COM 3700 - Narrative Film Theories and Techniques

Institution:

Trevecca Nazarene University

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Description:

A survey of the major theoretical approaches to film including montage, mise-en-scene, auteurist theories and structuralist theories, aesthetics of film sound, theories on projection/identification/opposition and celebrity/star power, genre theory, and feminist theory. Students will investigate the professional and critical methodologies used by screenwriters and filmmakers in the industry to construct narratives in film which convey meaning visually and aurally. (In Mass Communication minor, this course counts as a Film elective.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.trevecca.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 248-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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