ART 253 - Cinema II/The Sound Era

Credits: 3

Description
This introductory course identifies creative use of film-making techniques and surveys the major genres of film since the 1930s. Main genres explored include the Western, Crime, Horror, Musical, Science Fiction, War, Comedy, Action-Adventure and Foreign. In-class films, class critiques, field trip.

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand the basic techniques of feature filmmaking as elements of film story telling.
Articulate critical and analytical approaches to understanding film content.
Recognize the different film genres of twentieth century film.

Prerequisite: None