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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. |
Saturday, August 12
IMPORTANT: Required Online Orientation Videos and Quiz 0. Be sure to take Quiz 0 on D2L well before Wednesday, August 23 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 (available January 8) 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. |
Monday, August 14
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 2 and pages 2-9 and 402 |
Wednesday, August 16
View: | Rear Window on D2L (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, US; 113 min.) (Study Guide) |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.6 - 2.4 on D2L |
Assignments: | 1. Print out the In-Class Screening List and use it while viewing class lecture videos every day. |
This weekend (if not completed last weekend):
Assignments: | Watch the Orientation Video 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. |
Monday, August 21
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 3 & pages 313-322 and 470-472 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.6 on D2L |
Wednesday, August 23
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 |
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. |
Monday, August 28
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 4 & pages 410-415 and 465-468 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.5 on D2L |
Wednesday, August 30
View: | Do the Right Thing on D2L (Spike Lee, 1989, US; 120 min.) (Study Guide) |
Online Video Lectures: | 2.1 - 2.5 on D2L |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 2 due Friday on D2L |
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day Holiday) or September 5
View: | No screening this week as you prepare for Quiz 1 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.3 Review for Quiz 1 |
Study Aids: | 1. Review for Quiz 1 via video lectures |
Section 1 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before Quiz 1 |
Tuesday, September 5
Quiz 1 | on D2L 15-minute quiz Available 12:00am - 11:59pm **Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor** Quiz covers all material from Section 1 |
Wednesday, September 6
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 5 section on Framing (177-209) |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.5 for Camerawork on D2L |
Monday, September 11
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 5 sections on Duration (209-215) and Perspective (168-174) |
***VIEW O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? BEFORE MONDAY'S CLASS*** | |
View: | O Brother, Where Art Thou? on D2L (Joel Coen, 2000, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide) |
Online Video Lectures: | 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, September 13
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 |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 3 due Friday on D2L |
2. Study Clip Quiz 4 due Friday on D2L | |
3. Study Clip Quiz 5 due Friday on D2L |
Monday, September 18
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 6 (216-219) |
***VIEW THE PIANO BEFORE MONDAY'S CLASS*** | |
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 and |
Wednesday, September 20
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 6 on Continuity Editing (219-252) |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.3 - 1.6 on Editing on D2L |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 6 due Friday on D2L |
2. Study Clip Quiz 7 due Friday on D2L |
Monday, September 25
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 6 on Alternatives to Continuity Editing (252-262) |
Online Video Lectures: | 2.1 - 2.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, September 27
View: | Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) on D2L (Tom Tykwer, 1999, Germany; 81 min.) (Study Guide) |
Online Video Lectures: | 3.2 - 3.3 on D2L |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 8 due Friday on D2L |
2. Study Clip Quiz 9 due Friday 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. |
Monday, October 2
Midterm Grades
posted on the DUCK early this week. |
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 7 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, October 4
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 Friday on D2L |
Thursday, October 5
Quiz 2 | 25-minute quiz on D2L |
Course Withdrawal deadline on Friday |
Monday, October 9
No class meetings during Fall Break |
Tuesday, October 10
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1-1.4 on D2L includes Midterm Review |
***VIEW GET OUT BEFORE MONDAY'S CLASS/VIEWING VIDEO LECTURES*** | |
View: | Get Out on D2L (Jordan Peele, 2017, US; 104 min.) (Study Guide) |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 11 due the night before the Midterm Exam on D2L |
2. Midterm Review Practice Clip Videos & Lecture Videos 1.1-1.3 on D2L Covers terminology to date & analysis of film techniques in 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. |
Wednesday, October 11
MIDTERM EXAM ON D2L Available 12:00am - 11:59pm **Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser and Webcam Monitor** Covers all material from Sections 1-2 |
Reading: | FA12 pages 371-400 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, October 18
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 |
Monday, October 23
Reading: | FA12 pages 352-371 and 434-443 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, October 25
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 |
Monday, October 30
Reading: | FA12 pages 479-484 and 420-424 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, November 1
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. |
Thursday, November 2
Quiz 3 | 25-minute quiz on D2L |
Monday, November 6
Reading: | FA12 Chapter 9 |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1-1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, November 8
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 |
Monday, November 13
Reading: | FA12 pp. 484-490 |
Online: John Cawelti, “Chinatown & Generic Transformation” on D2L |
Online Video Lectures: | 1.1 - 1.4 on D2L |
Wednesday, November 15
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 Thursday on D2L |
Optional Final Exam Review in person with Dr. B at 3:45pm in UC 272 |
Monday, November 20
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 - 1.4 on D2L |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Friday on D2L |
Wednesday, November 22
No class meetings during Thanksgiving Break |
Monday, November 27
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: | 1.5 - 2.1 on D2L |
Study Aids: | 1. Study Clip Quiz 17 due Friday on D2L |
Wednesday, November 29
View for Wednesday: | 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: Final Exam Review with Dr. B in UC 272 whenever the course is offered on campus |
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Section 4 Study Clip Quizzes expire the night before the Final Exam. |
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Required Final Exam ONLINE ON D2L: Monday, December 4 on D2L Exam covers all material from Sections 1-4, with an emphasis on Sections 3-4 |