| CODE | CST3111 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Film Appreciation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will use a mixture of in-class lectures and film screenings to expand students’ exposure to diverse films, from a cross-section of genres, traditions and countries. It will take key films as case studies, from which students will gain an understanding of their importance from an aesthetic, critical, audience and market point of view. The course will give students the skills to assess and discuss the qualities of the works, while also strengthening their judgement, through an enhanced understanding of the artform. To this end, the films of contemporary auteurs, such as Kelly Reichardt, and Celine Sciamma, will be discussed, as well as work from South Korea, Lebanon, and India. Study-Unit Aims: - Further enhance students' skills in the appreciation and criticism of filmic texts; - Equip students with the critical vocabulary used in the discussion of film, derived from the following schools of thought: authorship, film genre, psychoanalytical film theory, feminist film theory, and world cinema; - Give students the opportunity to study a variety of filmic texts and understand the contemporary trends prevalent in film across the globe. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - The critical vocabulary of various schools of thought used in the critical assessment of films, globally; - The cultural significance of specific films and filmmakers; - The rich work being produced by filmmakers working within different traditions; - The current viewing and programming trends in today’s film industry, as well as the significance of certain filmmakers’ work. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Conduct a close analysis of filmic texts and demonstrate competence in writing critically about film; - Understand, assess, evaluate and interpret a film; - Understand the current trends in contemporary programming, as well as have a historical understanding of film artistic endeavour. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Braudy, L & Marshall, C. (eds). (2009). Film Theory and Criticism. Routledge: London. Selected Filmography*: - Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy; Night Moves and First Cow - Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding and The Namesake - Nicolaj Arcel's The Royal Affair - Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite - Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum - Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Jane Campion's The Piano - Sally Potter's Orlando - Terence Malick's Badlands - Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island - Jennifer Kent's Babadook *a selection of these will be screened for discussion in class; others will be used to discuss foundational principles. Supplementary Readings: - Arnheim, R. (1957). Film as Art. (12th ed.). California: University of California Press. - Bazin, A. (2005). What is Cinema Volumes 1&2. (H&Gray Trans & Ed). California: University of California Press, (originally published in 1967). - Biskind, P. (1998). Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. London: Bloomsbury Press. - Caughie, J. ((ed.). (1981). Theories of Authorship: A reader. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul/BFI. - Corrigan, T. (2014). A Short Guide to Writing about Film. London: Longman. - Corrigan, T. & White, P. (2012). The Film Experience: An Introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave. - Perkinm, V.F. (1993). Film as Film: Understanding and Judging Movies. New York: Penguin Books (originally published in 1972). |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE MCS2010 | ||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite: Good command of the English language. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Rebecca Anastasi |
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