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Dec 21, 2024
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Fall 2014 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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FILM 102 - Film 1945 to Present 3 humanities credits
An historical and critical survey of films from the 1950’s to the present. The emphasis will be on American cinema with some discussion of various national cinemas. Students will explore the language of cinema and gain an understanding of the techniques used by filmmakers to convey plot and theme and to create meaning. The focus will be on skills necessary for the critical analysis of films. Topics covered will include: narratology, mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing. The course will examine works by filmmakers such as Hitchcock, Kazan, Godard, Nichols, Scorsese, Lynch, Lee, Coppola, Campion, Fincher, Tarantino, Leigh, Almodovar, Cronenberg, Forman, Zhang, Park Chanwook, and the Coen brothers, among others.
Class Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FILM 100 Introduction to Film .
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