Examines film theory with two motives: how does it help us read individual films, and what does it tell us about this medium? Studies theorists such as Sergei Eisenstein, Andre Bazin, Robin Wood, Christian Metz, Joan Mellen, Laura Mulvey, and Gaylyn Studlar, in relation to certain seminal films - Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Vertigo, A bout de souffle, and Pulp Fiction.
Code
FM3027
Name
FILM THEORY & CRITICISM
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
FM (Film)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2822
Last update with CAMS
Students will learn to apply a range of key theoretical concepts to films and to carry out the analysis of excerpts in the light of a selected method or approach.
Students will be able to identify and discuss different types of theoretical and critical traditions, and engage independently with the writings of key authors from a number of disciplines.
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the social contexts and the intellectual trends providing the background for the discourses on cinema as a medium, as a language, and as an artistic and cultural form.
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2021 | FM3027 | FILM THEORY & CRITICISM |