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Su b j e ct Ar e a : Elect iv e
Ca t e g or y :
Gr a d e Le v e l
f or w h ich t h is
cou r se h a s b e e n
d e sig n e d :
9
10
11
12
U n it V a lu e : 1. 0 ( one y ear , 2 sem est er s, or 3 t r im est er s equiv . )
I s t h is cou r se cla ssif ie d a s a Ca r e e r Te ch n ica l Ed u ca t ion : No
Br ie f Cou r se D e scr ip t ion
Film is an ar t for m w it h a language and an aest het ic all it s ow n. This cour se w ill
pr ov ide an int r oduct ion t o t he fundam ent als of ser ious film st udy .
Pr e - Re q u isit e s
any a- g VPA cour se - Requir ed
Co- Re q u isit e s
Con t e x t f or Cou r se
( op t ion a l)
H ist or y of Cou r se D e v e lop m e n t
( op t ion a l)
Te x t b ook s
TEX TBOOK 1
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TEX TBOOK 1
Tit le :
Ed it ion :
Pu b lica t ion
Date:
Pu b lish e r :
Au t h or ( s) :
Film Ar t : An I nt r oduct ion
7t h
2004
McGr aw - Hill
Dav id Bor dw ell and Kr ist in Thom pson
U RL
Re sou r ce :
U sa g e :
Pr im ar y Tex t
Read in ent ir et y or near ent ir et y
Su p p le m e n t a l I n st r u ct ion a l M a t e r ia ls
St udent CD- ROM
Cou r se Pu r p ose
St udent s st udy film as bot h an ar t and a m eans of com m unicat ion and lear n t o
“ r ead” a film , analy zing it s nar r at iv e st r uct ur e, genr e conv ent ions, subt ex t ,
t echnical and ar t ist ic fact or s and pur pose. The cour se em phasizes t he v ar ious
t echniques used by film m ak er s t o conv ey m eaning, int r oduces t he t r adit ions in
film m ak ing – especially t he nar r at iv e t r adit ions shar ed w it h lit er at ur e – as w ell
as t he hist or y of t he cinem a. I n addit ion, st udent s w ill ex am ine how film s oft en
r eflect t he t im es and condit ions in w hich t hey w er e m ade and, conv er sely ,
som et im es help t o shape at t it udes and v alues in societ y .
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Cou r se Ou t lin e
I Film Pr oduct ion, Dist r ibut ion, and Ex hibit ion
A- Film Pr oduct ion, Dist r ibut ion, and Ex hibit ion
1Mechanics of t he Mov ies
2Br inging t he Film t o t he Spect at or
3Box : I ndependent Pr oduct ion and Mainst r eam Holly w ood
4Good Machine
5Mak ing t he Mov ie: Film Pr oduct ion
6Modes of Pr oduct ion
I I : Film For m
A - The Significance of Film For m
1The Concept of For m in Film
2Pr inciples of Film For m
B- Nar r at iv e as a For m al Sy st em
1 Pr inciples of Nar r at iv e Const r uct ion
2 Box : Play ing Gam es w it h St or y Tim e
3 Nar r at ion: The Flow of St or y I nfor m at ion
4 The Classical Holly w ood Cinem a
5 Nar r at iv e For m in Cit izen Kane
I I I . Ty pes of Film s
A Film Genr es
1Under st anding Genr e
2Box : A Cont em por ar y Genr e: The Cr im e Thr iller
3Thr ee Genr es
B Docum ent ar y , Ex per im ent al, and Anim at ed Film s
1Docum ent ar y
2Ex per im ent al Film
3The Anim at ed Film
I V Film St y le
A - The Shot : Mise- en- Scene
1 What I s Mise- en- Scene?
2 Realism
3 The Film Act or 's Tool Kit
4 The Pow er of Mise- en- Scene
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5 Aspect s of Mise- en- Scene
6 Box : The Film Act or 's Tool Kit
7 Put t ing I t All Toget her : Mise- en- Scene in Space and Tim e
8 Nar r at iv e Funct ion of Mise- en- Scene: Our Hospit alit y
B The Shot : Cinem at ogr aphy
1 The Phot ogr aphic I m age
2 Box : Fr om Monst er s t o t he Mundane: Com put er - Gener at ed I m ager y
3 The Lor d of t he Rings
4 Fr am ing
5 Dur at ion of t he I m age: The Long Tak e
C The Relat ion of Shot t o Shot : Edit ing
1 What Edit ing I s
2 Dim ensions of Film Edit ing
3 Cont inuit y Edit ing
4 Box : I nt ensified Cont inuit y : L. A. Confident ial and Cont em por ar y Edit ing
5 Alt er nat iv es t o Cont inuit y Edit ing
D Sound in t he Cinem a
1 The Pow er s of Sound
2 Fundam ent als of Film Sound
3 Dim ensions of Film Sound
4 Box : Rhy t hm on Tw o Tr ack s: The Last of t he Mohicans
5 Funct ions of Film Sound: A Man Escaped
E St y le as a For m al Sy st em
1 The Concept of St y le
2 Analy zing Film St y le
3 St y le in Cit izen Kane
4 St y le in Gap- Toot hed Wom en
5 St y le in The Riv er
6 St y le in Ballet Mecanique
7 St y le in A Mov ie
V. Cr it ical Analy sis of Film s
A - Film Cr it icism : Sam ple Analy ses
1 The Classical Nar r at iv e Cinem a
2 Nar r at iv e Alt er nat iv es t o Classical Film m ak ing
3 Docum ent ar y For m and St y le
4 For m , St y le, and I deology
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VI Film Hist or y
A Film For m and Film Hist or y
1 Ear ly Cinem a ( 1893- 1903)
2 The Dev elopm ent of t he Classical Holly w ood Cinem a ( 1908- 1927)
3 Ger m an Ex pr essionism ( 1919- 1926)
4 Fr ench I m pr essionism and Sur r ealism ( 1918- 1930)
5 Sov iet Mont age ( 1924- 1930)
6 The Classical Holly w ood Cinem a aft er t he Com ing of Sound
7 I t alian Neor ealism ( 1942- 1951)
8 The Fr ench New Wav e ( 1959- 1964)
9 The New Holly w ood and I ndependent Film m ak ing
10 Cont em por ar y Hong Kong Cinem a
Ke y Assig n m e n t s
A. Chapt er t est s and quizzes.
B. Shor t essay s
C. One longer essay com par ing a film w it h t he nov el or play fr om w hich it w as
adapt ed.
D. Scr eenw r it ing, st or y boar ding, and set design ex er cises.
E. Shor t film pr oj ect s ( v ideo/ dv r )
F. Final pr oj ect ( a com binat ion of 2 or concept s/ pr oj ect s addr essed)
I n st r u ct ion a l M e t h od s a n d / or St r a t e g ie s
A. Assigned essay m ust be w or d pr ocessed and sour ces cit ed w hen appr opr iat e.
B. Mem or izat ion of film t er m s and v ocabular y r equir ed.
C. Pr oj ect s m ust be pr esent ed
Asse ssm e n t M e t h od s a n d / or Tools
Wr it ing: Wor d pr ocessed essay s m ust be 2- 3 pages in lengt h, at least one per
lear ning per iod ( t ot al of 6 plus one longer essay and final pr oj ect for a t ot al of
eight . )
Pr oj ect s: Sm all pr oj ect s t o be done quar t er ly w ill dem onst r at e an under st anding
of design com posit ion, st or y boar ding, et c.
Film Pr oduct ion: Thr ee shor t st udent film s, pr oduced on v ideo or dv d, w ill
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dem onst r at e under st anding of fr am ing, edit ing, and gener al planning.
Obj ect iv e t est s: Quizes or t est s each lear ning per iod ( t ot al of 8) w ill dem onst r at e
k now ledge of indust r y t er m s and film hist or y .
Final Pr oj ect : Ty pically a shor t film designed by t he st udent t hat dem onst r at es t he
abilit y t o sy nt hesize t w o or m or e unit s of t he cour se.
Ar t ist ic Pe r ce p t ion
St udent s w ill w r it e analy t ical essay s and film cr it iques t hat discuss concept s such
as genr e, per iod, m ood, st y le, and pacing.
St udent s w ill cr eat e a final film - r elat ed pr oj ect t hat sy nt hesizes ideas fr om
v ar ious unit s.
Cr e a t iv e Ex p r e ssion
St udent s w ill w r it e shor t scr eenplay sequences, design film set s t hat enhance
dr am at ic act ion, and use st or y boar ds t o plan film sequences.
St udent s w ill cr eat e a final film - r elat ed pr oj ect t hat sy nt hesizes ideas fr om
v ar ious unit s.
H ist or ica l a n d Cu lt u r a l Con t e x t
St udent s w ill r ead about , w r it e about , and discuss film hist or y , it s r eflect ions of
societ y and it s im pact on societ y and w or ld cult ur e.
Ae st h e t ic V a lu in g
St udent s w ill w r it e analy t ical essay s and film cr it iques t hat discuss concept s such
as genr e, per iod, m ood, st y le, and pacing.
St udent s w ill analy ze plot s and plot dev ices in film s, look ing for linear and
non- linear t im e lines, genr es, et c
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Con n e ct ion s, Re la t ion sh ip s, a n d Ap p lica t ion s
St udent s w ill com par e a film w it h a nov el fr om w hich it w as adopt ed.
St udent s w ill analy ze t he uses of film m ak ing w it hin t he Holly w ood fr am ew or k ,
t he business fr am ew or k , educat ion, and per sonal use.
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