FILM ANALYSIS

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to film analysis. Students will examine the ways in which meaning is constructed in cinema by looking at the various techniques employed by filmmakers and the manner in which these elements operate as a formal system. The course will stress the importance of close textual analysis of individual scenes, while also emphasizing the need to look at films as a whole. A range of films will be viewed in class, although for the sake of coherence the majority will be Hollywood productions from the 1940s and 1950s, in particular the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock.

FILM ANALYSIS

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Apply critical skills in the analysis of films
2. 02 Evaluate the techniques used by filmmakers to create meaning in cinema.
3. 03 Critically reflect on the relationship between films and a variety of aesthetic contexts
4. 04 Implement independent research based on appropriate research questions, using and evaluating a range of material in order to arrive at conclusions
5. 05 Express this knowledge in a scholarly manner using academic and non-academic sources

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 David Bordwell and Kirstin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction (New York: McGraw Hill, 8th Edition, 2008)

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Apply critical skills in the analysis of films. SOLO 4
2. L02 Evaluate the techniques used by filmmakers to create meaning in cinema. SOLO 5
3. L03 Implement independent research based on appropriate research questions, using and evaluating a range of material in order to arrive at conclusions. SOLO 4
4. L04 Express this knowledge in a scholarly manner using academic and non-academic sources SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

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