printer friendly pageFILMSTUD 4: Introduction to Film Study
This course will introduce you to formal, historical, and cultural issues in the study of film. We will study the technological and social history of cinema and engage with philosophical and theoretical questions pertaining to film as a medium and as a cultural product, even as we undertake the formal analysis of fiction, documentary, and experimental films.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
FILMSTUD 4S: Language of Film
This course familiarizes students with various elements of film language (cinematography, editing, sound, etc.) and introduces them to a range of approaches to cinematic analysis (authorship, genre, close formal reading, socio-historical considerations). Different types of films (narrative, documentary, and experimental) will be surveyed. Classical narrative cinema will be compared with alternative modes of story-telling.
Terms: Sum
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Levi, P. (PI)
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