| FILM 3330 | Film, Video and the Avant-Garde | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | An examination of the relationship between avant-garde film and video, and the history of modern and contemporary art. Meets with AH 3330. |
| FILM 3350 | Surrealism's Influences in the 21st Century | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | The word Surrealism was coined by writer Guillaume Apollinaire in 1917. Surrealism was truth beyond realism. In the 21st century, how do we embrace Surrealism in cinema, art and literature? How do we discover its artistic significance in light of imagination and digital technologies? Prer., Students must complete FILM 1000 or have permission from the instructor. |
| FILM 3400 | Hollywood’s Germany: The German and Austrian Image in American Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | The course will examine products of American cinema from post-WWI through the ?Golden Age? studio era into the present that deal with Germany and Austria or with characters that represent these two nationalities. Study will focus on ways in which stereotypes and the formal structure of film create their own parallel history and cultural imprints. Meets with GER 3400 and FCS 3400. |
| FILM 3450 | German Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Screenings, lecture, discussion; knowledge of German not required. German film in a cultural context from beginnings to the present featuring such directors as Lang, Von Sternberg, Riefenstahl, Sagan, Thiele, Fassbinder, Schlondorff, Wenders, Adlon, and Tykwer. Meets with FCS 3450 and GER 3450. |
| FILM 3500 | The Hollywood Musical | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Historical and critical/analytical approach to the Hollywood musical film from its inception in early sound to the present. Influences, trends, styles, trans-genre and cross-genre forms as well as key performers and filmmakers are examined and culturally contextualized. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000 or department permission. |
| FILM 3510 | Comedy Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Analytical survey of the American comedy film genre from silent era to contemporary dominant and independent cinema. Social and cultural contextualization of sub-genres, trends, influences, styles, as well as examination of key performers and filmmakers. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000 or department permission. |
| FILM 3520 | Horror Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Analytical survey of the international horror film genre from silent era to contemporary dominant, independent and experimental cinema. Social and cultural contextualization of periods, trends, influences, styles, national variants, as well as an examination of key performers and filmmakers. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000 or department permission. |
| FILM 3530 | Gangster Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Analytical survey of the international gangster film genre from silent era to contemporary dominant and independent cinemas. Social, cultural and political contextualization of periods, trends, influences, national and countercinema styles, as well as an examination of key filmmakers. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000 or department permission. |
| FILM 3540 | The Western | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | The western is often described as the quintessential American genre if not the quintessential American art form. In this course we look at the Western as it grows from, produces and is embedded in film culture, but more broadly in the founding myths and conflicts of the United States. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000 or department permission. |
| FILM 3550 | Hollywood History | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | A chronological examination of Hollywood film from early beginning to the present. Specific focus is given to important film artists, genres and styles, and their influence on world cinema and American reception. |
| FILM 3690 | Topics in Hispanic Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | The cinematic manifestations of the richness and the variety of Hispanic culture as expressed through an artistic and humanistic vision. May be repeated once for credit if the topic is different. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Global Awareness requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Arts, Humanities, and Cultures. Meets with FCS 3690 and SPAN 3690. |
| FILM 3700 | Film Scoring and Music Composition | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | This course will provide students with an understanding of the tools, crafts, methods and history of the art of film music scoring and composition. Prer., FILM 1000 and FILM 2000. Meets with MUS 3700. |
| FILM 3750 | Production for Art Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | A practicum of film production in the live-action art and experimental short form, based in the theoretical and historical aspects of the Film Studies program. Course will include a survey of short film styles and modes, introduction to camera equipment, storyboarding, on-location photography, Mac OSX/Final Cut Pro editing, color, post-production details. |
| FILM 3760 | New Models in Documentary | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Understand the challenges that we face in documentary, the distinctions between fiction versus non-fiction and abstraction and/or representational documentation. How this art form is expansive in light of a technologically simulated world and how important it is to find the stories yet to be told. Prer., Students must complete FILM 1000 or have permission from the instructor. |
| FILM 3850 | Austrian and Central European Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Screening, lecture and discussion are included in this course. Knowledge of German is not required for non-German minors. This is a survey of Austrian cinema in a cultural context from the beginning to the present and its relationship with Hungarian and Czechoslovakian film. Directors such as Kolm-Fleck, Korda, Forst, Hartl, Marischka, Corti, Ruzowitzky, Albert and Haneke are featured. Meets with FCS 3850 and GER 3850. |
| FILM 3900 | Special Topics in Film Studies | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Selected topics in the theory, history and aesthetics of film. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore: Society, Institutions, and Health. Prer., FILM 1000 or FILM 2000, or consent of instructor. |
| FILM 3950 | Women in Film | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | Selected topics dealing with the various roles of women in international cinema history. Meets with WEST 3950. |
| FILM 3990 | European Film - European History | 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum) | The study of European film in conjunction with major developments in 20th century European society, including war, genocide, and dictatorship. Focus on both historical commentary and film form. Meets with HIST 3990. |
