ENGL245 - Film Form and Culture: The Making of the Popular

This course is designed as an introduction to the analytical language you‘ll require for ongoing study in film and film theory.  How we process a film, who makes films and to what end, and how these works of art position themselves in the larger discourse of what exactly makes constructive cinema. As such, it seems apt for an introductory course to begin with our changing understanding of ‘popular’ form, high and low culture, and what a formalist language of cinema can do for the media we consume most regularly.  Audience reception, reinforcement of cinematic language, and conversation with genre are going to be at the forefront of our examination of popular film form.  Come the end of this class, you will develop a sophisticated understanding of shot, frame, cinematography, narrative, meta-conversations, the role of practical and digital technology, as well as representation on and off screen. 

Cross-listed with: CINE245. Credit only granted for: ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245. Formerly: FILM245.

Section(s):

WB21 - Andy Nunn

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