Film and Media Studies

Catalog description

This course introduces students to film (and related media, like television and video games) as an artistic medium. Topics include basic elements of film studies (narrative, mise-en-scène , composition and image, sound); film production (film structure, director/producer roles, cinematography, acting, editing); film genres and approaches to film criticism. A history of film includes thematic, visual, sound, and technical milestones, and places that history within the context of American culture and society. Contemporary elements of film production, including synthetic media, are also explored.