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VA 219 History of Cinema 1
Full Course Title:
History of Cinema 1
Istorija kinematografije 1
Course Code:
VA
Course Level/BiH cycle:
1st cycle, second year of study
ECTS credit value:
6
Student work-load:
(Table with hours for: Lectures;
Exercise; Other;
Individual learning)
For the whole semester:
Lectures
Tutorial /
Practical
training
Individual
screenings
45
Length:
e.g.
Internship
50
Individual
learning
TOTAL
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150
One semester, 45 contact hours and additional 30 hours of consultations
Faculty/School/Department: FASS; VACD
Course leader:
Associate Professor Dr. Lejla Panjeta
Contact details:
Office: F1-6, consultations will be held two hours after the lectures each week;
Site:
N/A
Host SP:
TBA
Course status:
TBA
Pre-requisites:
NONE
Access restrictions:
Assessment:
Exams, assignments, research papers, presentation, debate assignments.
Date validated:
Course aims:
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panjeta.lejla@bih.net.ba, lpanjeta@ius.edu.ba
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Identify and evaluate the film forms in historical context in silent film era
Explore and analyze evolution of film styles and genres in the cinema around the world in the silent film era.
Articulate opinions in relation to film movements, styles, genres and major classical silent film era directors.
Learning outcomes:
After finishing the course successfully, the IUS student shall be able to:
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To introduce the major historical genres, styles and movements in world silent film era.
To prepare students for understanding history of cinema and roots of modern film storytelling and editing
based on the examples of the silent film era.
To familiarize students with the key concepts in evolution of film forms and genres based on the silent film
era.
Indicative syllabus content:
The course will explore early films, origins of cinema and basic film language and
techniques. Historical evolution of film forms, styles, movements and genres will be placed in the historical, auteur
and comparison context in the silent film era, especialy USA and Soviet editing comparisons. The course will discuss
evolution of language of silent films, approaches to studying film forms according to the examples in the films by:
Griffith, Eisenstein, Vertov, Murnau, Maier, Drayer, Lang, Hitchcock, Bunuel, Ford, Lloyd, Pudovkin, etc. Screenings of
the selected filmography are essential part of the course.
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Learning delivery: Ex-cathedra lectures, interactive lectures and in-class debates, screenings and discussions,
practical work and reading the literature to be directed to the student during the consultations and group debates,
individual presentations (visual and oral explanations to be given by the student and discussed by the group)
Assessment Rationale:
Criteria for grading the Assignments, Presentations and/or Research Paper (2 points each according to the table
below):
Vocabulary
References
Comparison
Structure of the argument
Creativity in delivering the idea and making the hypothesis
Please us the attached Mini MLA Guide for Assignment essays and Research paper
Assessment Weighting:
Attendance
5 (%)
Activity in
debates 5(%)
Introduction
Speech –
Favourites
5(%)
Assignment 1
10(%)
Assignment 2
10(%)
Assignment 3
10(%)
Midterm Exam Quiz
20(%)
Selfevaluation
letter
5(%)
Extra work
– Research
paper
10(%)
Essential Reading:
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Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. 1001 Movies you must see before you die. London: Quintet Publishing Ltd, Cassel
Illustrated 2005. Print.
Bergan, Ronald. Film. Eyewitness Companions. London, New York: Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 2006. Print.
Cook, David A. A History of Narrative Film 3vols: WW.Norton for Company Inc, 1996, 1990, 1981.
Barsam, Richard. Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film. W.W. Norton / Company, Inc. USA 2004. (pages:
195-207)
WEB references:
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http://www.tru.ca/canfilm/film_genres.htm
http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/film04/theory.html
http://filmmakeriq.com/
http://labyrinth.net.au/~muffin/
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/movies/Section?oid=846987
http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/doco/ozdoco/read.htm
http://www.variety.com/department/Film/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies
http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/
http://www.ew.com/ew/movies/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/
http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com/
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/
http://imdb.com
http://www.screendaily.com/
http://www.mrqe.com/
Intranet web reference:
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Final
Exam
30(%)
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Important notes:
Attendance policy
Absence from lectures and tutorials shall not exceed 30% and 20% respectively. Students who exceed the limits
without a medical or emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by the Dean of the relevant faculty shall not be
allowed to take the final examination and shall receive a mark of zero for the course. If the excuse is approved by the
Dean, the student shall be considered to have withdrawn from the course.
How do I do it?
You need to do it your own way. You have to make your own research and be creative in the way nobody can show
you, because it comes from you and is not previously said or done in that way. Unfortunately, there is no recipe for
authorship and art in general, as there is no pill to be taken for knowledge. Everything depends solely on you and your
ability to put your signature on the work you've done. To be able to do that, you have to read and learn a lot about
everything, so you won’t accidentally (not on purpose) plagiarize or repeat someone else’s idea and work they’ve
done long before you even thought of it. So, remember that you need to express YOURSELF and be able to explain
that to your audience for which you are doing the art work, entertainment or design in the first place. The audience is
not to be fooled easily, so beware…đ
Important notes
Use your own laptops for presentations!
You will not be given the PowerPoint presentation of lectures. You will be given the handouts. Write down and ask
during and after the lecture.
Each assignment is to be submitted in printed form, except the letter of self-evaluation that is to be submitted
through e-mail. For PowerPoint please submit only the handouts.
No assignments will be accepted pass the deadline for submission according to the course teaching timetable
schedule below.
Plagiarism policy
This course has a strict plagiarism policy. Students who plagiarize will earn a zero on the assignment and may fail the
course. Serious cases of intentional plagiarism (copying passages or entire papers from the Internet) can result in
failing the course. For quoting and paraphrasing other people’s works consult the enclosed Mini MLA Guide. This
refers to the research papers, essays, as well as speeches and in-class PowerPoint presentations and handouts. Please
note that Wikipedia is not to be referred as bibliographic source. You may however find is useful for locating other
sources and references.
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Assignments - INSTRUCTIONS
1. Assignment 1 –PowerPoint presentation – Director (10 points)
a. Choose the director form the enclosed list.
b. Make PowerPoint presentation focusing on:
i. Biography
ii. Filmograhy
c. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
d. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
2. Assignment 2 – PowerPoint presentation – Film Analysis (10 points)
a. Choose the film made by the director from the enclosed list.
b. Make PowerPoint presentation focusing on:
i. Film narrative, shooting, camera work, editing, and acting.
ii. Use movies stills to demonstrate your argument.
c. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
d. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
3. Assignment 3 – PowerPoint presentation - Analysis of the period (10 points)
a. Choose the style, genre of movement form the enclosed list.
b. Make PowerPoint presentation focusing on:
i. Basic defining and differing elements
ii. Prominent films and directors
iii. Use movies stills to demonstrate your argument
c. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
d. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
4. Extra work and/or FILM LIBRARY Project– Research paper on the topic from the
syllabus and/or downloading, database listing and submitting the films for
upload to IUS Film Library. The research is to be made focusing on proving your
hypothesis in MLA Style. List of films for Film Library project will be given by the
student assistant responsible for distributing the lists. Extra credit is to given to
the student assistant for handling the group tasks.
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List of directors for Presentations – A1,2
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D.W. Griffith
S. Eisenstein
F. Murnau
C. Drayer
D. Vertov
F. Lang
B. Keaton
O. Wells
V. Pudovkin
L Bunuel
List of styles, movements, genres - A3
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Early screenings
Expressionism
Soviet Editing
Impressionism
Surrealism
Narration - Griffith
Letter of self-evaluation (5 points)
Dear colleagues,
Please note that the access to the final exam will have those who have submitted
assignments, fulfilled 70% required attendance and submitted a letter of selfevaluation. In order to remind you on what I have emphasized in my introductory class, I will
repeat the purpose of this task:
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Self-evaluation is an important part of your study process and artistic
professional growth in the future
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You can describe your learning process, amount of time you dedicated to the
subject, understanding of the theoretical concepts, literature and additional
literature you have read, and self grade your work and knowledge
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The focus of this letter is on your introspection and self grading
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You can also write about your impressions on course in general, lectures and
explanations by professor, your knowledge of the theoretical approach to art
and communication studies which was improved or not, etc.
Since I have noticed that some of the students are in need of official letter writing practice I
propose the form of the letter:
Dear Dr. Panjeta,
It is my pleasure to inform you about my progress in the course Introduction to Visual
Communication
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Sincerely yours,
Name and surname of the student, year of study
For those of you who don’t know how to begin here are some suggestions (NOTE: THIS IS
NOT A TEST AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE A PERSONAL LETTER):
I think the course gave me the opportunity to…because…
I strongly believe that… because…
I really liked/disliked… because…
I memorized…
I learned…
I read…
I was interested in/completely without an interest for… because…
I think I will be able to apply the knowledge for everyday purposes in terms of…/won’t be
able to apply the knowledge anywhere… because…
I think I deserve the grade… because…
I would grade myself with… because…
I would like to remind you again that this is your impression and personal correspondence
with your teacher and will be considered private documentation. It will not under any
circumstances affect your final grade.
The letter should be sent to this mail only: lejlaisa@hotmail.com
The deadline for submission of this letter is the 13th week.
Good luck with your studies.
Dr. Lejla Panjeta, Associate Professor
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Titling the work for submission
International University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
Visual Arts and Communication Design Program
Course: Name of the course
Lecturer: Lejla Panjeta, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Assignment: 1,2,3, or Introduction speech – favorites, or Research paper
“Title of the assignment”
Sarajevo, MM/DD/YY
Student:
Name Surname, year of study
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Quality assurance:
IUS QA office methods, internal student evaluations, Student Parliament evaluations, Internal last
class debate with students, self-evaluation letters
Course schedule:
Week
1.
Dates
Topic
Relevant reading
Introduction into the course 1:
Film History –overall introduction
Assignments
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
2.
3.
Introduction into the course 2:
Film History –overall introduction
Screening – doc. History of Film and
entertainment
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Film narration and film expression
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 1 Griffith
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
4.
Storytelling in Early Cinema / Assignments
presentation
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Introduction Speech Favorites
Assignment 1: Director
(choose from the list)
Presentation:
Filmography and
Biography
And/or
FILM Library Project
5.
Soviet montage
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 2 Vertov, Pudovkin
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
6.
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Intellectual editing and the historical
context of film
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Screening 3 Eisenstein
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8.
Mid-Term-Exam
Midterm Exam Discussion
Editing : Reality and Impacts/ Assignments
presentation
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 4 Doc. – Film history Barsam
Editing
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Assignment 2: Film
Analysis
(choose from the list)
Presentation: Film –
story, mise-en-scene,
camera work, editing
And/or
FILM Library Project
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10.
11.
Expressionism I
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 5 Nosferatu
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Expressionism II
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 6 Metropolis, Dr. Caligari
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Style, Genre / Assignments presentation
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 7 Drayer, French Impressionist
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
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Assignment 3: Analysis
of the period
(choose from the list)
Presentation: Style,
movement, genre
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Week
Dates
Topic
Relevant reading
Assignments
FILM Library Project
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14.
15.
16.
Surrealism
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Screening 8 Un Perro Andaluz
Breaking the conventions
Screening 9 Wells
Film final discussion and Film Library
Project closure
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Deadline for the letter of
self-evaluation
Reference to the essential reading list will be
given during the class.
Handout of the lecture to be given after the
class.
Screening 10
Class Discussion
Deadline for FILM
Library Project Excel
Sheets
In class discussion
Final EXAM
Final examination
TBA at IUS web, according to the annual exam
schedules
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