Docs

1. SyllabusPDF
2. Allegory of the Cave excerpt
3. Study Guide Answers for 'On The Waterfront'
4. Study Guide for French New Wave, Italian Neo Realism and Run Lola Run
5. Run Lola Run 'Explanations'
6. Study Guide for 'Crash'
7. Crash 'Answers'
8. Rear Window and the MLA Style of writing a Paper
   

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   Above is a link to a PDF which will guide you through writing a paper in the MLA format that I require. It also contains clues on what to look for when watching the movie "Rear Window" when you compare it with "Disturbia." Remember, the other two films that you may compare, if you wish, are the movies "'The Maltese Falcon'" and "Brick." If you need assistance with your paper, be sure to visit the writing lab. There are tutors there that will assist you.


9. Theatre of the Absurd and The Big Lebowski
10. Terms to Know for Midterm & later

Short Vids
1. German Expressionism

Below is a montage of many 'film noir' films for students to get a feel for the texture and themes associated with that genre from the 1940s and 1950s.




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Below is a video created to show some of the films of the 30s that influenced the MPAA in creating a 'voluntary' code of standards which limited what films of that era could say or exhibit. It was referred to as the Hays Code.


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The posted vid below is to be used as a reminder of what we went over in terms of color and composition




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Advised Reading
1. Film Art [An Introduction }, (David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson) University of Wisconsin
   Film {A Critical Introduction}, (Maria Pramaggiore, Tom Wallis) Allyn and Bacon
   The Art of Watching Films, (Dennis Petre, Joseph Boggs) McGraw Hill

Student's Movie Examples

Below are 2 examples of student work who teamed up to make films rather than write a term paper. Students were given film styles, and tips on composition in the frame.

Before proceeding with their projects, students turned in scripts, storyboards and outlines of structure before proceeding to the shooting phase. Those films are entitled Pancakes, and Love, Education and I.

The third movie is an example of Art Students in their animation classes. Students with skills in animation, After Effects, Soundbooth, Final Cut, Premiere, and using cameras, sets, and costumes that they designed created a film short entitled Cling

Student Work #1: “Pancakes”

(Will require Quicktime plug in)

Student work #2/'Love and Education (Parody)'

Student work #3/'Cling'