COM 2493 - Introduction to Film: Art and Form

Institution:

Curry College

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Description:

Spring Semester An introductory course in film aesthetics and film theory. Films will be analyzed in terms of narrative structure, mise-en-scene (cinematography, sets and costumes, performance). The course will focus on the ways that film communicates, a process that includes form and function, film technology, criticism, film history, and examples of significant genres and directors — especially those of the 1950’s through the 1990’s. Approximately7 to 8 American and international films will be screened.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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