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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, January 8

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

Wednesday, January 10

View: Rear Window on D2L (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, US; 113 min.) (Study Guide)
Reading: FA12 Chapter 2 and pages 2-9 and 402
(Textbook readings are optional but strongly recommended)
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, January 15

No class meeting today in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

Wednesday, January 17

Reading: FA12 Chapter 3 & pages 313-322 and 470-472
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 1 due next Tuesday 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, January 22

View: Citizen Kane on D2L (Orson Welles, 1941, US; 119 min.) (Study Guide)
Study Aids:

1. Study Clip Quiz 1 due Tuesday on D2L

Wednesday, January 24

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

1. Study Clip Quiz 2 due next Tuesday on D2L

 

Week 4         Quiz 1 / Camerawork

Monday, January 29

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

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

Tuesday, January 30

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, January 31

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

 

SECTION 2

Week 5         Camerawork

Monday, February 5

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, February 7

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, February 12

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

Wednesday, February 14

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, February 19

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, February 21

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, February 26

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, February 28

Quiz 2 **IN PERSON DURING CLASS ON PAPER so bring two pencils and a scantron!**
Covers all material from Section 2
Study Aids: 1. Review for Midterm Exam in class after Quiz 2. Bring your questions and we'll do some practice clips too.

 

Week 9        Spring Break

Monday, March 4 - Wednesday, March 6

No class meetings during Spring Break

 

Week 10        Film Analysis Review / Midterm Exam

Monday, March 11

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!)
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, March 13

MIDTERM EXAM ON PAPER IN CLASS
Bring two pencils and a scantron
Covers all material from Sections 1-2

 

SECTION 3

Week 11         The Avant-garde & Experimental Filmmaking

Monday, March 18

Reading: FA12 pages 371-400

Wednesday, March 20

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 12       Documentary

Monday, March 25

Reading: FA12 pages 352-371 and 434-443

Wednesday, March 27

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 13        Italian Neo-Realism, French New Wave, & Art Cinema

Monday, April 1

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, April 3 

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 and a scantron!
Covers all material from Section 3

SECTION 4

Week 14                Classical Hollywood Genres & Ideology

Monday, April 8

Reading: FA12 Chapter 9

Wednesday, April 10  

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 15         Genre Transformation & Ideology

Monday, April 15

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

Wednesday, April 17

View: Chinatown on D2L (Roman Polanski, 1974, US; **135 min.**) (Study Guide)
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Thursday on D2L

 

Week 16        Ideology & Cultural Criticism 

Monday, April 22

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, April 24

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 with Dr. B at 3:45pm in UC 272 (or 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, April 24 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, April 29

Monday, April 29

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

Monday, April 29, 11:15am - 12:30pm in UC 272

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