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Class Schedule of Meetings, Readings, and Screenings
Note: This is the On-Campus schedule.
See the Online Schedule for the on-campus course.

Please note: this syllabus is subject to change (with notice),
and all screening times given below are approximate.

Key to abbreviations for assignments listed on this page:

FA12 Film Art: An Introduction, 12th edition, by David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson
or FA earlier editions Page assignments for earlier editions of Film Art
View View the assigned film or video on DVD reserve in the Library or streaming on D2L before class
D2L See instructions for how to use Desire2Learn (D2L) on our Orientation link below and also the HUB's online Training Tutorials.

 

SECTION 1

Week 1         Film Appreciation / Film Form & Meaning

Monday, August 14

Assignments: Print out the In-Class Screening List and bring it to class with you every day.

Wednesday, August 16

Reading: FA12 Chapter 2 and pages 2-9 and 402
View: Rear Window on D2L (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, US; 113 min.) (Study Guide)
Assignments: Bring the In-Class Screening List to class every day.

This weekend:

Assignments: Watch the Orientation video and read through all pages of this online syllabus
Take Quiz 0 on D2L (Quiz 0 covers the introductory lecture, Orientation Video, and the syllabus. Note that Quiz 0 will not open until you have completed the Orientation Video.)
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**
Report any D2L access problems to the HUB.

 

Week 2         Narrative & Narration

Monday, August 21

Reading: FA12 Chapter 3 & pages 313-322 and 470-472

Wednesday, August 23

View: Citizen Kane on D2L (Orson Welles, 1941, US; 119 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 1 due Thursday on D2L
Quiz 0 on D2L expires Wednesday at 5:00pm (Quiz 0 covers the introductory lecture, orientation video, and the syllabus.)
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**
Report any D2L access problems to the HUB.

 

Week 3         Mise-en-scène

Monday, August 28

Reading: FA12 Chapter 4 & pages 410-415 and 465-468

Wednesday, August 30

View: Do the Right Thing on D2L (Spike Lee, 1989, US; 120 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids:

1. Study Clip Quiz 2 due Thursday on D2L
2. Quiz 1 Review at end of class

 

Week 4         Quiz 1 / Camerawork

Monday, September 4 (Labor Day Holiday) or Tuesday, September 5

No class meeting today in honor of the Labor Day holiday

View Online Lectures: Video Lectures 1.1-1.3 to Review for Quiz 1
Study Aids: 1. Review for Quiz 1 via online videos on D2L

Section 1 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before Quiz 1

BEGIN SECTION 2 ON CAMERAWORK

Wednesday, September 6

Quiz 1 15-minute quiz **IN PERSON DURING CLASS ON PAPER so bring two pencils!**
Quiz covers all material from Section 1
Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 section on Framing (177-209)

 

SECTION 2

Week 5         Camerawork

Monday, September 11

Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 sections on Duration (209-215) and Perspective (168-174)
View: O Brother, Where Art Thou? on D2L (Joel Coen, 2000, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)

Wednesday, September 13

Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 sections on The Photographic Image (159-164), Speed of Motion (164-168), and Special Effects (174-177)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 3 due Thursday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 4 due Thursday on D2L
  3. Study Clip Quiz 5 due Thursday on D2L

 

Week 6         Camerawork / Editing

Monday, September 18

Reading: FA12 Chapter 6 (216-219)
View: The Piano on D2L (Jane Campion, 1993, New Zealand; 121 min.) (Study Guide)

Wednesday, September 20

Reading: FA12 Chapter 6 on Continuity Editing (219-252)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 6 due Thursday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 7 due Thursday on D2L

 

Week 7         Editing / Sound

Monday, September 25

Reading: FA12 Chapter 6 on Alternatives to Continuity Editing (252-262)
View: Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) on D2L (Tom Tykwer, 1999, Germany; 81 min.) (Study Guide)

Wednesday, September 27

Reading: FA12 Chapter 7 on Sound
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 8 due Thursday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 9 due Thursday on D2L
Section 2 Study Clip Quizzes 3-9 expire Friday at 11:59pm.
** NOTE: Study Clip Quizzes 1-9 comprise half of your midterm grade.

 

Week 8         Sound & Sound Design

Monday, October 2

Midterm Grades posted on the DUCK early this week.
(Note that this grade does not include Quiz 2 or Study Clip Quiz 10; it includes only Quiz 0, Quiz 1, and Study Clip Quizs 1-9, which comprises 20% of your final course grade. See our Assignments page for full details.)

Course Withdrawal deadline is Friday

View: Singin' in the Rain on D2L (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen, 1952, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 10 due Tuesday on D2L
  2. Review on Monday for Quiz 2 & Midterm Exam. Bring your questions and we'll do some practice clips too!

Wednesday, October 4

Quiz 2 **IN PERSON DURING CLASS ON PAPER so bring two pencils!**
Covers all material from Section 2
***VIEW GET OUT BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S CLASS***
View:

Get Out on D2L (Jordan Peele, 2017, US; 104 min.) (Study Guide)

Study Aids: 1. Midterm Review in class: In-class analysis of film techniques in Get Out (HINT: This is a GREAT midterm review!)

 

Week 9        Fall Break / Film Analysis Review / Midterm Exam

Monday, October 9 (Fall Break) or Tuesday, October 10

No class meetings during Fall Break

Reading: FA12 Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11
Study Aids: 1.Study Clip Quiz 11 due the night before the Midterm Exam on D2L
Remaining Section 2 Study Clip Quizzes 10-11 expire the night before the Midterm Exam.

Wednesday, October 11

MIDTERM EXAM ON PAPER IN CLASS
Covers all material from Sections 1-2

 

SECTION 3

Week 10         The Avant-garde & Experimental Filmmaking

Monday, October 16

Reading: FA12 pages 371-400

Wednesday, October 18

View: Avant-garde short films & classroom discussion of each on D2L. Total screening time: 142 min. (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 12 due Thursday on D2L

Week 11       Documentary

Monday, October 23

Reading: FA12 pages 352-371 and 434-443

Wednesday, October 25

View: Nuit et brouillard (Night & Fog) on D2L (Alain Resnais, 1955, France; 31 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 13 due Thursday on D2L

 

Week 12        Italian Neo-Realism, French New Wave, & Art Cinema

Monday, October 30

Reading: FA12 pages 479-484 and 420-424
View for Monday: A bout de souffle (Breathless) on D2L (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, France; 89 min.) (Study Guide)

Wednesday, November 1 

Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 14 due the night before Quiz 3 on D2L
Section 3 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before Quiz 3.
Quiz 3

during class on paper. Bring two pencils!
Covers all material from Section 3

SECTION 4

Week 13                Classical Hollywood Genres & Ideology

Monday, November 6

Reading: FA12 Chapter 9

Wednesday, November 8  

View: Bringing Up Baby streaming via YouTube link on D2L (Howard Hawks, 1938, US; 102 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 15 due Thursday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 16 due Thursday on D2L

Week 14         Genre Transformation & Ideology

Monday, November 13

Reading: FA12 pages 484-490
  Online: John Cawelti, “Chinatown & Generic Transformation” on D2L

Wednesday, November 15

View: Chinatown on D2L (Roman Polanski, 1974, US; **135 min.**) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Thursday on D2L
  Optional Final Exam Review with Dr. B at 3:45pm in UC 272

 

Week 15         Ideology & Cultural Criticism and Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 20 CLASS MEETS VIA D2L LECTURE VIDEOS MONDAY

Online Video Lectures: 1.2 - 1.4 on D2L
Reading: 1. FA12 pages 490-494 and 3 Short Articles Online:
2. John Leo, “Fumanchu on Naboo”,
3. David Wong, "5 Ways You Don't Realize that Movies are Controling Your Brain", and
4. J.F. Sargent, "5 Prejudices in the Movies"
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Friday on D2L

Wednesday, November 22

No class meetings during Thanksgiving Break

 

Week 16        Ideology & Cultural Criticism 

Monday, November 27 CLASS MEETS VIA D2L LECTURE VIDEOS MONDAY

Online Video Lectures: 1.5 - 2.1 on D2L
Reading: 1. FA12 pages 490-494 and 3 Short Articles Online:
2. John Leo, “Fumanchu on Naboo”,
3. David Wong, "5 Ways You Don't Realize that Movies are Controling Your Brain", and
4. J.F. Sargent, "5 Prejudices in the Movies"

Wednesday, November 29 CLASS MEETS VIA D2L LECTURE VIDEOS WEDNESDAY

Online Video Lectures: 2.2 - 2.6 on D2L
View: The Matrix on D2L (The Wachowskis, 1999, US; **136** min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 18 due Thursday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 19 due Thursday on D2L
  3.Optional Final Exam Review Videos on D2L
Online course evaluations on the DUCK this week
BRING YOUR LAPTOP OR SMART PHONE TO CLASS ON Wednesday
Section 4 Study Clip Quizzes expire the the night before the Final Exam.

Final Exam Review (Optional)

Wednesday, November 15 at 3:45pm in UC 272
Bring your questions and we'll do some practice clips too.

 

Week 17        Final Exam is ON CAMPUS IN UC 272 Monday, December 4

Monday, December 4

Required Final Exam IN PERSON, ON PAPER AND SCANTRON, ON CAMPUS DURING CLASS

Section 1: Monday, December 4, 12:45 - 2:00pm in UC 272
Section 2: Monday, December 4, 2:10 - 3:25pm in UC 272

Bring a scantron and 2 pencils.
Exam covers all material from Sections 1-4, with an emphasis on Sections 3-4