(3 lecture, 1 film screening) A survey of film history from its beginnings to 1945, focusing on cinema's development from aesthetic, social, technological, and economic perspectives. Includes selected issues in film theory.
(3 lecture, 1 film screening) A survey of cinema from 1945 to the present day. This course will study innovations in technology and production as well as formal developments in narrative, editing, cinematography, and sound.
Required once per week screening time to complement
FILM 210.
Required once per week screening time to complement
FILM 211.
This hands-on course introduces students to the basics of the short-film production process: from scripting, development, shooting, editing, to marketing.