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3.00 Credits
A survey of the art of cinema from the silent period to the present. This course examines basic film techniques and theories, as well as film styles and genres. Particular attention will be given to lighting, editing and cinematography, and how each contributes to the overall, complex artwork of each film.
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Students make comparisons and contrasts between the written works of William Shakespeare, and filmic adaptations and modernizations. The students will study the relationship between being true to the letter of the original work and being true to the spirit, and how each adaptation embodies or neglects these truths. Prerequisite: one 200-level literature course.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of the nature and history of mass communication, including books, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, film, sound recording and the Internet. This course focuses on how mass communication shapes and alters public opinion and in turn is recreated by the need to communicate opinion. Prerequisite: COM 101.
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3.00 Credits
A variable topics course providing an in-depth study of film either by genre or country of origin. Prerequisite: one 200-level film course.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the major approaches to film analysis, the tools used in film research and the problems and methods of film historiography. In addition to scholarly analysis, this course covers film criticism and its various components. Students will work closely with the BPC Film Society. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 102.
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3.00 Credits
A workshop in dramatic writing, primarily for television and film, to include discussion of the following topics: understanding the medium, developing the material (conceptpremise- character), the three-act structure and its relation to prose narrative, alternatives to structuring the play, and the conventions of screenwriting. The minimum writing requirement is a script ranging from 30 to 60 pages. Prerequisite: CRW/ENG 105.
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3.00 Credits
A study of advanced methods of screenwriting, with a particular emphasis on short-film writing. The student will write various several short films that both fit the time constraints of the medium and display abstract concepts visually without appearing forced or hackneyed. Students will work closely with the 24-Hour Film Club. Prerequisites: CRW/ENG 105.
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3.00 Credits
A study of adapted screenplays, which make up the majority of current feature-length films. In addition to analyzing adaptations, the student will write his or her own scripts from various original sources, including but not limited to fairy/folk tales, short stories, news stories and children's books. Prerequisite: CRW/ENG 105.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the formatting differences of television from other scriptwriting formats, in addition to the means of storytelling, with particular emphasis on situation comedies, serialized dramas, children's programming and reality T.V. Prerequisite: CRW/ENG 105
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3.00 Credits
Examination of a film as a genre of literature with emphasis upon the difference between written and visual interpretation, and relation to contemporary thought and values. Particular attention will be given to short texts and their adaptations into film. All films screened represent the spectrum of diversity which exists within the multicultural human family. Prerequisite: one 200-level literature course.
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