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  • FILM 243: History of American Film

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This course offers a historical survey of American film, from the silent era to the present, with an emphasis on major American films, directors, styles, and genres. The focus will be on "Hollywood" and feature film-making, but other topics such as documentaries will be discussed. This course will introduce students to the serious study of film by focusing on the critical tools and theoretical perspectives necessary for analysis and interpretation. Students will also consider how changes in media and technology have affected American films and film history. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 244: Introduction to International Film

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This course is one of the basic requirements for the study of film history, with emphasis on major international films, directors, styles and genres. It is the second course that will introduce students to the study of film by focusing on critical tools and a variety of film/media theories necessary for the analysis and interpretation of film. Moreover, through the discussion of influential international films, students will be introduced to stories. Also, because of the effects of globalization and movements of people, students will explore topics such as identity, nationality, and multiculturalism to better understand the world today. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Ms. Eren.
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  • FILM 261: Writing for Film

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An introduction to the principles and practices on screenwriting, this course analyses the theories, structures, and themes of comedic and dra- matic storytelling and explores the creative stages and chronological stages in script development. Offered annually. Three hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 262: Filmmaking

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An introduction to the visualization practices and production principles of filmmaking with an in-depth examination of the professional language, personnel, equipment, and technical components involved in pre-production, production, and post-production. An exploration of the creative role of the director in such activities as artistic shot selection, visual and audio synchronization, music and sound alignment, storyboard development, cinematography, and editing. An examination of the process of filmmaking with an emphasis on interaction and coordination among such elements as scene construction, frame composition, lens selection, lighting, camera placement or movement, and film coverage/ratios. Offered annually. Three hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 292: Japanese Film as History:The Works of Kurosawa Akira

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    This course serves as general introduction to postwar Japanese film through close examination of several films of Kurosawa Akira, one of the most celebrated directors in the history of the medium. Classic samurai drama such as "Rashomon," "ThSeven Samurai," and other period films will be the focus of the course. Students will be introduced to basic theories and concepts in film studies, as well as topics in Japanese history relevant to both the settings and production of the films. Close attention will also be paid to issues of nationalism, gender, war and crosscultural adaptation. Japanese language skills are not required. Same as ASTU 292. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Mr. Munson.
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  • FILM 300: Topics in Film Studies Research

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    Students may select a research topic in a specialized area in film studies. Projects are student-designed in consultation with a faculty member. A proposal (including a literature review or bibliography/filmography and a research plan) must be submitted to the faculty member by the end of the second week of the term in which the research is to be completed. The project culminates in a paper presented to the supervising faculty member and perhaps others by the end of that term. Prerequisites: FILM 210 and permission of the program chair. Three hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 345: Major Film makers

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An examination of the works of four or five major figures in film history. For example, the works of such figures as Eisentein, D. W. Griffith, Renoir, Welles, Hitchcock, Hawks, Chaplin, and Truffaut might be included. Offered alternate years. Four hours. Staff.
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  • FILM 346: Film Genres

    4.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    A detailed examination of several film genres, such as the musical, the suspense film, the political film, and the French "New Wave." Offeredalternate years. Four hours. Staff.
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  • FINA 350: The Arts in London

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An interdisciplinary course developing the student's appreciation of, and experience in, art,music, and drama. Students explore aspects of these disciplines which cross the usual but artificial boundaries between them. Students receive extensive exposure to the arts through attendance at art exhibitions, museums, concerts, ballets, opera, and theatre in London. Appropriate readings and papers will be assigned. Prerequisite: any three-hour course in art, music, or drama, or permission of instructor. Three hours. Staff.
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  • FINA 351: TheArts in NewYork

    3.00 Credits
    Randolph-Macon College

    An interdisciplinary course developing the student's appreciation of, and experience in, art,music, and drama. Students explore aspects of these disciplines which cross the usual but, artificial boundaries between them. Students receive extensive exposure to the arts through attendance at art exhibitions, museums, concerts, ballets, opera, and theatre in NewYork. Appropriate readings and papers will be assigned. Prerequisite: any three-hour course in art, music, or drama, or permission of instructor. Three hour. Staff.
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