FILM

FILM-101 Introduction to Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an introduction to the history of film as well as to the vocabulary and analytical skills with which to approach the study of motion pictures. The course will examine film form, style, and industry practices through readings, film screenings, and discussions, learning to watch fi lms with the goals of critical thinking, thoughtful discussion, and interpretive writing. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-139 Principles of Film and Media Production

3 Credits

This course is an interdisciplinary study of film and media production. Emphasis is on the overview of the various types of media production a film/video student could pursue in the commercial, corporate, or artistic world. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as MASS-139.

FILM-171  Introduction to the American Cinema

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

As a result of taking this course, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles as they apply to the film as an art medium. The student will view a wide variety of selected films including films directed by women and directors of color. Films will be discussed in class. The student will show a prescribed level of mastery of technical terms and concepts on examination. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-172  Introduction to World Cinema

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities
Core)

This course will focus on the thematic and technical concerns of great European and Asian directors from the Soviet Eisenstein’s ground-breaking ideas about editing in the 1920s to Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s founding of the New German Cinema in the 1970s. Films from Japan, Italy, France, Sweden, Brazil and India will be featured. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-204 Middle Eastern Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary Middle Eastern society and culture through the medium of fi lm. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social, and cultural realities within the Middle East from the 1960s to the present. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-205 Italian Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary Italian society and culture through the medium of fi lm. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social and cultural realities of Italy from 1945 to the present. Special emphasis on the movement of Italian neorealism and postneorealism with reference to some major Italian writers (Verga, Pirandello, Moravia, C. Levi, etc.) and their infl uential works. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as ITAL-205.

FILM-206 French Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary French society and culture through the medium of fi lm. The aim of the course is to trace the history of fi lm in France, and show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of France from the dawn of cinema in the early 1900s to the present, with special emphasis on the French New Wave movement with reference to some major French directors (Truffaut, Renoir, Godard) and their influential works. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as FREN-206.

FILM-207 German Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary German society and culture through the medium of film. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social, and cultural realities within Germany from the 1900s to the present. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as GERM-207.

FILM-208 Asian Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary Asian society and culture through the medium of fi lm. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social, and cultural realities within Asia from the 1960s to the present. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-209 Scandinavian Film

3 Credits (Fine Arts/Humanities Core)

This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary Scandinavian society and culture through the medium of fi lm. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social, and cultural realities within Scandinavia from the 1960s to the present. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-212 The Films of Alfred Hitchcock

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Students will view a variety of Hitchcock’s films which span his career from Easy Virtue in 1928 to Family Plot in 1976. Supplemental videos will present some of Hitchcock’s working practices and examples of his work in TV. Readings will include critical analyses. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-213 Silent Film

3 Credits

This course focuses on the development of visual language, genres, social attitudes and acting style of the silent film era. Major films and significant directors will be covered. This is a detailed critical guide to several silent motion picture projects, from Eadweard Muybridge’s initial motion photography experiments in 1877 to the 1997 silent film The Taxi Dancer. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-214 The Art of the Documentary

3 Credits

This course explores the history of documentary film by considering major directors, aesthetics, and social contexts. The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with a history of the development of documentary fi lm from its roots in 19th-century art forms to its role in current  events, to  xamine various styles and techniques of documentary and to analyze the contribution of the documentary as a persuasive means of communication to achieve social and political goals. (3 hours weekly)

FILM-215 History of Avant-Garde Film

3 Credits

This course is an interdisciplinary study of the history of avant-garde fi lm. Works include documentary, experimental, and autobiographical film, travelogues, archival newsreels, animation, and other forms of nonfi ction cinema. Students will study the traditions, aesthetics, infl uences, and historical content of these fi lms as a viable form of creative cinema. (3 hours weekly)