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Other Information about the Course |
Welcome to VACV 142 (Theatrical Cinema). In this course you will examine the art and craft of the narrative cinema as it has developed from the beginning of film history to the present.
Feature films are analyzed for their visual and story elements as well as their historic, cultural, religious, political and economic context.
Students in the course work toward several goals: learning how to read film formally, contextually and ideologically and developing as critical thinkers and writers.
During the course we will discuss the work of major artists and directors working within Hollywood and mainstream movie cultures. We will analyze a series of styles and national cinemas in chronological order, including Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave, and other post-war movements and genres.
In addition to viewing all screened work, you will be expected to maintain all reading assignments for a given week. Questions will accompany the assigned essays in order to help you focus on the main ideas of that week’s topic. You will also be required to write one major research paper on a chosen category.
My role is to provide the tools and resources; you will need to advance your own thinking and writing. I will pose questions, design activities to help you think through these questions, and respond to your ideas. Your role is to do the hard work—the critical reading, discussion, and writing. You will analyze films, generate ideas in the discussion area and construct written arguments.
I hope you find the class fulfilling. |
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