Basic film theory and history of motion picture technology. Introduction to experimental, documentary, and narrative forms of Third World, European, and United States cinema. Economics and aesthetics, popular genres with emphasis on the science fiction film. Some titles screened may include: Citizen Kane, Strangers on a Train, Un Chien Andalou, The Terminator, The Battleship Potemkin, Blackmail, Alien 3, Run Lola Run, Chinatown, In the Mood for Love, and Memento.
Reading: Boardwell and Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction 7th edition Gorman, Unheard Melodies: Narrative Film Music
Corrigan, A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 3rd edition
Dmytryk, from On Film Editing.
Exams Two midterms, no final
Term Papers One short paper on experimental cinema
Two 5-7 page papers on contemporary narrative film of the student's choice.
Final paper on sound.
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