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FA257
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Films and Society
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- W Using works from the silent era through the present, including fiction,
documentary and propaganda films, this course explores how filmmakers have
observed and commented upon social issues past, present and future, how films
reflect the times in which they were made and remain relevant as times
change.
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FA258
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Understanding the Film
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- Su/F This course examines the language of film, using a variety of motion
pictures from the silent and sound eras, narrative and documentary formats, to
show the way filmmakers combine the elements of cinematography, editing,
writing, musical scoring, etc., to tell stories, explore social issues and
convey ideas and emotions. It does not involve the making of films by
students, but concentrates on watching films with the intent of developing
comprehension of cinema technique.
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FA264
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Women Making Movies
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This course focuses on women directors throughout the world and the
contribution they have made and are making to the medium, its art and
aesthetics. It introduces students to the historical/economic contexts of
film production. Readings in feminist scholarship as it discusses issues of
class, race and gender will accompany the international films selected from the
silent period to the present. Readings may also include biographies of the
directors.
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FA266
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The Great Film Directors
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- Sp A course in which a number of films by selected directors are chosen to
explore the way these important and influential artists create works that
maintain an individual stamp while attempting to balance the demands of popular
entertainment and personal statement. Attention is given to the stylistic and
thematic consistencies in a director's body of work, the qualities that
establish the filmmaker's identity and secure a place in the medium's history.
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FA268
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Film and Literature: Adaptation
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This course is designed to introduce students to the study of the relationships
between literary and cinematic forms. By looking at the novel and film, the
short story and film, and theatre and film, students will explore issues
pertaining to each medium as well as larger questions relating to
adaptation, translation, and interpretation.
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