Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Introduction to Film

FILM 1005  Introduction to Film

Hours:

Four hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

This course is a basic introduction to the aesthetics of the film medium. The development of various elements of film (image, sound, etc.) and of such aspects of film making as directing, acting, and editing are examined through a survey of about 24 feature films from D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to the present. This course may be credited toward a Major in Fine Arts (Art History and Visual Studies stream.)