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Academic Year 2005/2006
Classical Film Theory
FILM 351 FA
This course may be repeated for credit.
This class will encompass attempts by critics and filmmakers to come to terms with cinema as an art form during the first half of the 20th century. These authors asked fundamental questions about the nature of film,
questions
that should be of interest to any student of film: defining film's essential properties, affect on spectators, artistic uses of the medium, et al. Theorists include Arnheim, Bazin, Kuleshov, Dziga Vertov, Eisenstein,
Perkins,
and Burch.
MAJOR READINGS
TBA
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
TBA
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Film majors only. Attendance is required. Film showings. There is a course fee of $60.00.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Higgins,Scott
- Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-11:50AM; Location: AWKS010;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 19)
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts
- Permission: Permission of Instructor Required
POI forms will be distributed by the instructor during the browsing period of pre-registration and must be submitted to the Registrar's office prior to the on-line registration appointment
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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