ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film4 Credit (4 lecture, 0 lab) 4 Contact Hours [Reading Level 3 and Writing Level 3 ]
The course is an introduction to the language, structure, history and narrative technique of film as a distinctive art form. Coursework includes the reading of film theory and criticism, as well as viewing, discussing and critically writing about short and feature-length films by major international directors.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters
Course Goals; Objectives; Competencies
Goal 1: Analyze American commercial cinema’s role in artistic expression.
- Compare forms of cinematic artistic expression.
- Examine film as historical and contemporary cultural artifact.
Goal 2: Examine the commercial filmmaking process.
- Define terms used in the filmmaking process.
- Analyze techniques used in the filmmaking process.
- Explain the roles of personnel in the filmmaking process.
Goal 3: Analyze film as an artistic expression.
- Demonstrate the vocabulary necessary to explain film as an artistic expression.
- Write critical analyses of films.
- Explain the relationship between filmic medium and narrative structure.
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