F S 110 - Introduction to Film

5 Credits

This course serves as an introduction to film study examining the different categorization of films (comedy, drama, documentary, film noir, horror) as well as at the technical language of filmmaking (camera work, editing, sound).

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Spring Day

Designed to Serve

Student seeking humanities distribution credits and film studies majors.

Active Date 20190610T09:30:50

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area I

Course Outline

In the Beginning: this section will look at early Hollywood film though comedy and the short films of the Lumiere brothers and other initial filmmakers.
Film Noir: this section is an introduction to the genre and its history as it is linked to the Production Code
Psychological thrillers: this section covers the rise of the psychological thriller/detective film as it is linked to the advent of psycho analysis in Hollywood.
Social Commentary: this section examines the elements of New Hollywood and the rise of political messages in films
Documentary: a study of the genre conventions of documentary films and the way these films differ from Hollywood feature films.
New Genres: a view towards the hybridization of films that result in experimental mash-ups such as Get Out, Meet the Patels and Black Panther where genre becomes a means towards a more complex end product.

Student Learning Outcomes
Differentiate specific film genres in order to identify key narrative tropes.

Identify and discuss the basic elements of cinematography.

Identify the classical Hollywood style as well as the alternative narrative styles that oppose it