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Course Schedule—Spring 2006

Film & Media Studies

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES

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061.245 (H)

INTRODUCTION TO FILM THEORY (3) Roos    Prereq: Intro. To the Study of Film (061.140) or Perm. Req'd.     Lab Fee: $40   Limit 40  An introduction to the major developments and tendencies in film theory. Authors studied will include Eisenstein, Benjamin, Kracauer, Bazin, Baudry, Mulvey, and Wollen.

Lec.

Scr. 01

Th 2-4

T 7:30-10pm

061.246 (H)
(W)

SPECIAL TOPICS: READING FILM (3) Bucknell   Prereq: Intro to the Study of Film (061.140) or Perm. Req’d.     Limit 15     Lab Fee: $40     The critical analysis of film with particular attention to the writing of analytical essays.

Sec. 01

Scr.

W 4-6pm

M 7:30-10pm

061.308 (H)

EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO (3) Yasinsky Prereq: Intro. to the Study of Film (061.140) or Perm. Req'd.  Limit 10    Lab Fee: $40  An introduction to experimental video from the 1960's to present. Understanding "experimental" as an operative to change existing forms of video using aesthetic and ideological innovation. With video project.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:30

061.309 (H)

FILM AND HAIKU (3) Mann    Limit Perm. Req'd.  Prereq: Intro. to Film Production (061.240)  Lab Fee: $100 Explores similarities between a filmmaker's approach to the natural world and a haiku writer's. Along with film screenings and readings, students shoot short films exploring filmmaking as a meditative process.

Sec. 01

Th 2-4:30

061.313 (H)
(W)

STORY AND CHARACTER DESIGN FOR THE SCREENPLAY (3) Bucknell Limit 15    Prereq: Screenwriting or playwriting recommended.   Lab Fee: $40. A workshop devoted to developing dimensional characters and compelling, original stories.

Sec. 01

Scr.

M 1-3

Th 7:30-10pm

061.320 (H)
        (W)

SILENT MASTERPIECES (3) Bucknell  Limit 15   Prereq: Intro.to the Study of Film (061.140) or Perm. Req’d Lab Fee: $ 40  Chaplin, Griffith, Keaton, Lang, Murnau, Von Sternberg, and others.

Sec. 01

Scr.

W 12-2

Th 7:30-10pm, Sun 7-9:30pm

061.331 (H)

AMERICA SINCE BRANDO (3) DeLibero  Prereq: Intro.to the Study of Film (061.140) and at least one 200 or 300 level Film & Media course Limit 15   Lab Fee: $40  Traces the actor's influence on American film and culture. Close examination of the actor's performance methods, life, and movies, as well as the cultural contexts that informed his work.

Cross-listed with Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality

Sec. 01

Scr.

Th 11-1:30

W 7:30-10pm, Sun.4-6: 30pm

061.382 (H)

THE CRAFT OF FILMMAKING (3) Mann   Limit 40   Prereq: Intro.to the Study of Film (061.140)  Preference to Seniors   Lab Fee: $40  Explores the film/media industry and how to find your place in it. Along with lectures and screenings, course includes a wide range of visiting speakers: directors, screenwriters, producers, etc. 

Sec. 01

Scr.

F 2-5

W 7:30-10pm

061.441 (H)

SENIOR PROJECT IN FILM PRODUCTION (3) Mann   Prereq: 061.240, 061.301, 061.304 Perm. Req'd.   Lab Fee: $100

Sec. 01

TBA

061.443 (H)

SENIOR PROJECT IN DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION (3) Staff  Perm. Req'd.  

Sec. 01

TBA

020.125 (H, N)

BIOLOGY IN FILM: DISCOVERY, DISEASE AND DISASTER (1) Schildbach   Cross-listed with Biology

Sec. 01

Th 7-9:20pm

090.305 (H)

WIRELESS IMAGINATION: INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA THEORY (3) Niebisch   Limit 15
Cross-listed with German
Course canceled 10/26/05

Sec. 01

M 3-5

100.317 (H)

HISTORY OF PHTOJOURNALISM IN THE UNITED STATES (3)  Hijar    Limit 20    This course is a survey of photojournalism in the U.S. and emphasizes understanding the medium in historical perspective, and developing the analytical skills to see media images with a critical eye. Dean's Teaching Fellowship Course

Cross-listed with History and Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality

Sec. 01

TTh 2-3:30

300.322 (H) 332

RUSSIAN CINEMA AVANT-GARDE TO SOCIALIST REALISM (3)     Eakin Moss   Limit 25

Cross-listed with Humanities Center

Sec. 01

Scr.

MW 2-3:30

T 7:30-10pm

090.395 (H)

LITERATURE & PHOTOGRAPHY (3) Long Tobias Limit 15

Cross-listed with the German, Humanities Center, and Writing Seminars

Sec. 01

 

W 3-5

Plus discussion hour: Th 12, F 11

090.403 (H)

VISIONS OF CINEMA: EXPLORATIONS IN WEIMAR FILM 1913-1933 (3) Gold   Limit 15

Cross-listed with the Humanities Center and German

Sec. 01

 

 M 1-3

Plus screening TBA on Thurs. evenings

090.420 (H)

THE HUMAN AND THE MACHINE IN GERMAN LITERAURE AND FILM (3) Pahl   Limit 15 Prereq: 091.301-302

Cross-listed with German

Sec. 01

 

 T 3-5

Plus discussion hour TBA

061.501

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FILM AND MEDIA Staff   Perm. Req'd. Lab Fee: $100 (if production related)

   

061.503

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FILM PRODUCTION Mann   Prereq: 061.240, 061.301, 061.304 Perm. Req'd.          Lab Fee: $100

   

061.505

INTERNSHIP IN FILM AND MEDIA DeLibero  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

   
         

 

 

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