Film Arts
FA255 Understanding Movies: Film Styles
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Introduces the art of cinema. Emphasizes the feature-length film. Focuses on ways in which a person can come to understand the meaning of a movie. Includes a weekly film screening lab that accompanies the lecture. F
FA256 Understanding Movies: The Great Film Directors
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Analyzes films from the standpoint of the director as creator. Highlights the films of one or two directors in an effort to understand and critique the individual films as the work of an artist, especially within the context of viewing the films as an evolving body of work expressing a particular and unique view of the world. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 lecture and lab credits. W
FA257 Understanding Movies: Themes and Genres
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Explores the meanings a film conveys within the context of a specific film genre, national movement or thematic topic. There is a weekly film screening lab that accompanies the lecture. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits total. Class fee $8. Sp
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