ENG 197 - Introduction to Film Studies

Institution:

Lane Community College

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Description:

4 credits ENG 197 is the third course of a year-long sequence focusing on the history, art, and social contexts of film as an art form. A primary objective of the course is to enhance students' enjoyment and appreciation of film by developing their cinematic literacy. Students are introduced to the basic elements of film language, including cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound. While American films are emphasized, the sequence also focuses at times on international cinema, looking at all films in the context of time, culture, and ideological effects. Weekly campus screenings are required, and clips of films are used in class for close analysis. A variety of assignments and activities develop and test students "ways of seeing." ENG 197 centers on films chosen around a theme, topic or director. Recent themes include "Film and the American Dream" or "American Independent Cinema." Providing an overview of film language, the course explores the style of the featured films and/or director and looks at their historical contexts and ideological effects relating to such contested areas of social experience as race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Lanecc.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 463-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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