MEDI 402 - Film Aesthetics

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

This course is an advanced analysis/critical thinking class that requires extensive reading and writing. Students should expect to complete between 18-60 pages of revised writing during the semester. Class participation and in-class exercises stress close analysis of film texts; students must also view several films outside of class. Students should have a working familiarity with technical aspects of video and film production. In this course, students study classic Hollywood narrative films, foreign films, art cinema, and independent films as a means of examining stylistic and technical choices, and their impact on the subject, themes, characters, and components of film and video. Prerequisites: MEDI 102 Development of Film I or MEDI 103 Development of Film II

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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