of Pr oduct ion I I : Film For m A - The Significance of Film For m 1The Concept of For m in Film 2Pr inciples of Film For m B- Nar r at iv e as a For m al Sy st em 1 Pr inciples of Nar r at iv e Const r uct ion 2 Box : Play ing Gam es w it h St or y Tim e 3 Nar r at ion: The Flow of St or y I nfor m at ion 4 The Classical Holly w ood Cinem a 5 Nar r at iv e For m in Cit izen Kane I I I . Ty pes of Film s A Film Genr es 1Under st anding Genr e 2Box : A Cont em por ar y Genr e: The Cr im e Thr iller 3Thr ee Genr es B Docum ent ar y , Ex per im ent al, and Anim at ed Film s 1Docum ent ar y 2Ex per im ent al Film 3The Anim at ed Film I V Film St y le A - The Shot : Mise- en- Scene 1 What I s Mise- en- Scene? 2 Realism 3 The Film Act or 's Tool Kit 4 The Pow er of Mise- en- Scene

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5 Aspect s of Mise- en- Scene 6 Box : The Film Act or 's Tool Kit 7 Put t ing I t All Toget her : Mise- en- Scene in Space and Tim e 8 Nar r at iv e Funct ion of Mise- en- Scene: Our Hospit alit y B The Shot : Cinem at ogr aphy 1 The Phot ogr aphic I m age 2 Box : Fr om Monst er s t o t he Mundane: Com put er - Gener at ed I m ager y 3 The Lor d of t he Rings 4 Fr am ing 5 Dur at ion of t he I m age: The Long Tak e C The Relat ion of Shot t o Shot : Edit ing 1 What Edit ing I s 2 Dim ensions of Film Edit ing 3 Cont inuit y Edit ing 4 Box : I nt ensified Cont inuit y : L. A. Confident ial and Cont em por ar y Edit ing 5 Alt er nat iv es t o Cont inuit y Edit ing D Sound in t he Cinem a 1 The Pow er s of Sound 2 Fundam ent als of Film Sound 3 Dim ensions of Film Sound 4 Box : Rhy t hm on Tw o Tr ack s: The Last of t he Mohicans 5 Funct ions of Film Sound: A Man Escaped E St y le as a For m al Sy st em 1 The Concept of St y le 2 Analy zing Film St y le 3 St y le in Cit izen Kane 4 St y le in Gap- Toot hed Wom en 5 St y le in The Riv er 6 St y le in Ballet Mecanique 7 St y le in A Mov ie V. Cr it ical Analy sis of Film s A - Film Cr it icism : Sam ple Analy ses 1 The Classical Nar r at iv e Cinem a 2 Nar r at iv e Alt er nat iv es t o Classical Film m ak ing 3 Docum ent ar y For m and St y le 4 For m , St y le, and I deology

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VI Film Hist or y A Film For m and Film Hist or y 1 Ear ly Cinem a ( 1893- 1903) 2 The Dev elopm ent of t he Classical Holly w ood Cinem a ( 1908- 1927) 3 Ger m an Ex pr essionism ( 1919- 1926) 4 Fr ench I m pr essionism and Sur r ealism ( 1918- 1930) 5 Sov iet Mont age ( 1924- 1930) 6 The Classical Holly w ood Cinem a aft er t he Com ing of Sound 7 I t alian Neor ealism ( 1942- 1951) 8 The Fr ench New Wav e ( 1959- 1964) 9 The New Holly w ood and I ndependent Film m ak ing 10 Cont em por ar y Hong Kong Cinem a Ke y Assig n m e n t s A. Chapt er t est s and quizzes. B. Shor t essay s C. One longer essay com par ing a film w it h t he nov el or play fr om w hich it w as adapt ed. D. Scr eenw r it ing, st or y boar ding, and set design ex er cises. E. Shor t film pr oj ect s ( v ideo/ dv r ) F. Final pr oj ect ( a com binat ion of 2 or concept s/ pr oj ect s addr essed) I n st r u ct ion a l M e t h od s a n d / or St r a t e g ie s A. Assigned essay m ust be w or d pr ocessed and sour ces cit ed w hen appr opr iat e. B. Mem or izat ion of film t er m s and v ocabular y r equir ed. C. Pr oj ect s m ust be pr esent ed Asse ssm e n t M e t h od s a n d / or Tools Wr it ing: Wor d pr ocessed essay s m ust be 2- 3 pages in lengt h, at least one per lear ning per iod ( t ot al of 6 plus one longer essay and final pr oj ect for a t ot al of eight . ) Pr oj ect s: Sm all pr oj ect s t o be done quar t er ly w ill dem onst r at e an under st anding of design com posit ion, st or y boar ding, et c. Film Pr oduct ion: Thr ee shor t st udent film s, pr oduced on v ideo or dv d, w ill

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dem onst r at e under st anding of fr am ing, edit ing, and gener al planning. Obj ect iv e t est s: Quizes or t est s each lear ning per iod ( t ot al of 8) w ill dem onst r at e k now ledge of indust r y t er m s and film hist or y . Final Pr oj ect : Ty pically a shor t film designed by t he st udent t hat dem onst r at es t he abilit y t o sy nt hesize t w o or m or e unit s of t he cour se.

Ar t ist ic Pe r ce p t ion St udent s w ill w r it e analy t ical essay s and film cr it iques t hat discuss concept s such as genr e, per iod, m ood, st y le, and pacing. St udent s w ill cr eat e a final film - r elat ed pr oj ect t hat sy nt hesizes ideas fr om v ar ious unit s.

Cr e a t iv e Ex p r e ssion St udent s w ill w r it e shor t scr eenplay sequences, design film set s t hat enhance dr am at ic act ion, and use st or y boar ds t o plan film sequences. St udent s w ill cr eat e a final film - r elat ed pr oj ect t hat sy nt hesizes ideas fr om v ar ious unit s. H ist or ica l a n d Cu lt u r a l Con t e x t St udent s w ill r ead about , w r it e about , and discuss film hist or y , it s r eflect ions of societ y and it s im pact on societ y and w or ld cult ur e. Ae st h e t ic V a lu in g St udent s w ill w r it e analy t ical essay s and film cr it iques t hat discuss concept s such as genr e, per iod, m ood, st y le, and pacing. St udent s w ill analy ze plot s and plot dev ices in film s, look ing for linear and non- linear t im e lines, genr es, et c

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Con n e ct ion s, Re la t ion sh ip s, a n d Ap p lica t ion s St udent s w ill com par e a film w it h a nov el fr om w hich it w as adopt ed. St udent s w ill analy ze t he uses of film m ak ing w it hin t he Holly w ood fr am ew or k , t he business fr am ew or k , educat ion, and per sonal use.

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