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ONLINE Schedule of Meetings, Readings, and Screenings
Note: This is the ONLINE schedule.
See the On-Campus 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

Saturday, August 10

IMPORTANT: Required Online Orientation Videos and Quiz 0. Be sure to take Quiz 0 on D2L well before Wednesday, August 21 at 5pm. This will count as your attendance; if you do not take Quiz 0, your absence must be marked as a "no show" and the Registrar will drop you from the course.

Assignments: Watch Video Lectures 1.1 - 1.5 and the Orientation Video on D2L in the Start Here Module, and read through all pages of this online syllabus.
  Then take Quiz 0 on D2L as proof of your online attendance.
Quiz 0 on D2L (Watch the Orientation and Video Lectures 1.1-1.5 in order to unlock the quiz.)
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**
Report access problems to Dr. Bonner; report technical difficulties to the HUB.
Due before the Wednesday of Week 2 at 5pm as proof of your online attendance to avoid no-show status.

Tuesday, August 13

Reading: FA12 Chapter 2 and pages 2-9 and 402
(Textbook readings are optional but strongly recommended!)
Assignments: 1. Print out the In-Class Screening List and be sure to take notes on it while viewing class lecture videos every day.

Thursday, August 15

View before Thursday: Rear Window on D2L (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, US; 113 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 1.6 - 2.4 on D2L in the Form & Meaning Module under Content

This weekend (if not completed last weekend):

Assignments: Watch the Orientation Video and Video Lectures 1.1-1.5 on D2L 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.)
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**
Report any D2L access problems to the HUB.

 

Week 2         Narrative & Narration

Tuesday, August 20

Reading: FA12 Chapter 3 & pages 313-322 and 470-472
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.6 on D2L in the Narrative & Narration Module under Content
Quiz 0 on D2L expires Wednesday at 5:00pm (Quiz 0 covers the introductory lectures, orientation video, and the syllabus.)
Report any D2L access problems to the HUB.

Thursday, August 22

View: Citizen Kane on D2L (Orson Welles, 1941, US; 119 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 1 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 3         Mise-en-scène

Tuesday, August 27

Reading: FA12 Chapter 4 & pages 410-415 and 465-468
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.5 on D2L

Thursday, August 29

View: Do the Right Thing on D2L (Spike Lee, 1989, US; 120 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L in the Mise-en-scene Module under Content
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 2 due Friday on D2L

This weekend:

Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.3 Review for Quiz 1

Section 1 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before Quiz 1

 

SECTION 2

Week 4         Quiz 1 / Camerawork

Tuesday, September 3

Quiz 1 on D2L 15-minute quiz covers all material from Section 1
Available 12:00am - 11:59pm on D2L under Quizzes menu
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor**
Begin Section 2 Camerawork Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 section on Framing (177-209)
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.5 for Camerawork on D2L

Thursday, September 5

View: O Brother, Where Art Thou? on D2L (Joel Coen, 2000, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)
Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 sections on Framing (177-209), Duration (209-215), and Perspective (168-174)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 3 due Friday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 4 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 5         Camerawork

Tuesday, September 10

Reading: FA12 Chapter 5 sections on The Photographic Image (159-164), Speed of Motion (164-168), and Special Effects (174-177)
Online Video Lectures: 3.1 - 3.4 on D2L

Thursday, September 12

View: The Piano on D2L (Jane Campion, 1993, New Zealand; 121 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 4.1 - 4.4 on Camerawork in The Piano on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 5 due Friday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 6 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 6         Editing

Tuesday, September 17

Reading: FA12 Chapter 6 on Relations among Shots and Continuity Editing (216-252)
Online Video Lectures:

1.1 - 1.6 on Editing on D2L

Thursday, September 19

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

2.1 - 3.2 on Editing on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 7 due Friday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 8 due Friday on D2L
  3. Study Clip Quiz 9 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 7         Sound & Sound Design

Tuesday, September 24

Reading: FA12 Chapter 7
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, September 26

View: Singin' in the Rain on D2L (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen, 1952, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.3 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 10 due due the night before Quiz 2 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        Film Analysis Review and Quiz 2

Tuesday, October 1

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.)
Reading: FA12 FA12 Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11
Online Video Lectures: 2.4 Review for Quiz 2 on D2L

Thursday, October 3

Quiz 2

25-minute quiz on D2L covers all material from Section 2
Available 12:00am - 11:59pm on D2L under Quizzes menu
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**

Course Withdrawal deadline on Friday

 

Week 9        Film Analysis Review and Midterm Exam

Tuesday, October 8

Reading: FA12 Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11
View: Get Out on D2L (Jordan Peele, 2017, US; 104 min.) (Study Guide)
***VIEW GET OUT BEFORE VIEWING VIDEO LECTURES AND TAKE DETAILED NOTES ON THE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FILM'S TECHNIQUES***
Online Video Lectures: 1.1-1.4 on D2L includes Midterm Review
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 11 due the night before the Midterm Exam on D2L
2. Midterm Review Practice Clip Videos & All Lecture Videos on D2L
Covers terminology to date & analysis of film techniques including Get Out (HINT: This is a GREAT midterm review!)
Review session is also optionally available during on-campus review session whenever the course is offered on-campus

Remaining Section 2 Study Clip Quizzes 10-11 expire the night before the Midterm Exam.

Thursday, October 10

MIDTERM EXAM ON D2L covers all material from Sections 1-2
Available 12:00am - 11:59pm on D2L under Quizzes menu
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**

 

SECTION 3

Week 10        The Avant-garde & Experimental Filmmaking

Tuesday, October 15

Reading: FA12 pages 371-400
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, October 17

View: Avant-garde short films & classroom discussion of each on D2L. Total screening time: 142 min. (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.3 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 12 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 11        Documentary

Tuesday, October 22

Reading: FA12 pages 352-371 and 434-443
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, October 24

View: Nuit et brouillard (Night & Fog) on D2L (Alain Resnais, 1955, France; 31 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 13 due Friday on D2L
Extra Credit Event: Creative Careers Job Fair in Carnes Hall (details TBA)

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

Tuesday, October 29

Reading: FA12 pages 479-484 and 420-424
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, October 31 

View: A bout de souffle (Breathless) on D2L (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, France; 89 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L
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.

Friday, November 1
Quiz 3

25-minute quiz on D2L covers all material from Section 3
Available 12:00am - 11:59pm on D2L under Quizzes menu
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**

 

SECTION 4

Week 13       Classical Hollywood Genres & Ideology

Tuesday, November 5

Reading: FA12 Chapter 9
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, November 7  

View: Bringing Up Baby streaming via YouTube link on D2L (Howard Hawks, 1938, US; 102 min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 15 due Friday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 16 due Friday on D2L

Week 14        Genre Transformation & Ideology

Tuesday, November 12

Reading: FA12 pages 484-490 and
  John Cawelti, “Chinatown & Generic Transformation” article on D2L
Online Video Lectures: 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L

Thursday, November 14

View: Chinatown on D2L (Roman Polanski, 1974, US; **135 min.**) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.1 - 2.2 on D2L
And also Ideology Lecture 1.1 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Friday on D2L

 

Week 15         Ideology & Cultural Criticism

Tuesday, November 19

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"
Online Video Lectures: 1.2 - 2.1 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Friday on D2L

Thursday, November 21

View: The Matrix on D2L (The Wachowskis, 1999, US; **136** min.) (Study Guide)
Online Video Lectures: 2.2 - 2.6 on D2L
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip Quiz 18 due Friday on D2L
  2. Study Clip Quiz 19 due Friday on D2L
  3. Optional but recommended: Final Exam Review with Dr. B in UC 272 at 3:45pm
Online course evaluations on the DUCK this week
Section 4 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before the Final Exam.

 

Final Exam Review Session (Optional)

Review videos on D2L
OR
Optional in-person review session with Dr. B on Thursday, November 21 at 3:45pm in UC 272
Bring your questions and we'll do some practice clips too.

 

Week 16        Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 25 - Friday, November 29

No class meetings during Thanksgiving Break

Final Exam

Required Final Exam ONLINE ON D2L covers all material from Sections 1-4, with an emphasis on Sections 3-4

Monday, December 2 on D2L
Available 12am - 11:59pm on D2L under Quizzes menu
**Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor**