Cinema always raises questions about its times -- the silent era from 1895-1930 is no exception. This course looks at silent cinema through a global lens, tracing a range of influences in the development of film language from early film experiments, the rise of narrative, the work of early film pioneers, German and Soviet film explorations of mise-en-scene and montage, consolidation of the film industry and challenges from avant-garde cinema. The films we screen from Europe and the US,along with key works from Latin American, African and Asian cinema, reflect at a time of social and political upheaval and dazzling cinematic invention.
Code
FM2075
Name
INTRO TO HISTORY OF NARRATIVE FILM I
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
FM (Film)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4570
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Students will be able to trace the development of narrative film in both Europe and America.
Students will be able to think comparatively and critically about different film-texts.
Students will have learned basic elements of narrative film storytelling and how to analyze story, plot and structure.
Students will also be able to analyze how movies in America and Europe reflect, and help to shape, cultural trends. In doing so they will have become familiar with the work of some major filmmakers, and be able to critically evaluate them.
Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. (CCI LO1)
Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions. (CCI LO2)