MIAP 1013 - I ntroduction to Film Studies

Institution:

Oklahoma City University

Subject:

Description:

The course introduces students to the essential techniques of film analysis to develop the critical vocabulary to view, discuss, and write about film as an art form. Distinction between the importance of the literary and cinematic analysis of film is emphasized. Examination of approaches to the study of film include auteurism, genre study and how film forms establish or subvert expectations, theoretical and historical developments in the history of cinema, and the tension between film as an art form and film as a business. Discussion is rooted in the screening of appropriate films.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.okcu.edu

Phone Number:

(405) 208-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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