16 courses with the subject FILM, 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.
FILM 200Images of Women in American Film3
(same as GWST 200 ) This course examines the changing images of women in American film from the silent era to the present. Readings, film screenings and discussions will focus on the historical, social and cultural contexts that helped shape the portrayals of women as mothers, wives, workers and sexual beings. The course also examines film genres, narrative techniques and directorial styles. Credit(s): 3
MCOM 215 This course provides an introduction to motion pictures as an artistic and cultural form, as well as film’s relationship to other popular media. The course content explores movies’ narrative conventions; the stylistic conventions of lighting, cinematography, sound and editing; and how they communicate to mass audiences in popular genres like the Western, science fiction, the musical, women’s films, and film noir. Credit(s): 3
(same as CJ 230 ) This course examines the portrayal of the criminal justice system in cinematic movies. For better or worse, the public’s understanding of the justice system is greatly influenced by its portrayal in popular media, especially film. This course looks at the various modes of presentation which filter and shape the public’s familiarity with the activities of police, the courts and the correctional system. Various forms of the crime story will be examined, along with the portrayal of theories about crime. These elements of analysis will be used to explain and account for the various degrees of accuracy represented in portrayals of the criminal justice system in movies. Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to music and sound in film as a means of constructing meaning. This study of the history of music in film, from the silent film era to the present, including diegetic and non-diegetic sound, with examples from Hollywood and beyond will help students develop the tools for analyzing the interaction of sound and image and conveying their interpretations. Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to basic filmmaking through specific techniques of digital video production from the camera to the computer. Topics include script development, lighting, project management, cinematography, sound recording, editing and directing. They will learn the basic language of cinema through hands-on manipulation of the camera and editing software. Basic aspects of production, including preproduction and postproduction, will be studied. Credit(s): 3
(same as ENG 307 ) This course explores the interaction of film and literary texts. Points of inquiry include what happens when literary texts are made into films, how we view literary and cinematic texts differently, and how the cultural context in which these art forms are created influences their production and their reception. Credit(s): 3
This course explores the history of documentary film and the cinematic conventions of the genre. It also considers the role documentary film has played in promoting political propaganda as well as preserving collective memory. The course will also provide students with the analytical tools used to critique non-fiction film. Credit(s): 3
This course explores the key theoretical and critical approaches to the study of cinema within a historical context, beginning with the Silent Film era through the French New Wave and American Independent Cinema, among other film periods. Students will be given the basic tools for analyzing film through a historical, theoretical and critical lens. Credit(s): 3
(same as REL 349) The course explores how religious beliefs and practices are embedded in films. The ways in which film interacts with ideas of the sacred, ritual and myth will be discussed and analyzed in order to think critically and creatively about religious, ethical and cultural issues. Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to documentary filmmaking and non-fiction storytelling. Students learn theoretical and technical techniques associated with the medium, and produce a short documentary throughout the course of the semester. This course covers the story pitch, treatment, pre-production planning, hands on production and post-production editing. Credit(s): 3
This course advances students’ knowledge and proficiency in filmmaking with emphasis on producing and directing as well as instruction and experience working at the various film crew positions. Students will learn all aspects of production especially the use of contracts necessary in filmmaking, such as director contracts, actor contracts, crew deal memos, location agreements and how to negotiate them. Students will also be instructed as to auditioning actors, casting and blocking actors as well as camera technique. All students will create a 15-minute dramatic film. Credit(s): 3
This course teaches students digital video techniques for post-production with an emphasis on editing techniques and effective storytelling using editing software. Credit(s): 3
(same as PSCI 407 ) This course focuses on the use of political themes in film from 1902 to the present. Through a critical examination of films produced throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, students will examine notions related to our understanding of the political environment and political history, as well as ideologies, institutions and political and social identity. Credit(s): 3
(same as MCOM 461) This course examines media depictions of gender and sport through an examination of media texts, including sports broadcasts, newspaper and magazine articles, sports documentaries and narrative films. Particular emphasis is placed on the social, mediated and cinematic constructions of femininity and masculinity in sport. Enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors. Credit(s): 3
