TLCM 240 - American Cinema

Institution:

Bossier Parish Community College

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Description:

Through American Cinema, students will acquire a working knowledge of American film history from the silent era to the present day, recognize and use the basic technical and critical vocabulary of motion pictures, understand how the technology of the cinema relates to film art, gain a fundamental background in the economic structure of the film industry, question their own role as passive spectators, and increase their ability to watch films actively and critically, and enhance their ability to think, speak, and write critically in an increasingly visual and technological culture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bpcc.edu

Phone Number:

(318) 678-6000 ext 6206

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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