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FILM
FILM
FILM 2022
The Art of Film
3ch (3C) [W]
(Cross-Listed: MAAC 2022)
Introduces students to the language of motion pictures and to critical tools for discussing and writing about the 7 th art – the art of
film. By studying how movies function aesthetically, and how they become meaningful to audiences, students will acquire critical
and formal analytical skills that will both enhance their appreciation for cinema and serve them more broadly as consumers and/or
producers of visual culture. Topics will include mise-en-scène, framing, image composition, photographic space, colour, editing,
sound, and narrative structure.
FILM 2909 International Film History (Cross Listed: ENGL 2909)
3 ch (3C) [W]
This course introduces students to major stages in the development of film as an international art. Topics include:
Silent Cinema, German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealism and Modernism,
French New Wave, Japanese New Wave, British New Wave, Australian New Wave, Experimental Cinema, Cinema
Novo, New German Cinema, Postcolonial Cinema, Bollywood, the New Hollywood, American Independent Cinema,
Dogme 95, and others. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3194 cannot obtain credit for ENGL 2909 or
FILM 2909.
FILM 3075
Framing Reality: Theory and Practice of Documentary Media (A)
(Cross-Listed: MAAC 3075)
3 ch (3C)
This course surveys the history and aesthetics of non-fiction filmmaking from the birth of cinema to the digital age. It
will examine epistemological and ethical questions raised by documentary's encounter with reality and its attempt to
present “the truth.” Films screened are drawn from an array of nations and range from the personal to the political as
well as more experimental and avant-garde works. The course includes a film production component as students will
apply what they have learned in class by producing a short non-fiction film as a final project. This course is open to
students who have completed at least 30 credit hours at university level.
FILM 3082 History of Canadian Cinema [A] (Cross-Listed: WLCS 3082)
3 ch (3C) [W]
This course takes as its subject the first century of filmmaking in Canada and our nation's long struggle to develop and
sustain a functioning film industry in the shadow of Hollywood. Beginning in the silent era, readings and screenings
trace the history of the movies in Canada across the decades: from early attempts at making popular features in the
silent era, to the achievements of the National Film Board during and after the Second World War, through the birth of
a genuine feature film industry in the 1970s and beyond. Issues raised may include Canadian/American relations,
national and regional identities, tensions between art and entertainment, government cultural policy, representation of
race, class and gender, as well as cinema and the Canadian landscape. This course is open to students who have
completed at least 45 credit hours at university level.
FILM 3183
Screenwriting and Writing for the New Media (Cross Listed: ENGL
3183)
3 ch
An exploration, through practical exercises, of the fundamental principles of writing for both the screen, including new
media, and interactive narrative, with an emphasis on feature films and dramatic television. Taught in a workshop
format and limited to 15 students. All prospective students must submit a 3-5 page treatment or story idea for a
producible half-hour film script.
FILM 3903 Film Theory (Cross Listed: ENGL 3903)
3 ch (3C) [W]
This course introduces students to the major debates in the field of film theory, including (but not limited to): Early
Silent Film Theory, the Soviet Montage-Theorists, Russian Formalism and the Bakhtin School, the Historical Avantgardes, French Auteur Theory and its Americanization, Third World Film and Theory, Genre and Authorship, Marxist
film theory, Spectatorship, Feminist Film Theory, Cognitive and Analytic Theory, Postcolonial Film Theory, Race and
Ethnicity in Cinema. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3193 cannot obtain credit for ENGL 3903 or
FILM 3903.
Introduction to Directing and Acting for Film and Television
FILM 3981 (Cross-Listed: MAAC 3981)
3 ch (1.5C/WS) (LE)
A hands-on course that explores the relationship between actor, director, script and camera. The course utilizes a set
of workshop exercises that allow students to explore various modes of working with actors on a film set and during the
rehearsal and audition process in order to realize the development of character within the setting of story and script.
Short videos will be produced during the class that students can use as calling card films. Taught co-operatively with
the Directors Guild of Canada and ACTRA. Limited to 20 students. NOTE: Students who already have credit for FILM
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3980 or FILM 3980 “Directing and Acting for Film and Television” cannot obtain credit for FILM 3981.
FILM 3998 Film Production (Cross-Listed: MAAC 3998)
3 ch (3C/WS) (LE)
This course introduces students to the processes and technical aspects of motion picture film production. Topics
include: 16mm film camera, analog and digital sound recording, lighting for film, film crew roles, budgets, casting and
rehearsals, locations, script breakdowns and film forms, and advanced editing. Students will participate in both the
production of a short, small-group 16mm film project, and a larger, full-class Super 16mm film project produced as an
industry-model film. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-Op and the Film Industry of New
Brunswick. Limited to 20 students. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3990 “Advanced Film
Production” and/or ENGL 3999 “Film and Video Production” cannot obtain credit for FILM 3998.
FILM 3999 Video Production (Cross-Listed: MAAC 3999)
3 ch (3C/WS) (LE)
This course introduces students to the processes and technical aspects of video production. Topics include:
videography fundamentals, digital camera techniques, location sound recording, lighting for video, scriptwriting for
documentary and dramatic productions, post-production picture editing and finishing. Various scriptwriting, shooting
and editing exercises will be done in a small group environment. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick
Filmmakers’ Co-op. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3999 “Film and Video Production” cannot
obtain credit for FILM 3999.
FILM 4001
Advanced Production (Cross Listed: MAAC 4001)
3 ch (3C/WS) (LE)
This workshop and production-based course utilizes a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training,
building on previous video and film production classes, to provide a deeper exploration of job roles and processes in the
context of a professional production. Students assume production crew roles on a major digital video production
working creatively and logistically as a unit, developing the leadership skills and professional attitudes expected on a
real film set Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-Op and the Film Industry of New Brunswick.
Limited to 20 students. Prerequisite: FILM/MAAC 3999 .