Introduction to Film. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 with a C or higher. Corequisites: ENGL 102 with a C or higher, ENGL 102 may be taken concurrently as a co-requisite. An introduction to film studies, this course focuses on close verbal and visual analysis, and on critical writing. Students will consider a number of culturally and aesthetically significant films; make claims about how a film’s content and form connect; and find and present evidence for such claims, becoming familiar with essential cinematographic techniques. Students will carefully consider their own writing at a slow pace, thereby refining their ability to communicate persuasively in a variety of settings.