30 courses with the subject ENFS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:1.5Compared to the 300-level independent study, this slot allows for materials and syllabi that are already developed by faculty in F/MS to be utilized at the 100-level.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3Introduction to film grammar, history, genres, and movements using theoretical text and primary source films with an emphasis on critical thinking. Weekly screenings.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:1.5This half-credit studio course introduces essential video production skills. Students gain hands-on experience with cameras, production equipment and editing software. It can also help prepare students who lack video experience, but are interested in taking production courses in the Film/Media Studies curriculum, such as ENFS 253.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Students will conceive an original television series and draft the pilot episode. Additionally, students will read and critique successful pilot scripts for produced shows. This course acts as an introduction to the fundamentals of screenwriting conventions and techniques. Not open to students with credit for ENCW 205. Crosslisted as ENCW 205.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Students will learn the fundamentals of screenwriting conventions and technique as they draft short film screenplays. Attention will be given to visual writing, dramatic structure, and writing with a production budget in mind. Crosslisted as ENCW 206.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Traces through viewing and detailed analysis of films the development of Russian cinematography; from the innovations of directors like Eisenstein, Pudovkin, to the poetic-metaphorical aesthetics of Tarkovsky and Zvyagintsev. In English. Crosslisted as RUSS 225.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course explores German film between 1919 and 1933, examining it as a modern art form that exerted a profound influence on Hollywood and global cinema. So-called Weimar Cinema was particularly influential in shaping the horror, film noir and science fiction genres, and it continues to inspire filmmakers and artists to this day. Taught in English. Crosslisted as GRMN 231.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course examines the influential film movement that took place in Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s. A new generation of filmmakers confronted the legacy of fascism and addressed taboo topics surrounding guilt and the trauma of violence in new visual language. The movement helped shape a new self-aware German identity through its films. Crosslisted as GRMN 280.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:3; RepeatableConcentration on the history and style of a particular national cinema. Weekly screenings.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Current debates about gender and American film/media, from WW II to the present. Diverse critical approaches for interpreting film/media within the broad context of gender studies. Crosslisted as WMST 235.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:Varies; RepeatableExamination of a specialized topic in film/media studies.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3This course examines major industrial, technical, and cultural milestones in the history of the cinema, radio, television, and new media industries.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3This course explores the representation of race in American cinema. Special attention is paid to Race Films, independent all-black productions made from 1918-1948. Weekly screenings.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course focuses on television, examining the subject from a variety of theoretical viewpoints—industrial practices, stylistic modes and audience reception.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3Examines the history and style of non-fiction and experimental cinema in order to explore the importance of recording the world in the most direct and the most abstract fashion. Weekly screenings.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:3; RepeatableExamination of a particular film/media genre (film noir, melodrama, Hong Kong action movies, Westerns, etc.) or a close examination of a particular director, cinematographer, screenwriter, or producer’s oeuvre. Weekly screenings.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An introductory level, studio-based course covering the basics of moving image practice, from pre-visualization to principles and techniques of cinematography, editing, lighting and sound. Students produce individual projects, developing both technical skills and personal vision. In-class screenings further students’ awareness of cinema’s expressive potential. Prerequisite: ENFS 130.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course provides a historical and practical perspective on various strategies for independent and alternative film programming and exhibition. Coursework culminates in the production of the Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival (BIFF), held biennially at the Campus Theatre. Class participants curate the program and organize all aspects of the festival.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course examines various research methodologies for conducting original research through analysis of film and media texts. Students will practice these approaches through written analyses, image annotation, quantitative data visualizations, multimedia presentations and video essays. Prerequisite: ENFS 130.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course will trace the origins and development of the digital media products and practices that surround us in contemporary life. Although digital media are often represented as unprecedented and entirely "new," their growth follows patterns that were established in the industrial revolution and that this course will analyze. Crosslisted as HUMN 273.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Advanced workshop in the writing of feature-length screenplays. Students will draft a complete feature script (90-120 pages) over the course of the semester. Prerequisites: ENFS 205 or ENCW 205 or ENFS 206 or ENCW 206 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ENCW 307.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:1.5; RepeatableLearn the hands-on skills of how to project DCP, 16mm, and 35mm at the Campus Theatre while reading about major shifts in the history of film exhibition. Application process.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:VariesDevelop a course, in consultation with a faculty member, tailored to individual needs and creative or scholarly interests. Planning begins in the course registration period of the semester prior to taking the class, allowing time to develop parameters and create a syllabus.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableThis seminar focuses on specific production (lighting, cinematography) and post-production (sound design, editing, color grading) areas to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of specialized production skills. Prerequisite: ENFS 253.
Offered Fall Semester Only,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:3Survey of approaches to film/media analysis and critique, ranging from realist/formalist debates to psychoanalytic, feminist, and semiotic approaches. Weekly screenings. Prerequisites: ENFS 130.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:Varies; RepeatableExamination of a specialized topic in film/media studies. Prerequisite: ENFS 130.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableThis seminar applies creative practice and knowledge to advanced video/audio production through a range of hands-on production assignments. Prerequisites: ENFS 253.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:1.5; RepeatableThe Film/Media Production Practicum provides students with advanced and specialized study in a particular area of Film/Media production. Possible practicum topics might include advanced sound design, color grading, visual effects works, or specialized cinematography techniques. Prerequisite: ENFS 253.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:3; RepeatableExamination of a particular genre (film noir, Hong Kong action movies, Westerns, etc.), director, cinematographer, screenwriter or producer. Weekly screenings. Prerequisite: ENFS 130.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies; RepeatableScholarly or creative honors thesis. Students must confer with and submit a proposal to a departmental adviser and to the University Honors Council for approval. Prerequisites: senior status and permission of the instructor.
Source: Bucknell University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
