PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H
This course will introduce students to the terminology, methodologies, and practice of cinematic analysis. We will approach films as complex, multi-layered texts that can be viewed through diverse, intersecting lenses; beginning with an examination of the form principles of film, we will progress to a consideration of film as historical, cultural, and ideological product, one that both shapes and is shaped by the beliefs and practices of the cultures in which it is generated. Class time will be divided between film viewing and film analysis, the ultimate purpose of the course being to prepare students to become active, critical viewers of film.