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COM FT 567: Film Styles
"Style" is a term that crops up routinely in discussions of film, but does it really mean anything? Through the careful study of a broad variety of films, we will compile a catalog of stylistic components which critic and filmmaker alike can use to think more clearly about this slippery concept. How does one create a style? How does style influence narrative? What tools does a director use to create a distinctive style? Using feature films and film clips, this course will answer these and other questions about film style. -
COM FT 569: Holocaust on Film
Holocaust on Film examines the aesthetics of filmic texts which place the experience of the Holocaust at the center of their investigation. -
COM FT 573: Butv 1
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COM FT 574: Butv 2
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COM FT 575: Renoir&Beunel
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COM FT 576: Globalnewwaves
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COM FT 577: Godard
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COM FT 578: 3MASTERDIRECTRS
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COM FT 579: Eurodirectors
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COM FT 580: Subversvecine
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COM FT 581: Thrdwrlddirctrs
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COM FT 583: Filmtraumaloss
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COM FT 593: Introduction to Cinematography
Based on a fundamental knowledge of technical and creative procedures of film production, this course pays deeper attention to important elements of cinematography such as composition, raw stock, sensitometry, lighting, movement, colors, and space. Emphasis is on a conscious usage of pictorial elements in the picture-building process. -
COM FT 701: Media Evolution
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COM FT 702: Script To Film
Exclusive to Graduate Screenwriting students (required in 1st year. An introduction to the relationship between the written script and the image on screen. Through in-depth analysis, we will study screenplays, films and the mind of the screenwriter in order to decipher the process of developing story from character, plot and theme. Students will be required to write expository papers and present their own analysis of a chosen film. -
COM FT 703: Media Business Entrepreneurship
This course will provide students with the practical knowledge and skills needed to heed the call of entrepreneurship. Classes will include guest speakers from various business sectors including venture capital professionals, angel investors, accountants, attorneys, marketing experts who are skilled in launch phases of PR, as well as media entrepreneurs who succeeded against all odds. Students will also participate in the development of a core business idea, from concept through the creation of a sound business plan as a final project/presentation. 4 cr. Fall -
COM FT 704: Genre for Screenwriters
This class will touch upon the basics of genre theory, identify genre conventions using the courses "study" films. The films will be discussed in terms of theme, structure, characters, setting, subject matter, visual motifs or recurring icons, and tone/mood. -
COM FT 705: Comedies and Melodramas for Graduate Students
This class will view and discuss romantic comedies and domestic melodramas made in Hollywood in the 1930's and 1940's. -
COM FT 706: Acting for Directors and Writers
For first-year graduates. Develops the director's knowledge and understanding of actors, the "human equipment" of filmmaking, through direct acting experience. Students learn the language and tools of the craft through sensory exercises, improvisation, text analysis, and scene study. -
COM FT 707: Introduction to Video Production
An introduction to the techniques of producing and directing video projects, including videography, lighting, editing, sound, and special effects. Emphasis is on execution and design of both "live" on tape and postproduced works using both field and studio equipment.
