Course details
Name: ENFL - 208
Title: INTRODUCTION TO FILM
Section: 01
Semester: Spring - 2024
Credits: 3
Description:
This course presents an overview of the cinema with particular attention to the formal languages developed for the medium. The evolution of the classical Hollywood style is considered alongside significant film movements from around the globe. Students learn the concepts and terms necessary for a close reading of films and are taught to consider cinema within specific historical and cultural contexts. The course addresses various modes of filmmaking, such as avant-garde and documentary, and key analytical frameworks such as authorship, genre and mode of production. The critical skills acquired in the course help students become informed media consumers and producers, aware of cinema’s rich history and equipped to evaluate its future directions.
This course fulfills the following General Education requirement: D. Fine and Performing Arts.
Last updated on 2023-10-17 By
Lykidis Alexios (lykidisa)
Schedule: Thursday From 9:45 am To 12:30 pm
Graduation requirements:
- Genre Study (Film)
Teaching Faculty: Lykidis Alexios (lykidisa)
Is course canceled: No