Course Design Guide

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Course Design Guide
College of Humanities
HUM/150 Version 7
Introduction to Film Studies
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Course Description
Introduction to Film Studies is designed to ro*ide students /it" an o*er*ie/ of film "istor! and t"e s0ills
necessar! to anal!1e and criti2ue film- Students /ill learn a)out film t"eor!% aest"etics% genres% and )asic film
criticism- Students /ill anal!1e film t"roug" an e,amination of cinematogra"!% editing% acting% scenes% and
sound to allo/ students to *ie/ films criticall!% to de*elo a s!stematic and con*incing interretation of t"e films
t"e! /atc"% and to ac2uire t"e a)ilit! to anal!1e films in /ell3constructed and ersuasi*e essa!s-
Policies
Facult! and students/learners /ill )e "eld resonsi)le for understanding and ad"ering to all olicies contained
/it"in t"e follo/ing t/o documents4
Uni*ersit! olicies4 5ou must )e logged into t"e student /e)site to *ie/ t"is document-
Instructor olicies4 6"is document is osted in t"e Course Materials forum-
Uni*ersit! olicies are su)7ect to c"ange- 8e sure to read t"e olicies at t"e )eginning of eac" class- +olicies
ma! )e slig"tl! different deending on t"e modalit! in /"ic" !ou attend class- If !ou "a*e recentl! c"anged
modalities% read t"e olicies go*erning !our current class modalit!-
Course Materials
+"illis% 9- H- :$00;<- Film: An introduction :(t" ed-<- =e/ 5or0% =54 8edford/ St- Martin>s-
.ll electronic materials are a*aila)le on t"e student /e)site-
Week One: The Components of Film: Setting, Subjects, an Composition
Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 Descri)e "o/ t"e mise3en3sc?ne affects *ie/er ercetion of a
film-
1.2 Descri)e "o/ cinematogra"! creates a film>s general
imression-
Reading Read t"e Introduction of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read C"- 1 of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read C"- $ of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Revie t"e Uni*ersit! of +"oeni, Material4 Student Comanion Site
Instructions-
Reading Read t"is /ee0>s @lectronic Aeser*e Aeadings-
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+elect a mo*ie from t"e list-
+ub,it !our selection to !our facilitator for aro*al-
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Ho/ do !ou decide /"ic" films to /atc"E
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Week T!o: Components of Film: "iting an Soun
Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 Descri)e t"e imortance of sound in film-
2.2 @,lain t"e urose of music in film-
2.3 @,lain "o/ editing influences a film-
Reading Read C"- D of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read C"- ( of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read t"is /ee0>s @lectronic Aeser*e Aeadings-
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Film Matri,4 Comed!
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Week Three: Film #enres: Come$ an %orror
Details Due Points
Objectives 3.1 @,lain "o/ a film>s comonents create t"e genres of comed!
and "orror-
Reading Read Summar! in C"- 5 of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read C"- ' of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read t"is /ee0>s @lectronic Aeser*e Aeadings-
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion- $
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Week Four: Film #enres: Documentar$, Western, an &omance
Details Due Points
Objectives 4.1 @,lain "o/ a film>s comonents create t"e genres of 9esterns%
documentaries% and romances-
Reading Read HUnderstanding FilmsI in C"- ; of Film: an Introduction-
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Reading Read HIntroductionI in C"- 10 of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read H6"e Conte,t of a Film>s Ma0ingI in C"- 10 of Film: an
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Reading Read all ot"er sections after H.rtistic Con*entionsI in C"- 10 of Film:
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Reading Read t"is /ee0>s @lectronic Aeser*e Aeadings-
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Week Fi'e: Piecing it (ll Together)(nal$*ing the "ntire Film
Details Due Points
Objectives 5.1 Descri)e "o/ t"e filmma0er laces a film in conte,t-
5.2 Descri)e t"e influences t"at dictate "o/ /e *ie/ a film-
5.3 .nal!1e a film using its comonents-
Reading Revie C"- 11 of Film: an Introduction-
Reading Read t"is /ee0>s @lectronic Aeser*e Aeadings-
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Mo*ie Criti2ue
9"en deciding /"at mo*ie to /atc"% a t!ical t"ing to do is to c"ec0
t"e ne/saer or Internet for mo*ie re*ie/s- In t"is assignment% )e
a mo*ie critic and reort !our findings to t"e u)lic-
#rite a 1%0503 to 1%7503/ord criti2ue in /"ic" !ou address t"e
follo/ing4
Descri)e t"e mise3en3scKne of t"e film-
Do !ou feel t"e editing /as aroriateE 9"!E
9as t"e sound use effecti*e or ineffecti*eE 9"!E
9"at feelings% if an!% did t"e score elicitE
Descri)e t"e film>s cinematogra"!-
Ho/ /as t"e film laced in conte,tE
9"at ersonal influences or )iases do !ou "a*e t"at
affected !our oinionE
Identif! t"e film>s genre-
9as t"is film en7o!a)leE 9"! or /"! notE
Ho/ "as t"is class c"anged !our oinion on filmE
9"at /ould !our recommendation and star ratingLon a
scale of one )eing )ad and four )eing goodL)e for t"is mo*ieE
0or,at !our criti2ue consistent /it" .+. guidelines-
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