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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:
FA9 Film Art: An Introduction, 9th edition, by David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson
or FA8 Film Art: An Introduction, 8th edition, by David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson
CD CD-ROM included with Film Art textbook
View
L D S		 View the assigned film on DVD reserve in the Library (LD) or on DVD via Netflix or another rental venue (D) or other streaming (S) before class
TBA To be announced
Online You can access two of the readings below online; just click on the hyperlink for that reading (see Weeks 15 & 16). If a reading is not hyperlinked, it is only available in the texts listed above. Note that the online readings are PDF files, readable only via Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download it for free at http://www.adobe.com
GeorgiaVIEW/
Blackboard 		Study clips are only available online at GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
Teaching Interns: Ms. Amber Welch and Ms. Samantha Watson
Office hours: TR 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut and by appointment

 

SECTION 1

Week 1         Film Appreciation/ Film Form & Meaning

January 10-12

Reading: FA9: Chapter 2 and pp. 2-8 and 395
  FA8: Chapter 2 and pp. 2-9 and 383
View L D S: Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, US; 113 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. CD, Study questions for Chapter 2, videos 1 & 2
  2. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
Assignment: Watch the Orientation video and read through all pages of this online syllabus. (Trouble playing? Download Flash Player.)
Assignment: Print out the In-Class Screening List and bring it to class with you every day!

 

Week 2        Narrative & Narration

January 17-19

Reading: FA9: Chapter 3 & pp. 466-467
  FA8: Chapter 3 & pp. 452-453
View L D S: Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941, US; 119 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 1 available Tuesday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 3, videos 1 & 2
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
Quiz 0 on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard , available through Friday. (Quiz covers the introductory lecture, orientation video, and the syllabus.)
Report any GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard  access problems to the HUB.

 

Week 3         Mise-en-scène

January 24-26

Reading: FA9: Chapter 4 & pp. 404-408 and 461-463 
  FA8: Chapter 4 & pp. 392-396 and 447-450 
View L D S: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989, US; 120 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 2 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 4, videos 1 & 2
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

Week 4        Film Production & Early History

January 31-February 2

Reading: FA9: Chapter 1 and pp. 454-461 and 470-473
  FA8: Chapter 1 and pp. 440-447 and 456-459
Screening: No screening this week
Study Aids: 1. CD, Study questions for Chapter 1, videos 1 & 2
  2. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
Quiz 1 Thursday in class (bring a scantron and 2 pencils)
Quiz covers all material from Section 1/Weeks 1-4

 

SECTION 2

Week 5        Camerawork

February 7-9

Reading: Begin FA9: Chapter 5
  Begin FA8: Chapter 5
View L D S: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 3 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Study Clip 4 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  3. Study Clip 5 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
4. CD, Study questions for Chapter 5, videos 1 & 2
  5. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

Week 6        Camerawork /Editing

February 14-16

Reading: Finish FA9: Chapter 5; begin FA Chapter 6
  Finish FA8: Chapter 5; begin FA Chapter 6
View L D S: The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993, New Zealand; 121 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 6 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Study Clip 7 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
3. CD, Study questions for Chapter 6, videos 1 & 2
  4. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

Week 7        Editing

February 21-23

Reading: Finish FA9: Chapter 6 & pp. 467-469
  Finish FA8: Chapter 6 & pp. 453-456
View L D S: Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) (Tom Tykwer, 1999, Germany; 81 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 8 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Study Clip 9 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
3. CD, Study questions for Chapter 8
  4. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
Pre-CMS majors: Register to take CMS Writing Assessment in Library Testing Center before Friday.
Information at http://a-s.clayton.edu/vpa/cms/assessment.html

 

Week 8        Sound & Sound Design

February 28-March 1

Reading: FA9: Chapter 7
  FA8: Chapter 7
View L D S: Singin' in the Rain (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen, 1952, US; 103 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 10 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 7
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

Midterm Grades posted on the DUCK by Tuesday this week. (Note that this grade does not include Quiz 2 or Study Clip 10. It includes Quiz 0, Quiz 1, and Study Clips 1-9, which is 20% of your final course grade.)

Course Withdrawal deadline is Friday
Pre-CMS majors: CMS Writing Assessment in Library Testing Center M-W this week.
Information at http://a-s.clayton.edu/vpa/cms/assessment.html
Quiz 2 Thursday in class (bring a scantron and 2 pencils)
Covers all material from Section 2/Weeks 5-8

 

Week 9    Spring Break

March 6-8

No classes during Spring Break

 

Week 10        Film Analysis / Midterm Exam

March 13-15

Reading: FA9: Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11
  FA8: Chapter 8, skim Ch. 11
  Midterm Review of your readings to date in class; bring your questions and we'll do some practice clips too!
***VIEW AMELIE BEFORE TUESDAY REVIEW SESSION***
View L D S: Le Fabuleaux destin d’Amélie Poulain (Amélie) (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001, France; 122 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. CD, Study questions for Chapter 11
  2. Study Clip 11 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
3. In-class analysis of film techniques in Amélie (HINT: This is a GREAT midterm review!)
  4. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm in UC 272
MIDTERM EXAM in class on Thursday, March 15, 2011 (Bring a scantron and 2 pencils, and arrive early! We will start promptly.)

 

SECTION 3

Week 11       The Avant-garde & Experimental Filmmaking

March 20-22

Reading: FA9: pp. 366-390
  FA8: pp. 355-377
View S: Avant-garde short films (listed below) with lecture/discussion of each

(Study Guide)

1) Study in Choreography for Camera (Maya Deren, 1945, US, 3 min.)
2) Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943, US, 14 min.)
3) A Movie (Bruce Conner, 1965, US, 12 min.)
4) La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1963, France, 30 min.)
5) Dimensions of Dialogue (Jan Svankmajer, 1982, Czech Republic, 12 min.)
6) A Place Called Lovely (Sadie Benning, 1989, US, 14 min.)
7) Begone Dull Care (Norman McLaren, 1948, Canada, 9 min.)
NOTE:  All of these films EXCEPT A Movie are also available on DVD reserve in the library or for commercial rental.
Total screening time: approx. 130 min.
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p

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Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 12 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 10
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

Week 12     Documentary

March 27-29

Reading: FA9: pp. 349-365 and 422-431
  FA8: pp. 338-355 and 410-411
View L D S: Nuit et brouillard (Night & Fog) (Alain Resnais, 1955, France; 31 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 13 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 12, video 2
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

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

April 3-5

Reading: FA9: pp. 473-477 and 408-413
  FA8: pp. 459-463 and 397-401
View L D S: A bout de souffle (Breathless)  also via Amazon (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, France; 89 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 14 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Thursday 8:30-9:40am near UC Pizza Hut
Quiz 3 Thursday in class (bring a scantron and 2 pencils)
Covers all material from Section 3/Weeks 11-13

 

SECTION 4

Week 14       Classical Hollywood Genres & Ideology

April 10-12

Reading: FA9: Chapter 9
  FA8: Chapter 9
View L D S: Bringing Up Baby also via Amazon (Howard Hawks, 1938, US; 102 min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 15 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Study Clip 16 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
3. CD, Study questions for Chapter 9
  4. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday 8:00am-9:40am near UC Pizza Hut
  5. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Wednesday 9:30am-10:45am near UC Pizza Hut
  6. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut

 

Week 15       Genre Transformation & Ideology 

April 17-19 

Reading: FA9: pp. 477-482
  FA8: pp. 463-468
  Online: John Cawelti, “Chinatown & Generic Transformation”
View L D S: Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974, US; **135 min.**) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 17 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
2. CD, Study questions for Chapter 12, video 2
  3. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm near UC Pizza Hut
Online course evaluations on the DUCK this week
 BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO CLASS ON TUESDAY

 

Week 16       Ideology & Cultural Criticism

April 24-26

Reading: FA9: pp. 482-485
Online: John Leo, “Fumanchu on Naboo” and J.F. Sargent, "5 Prejudices in the Movies"
  FA8: pp. 468-471
Online: John Leo, “Fumanchu on Naboo” and J.F. Sargent, "5 Prejudices in the Movies"
View L D S: The Matrix (The Wachowski brothers, 1999, US; **136** min.) (Study Guide)
Optional on-campus screening in UC 272 Tuesday, 2:15-4:15p
Study Aids: 1. Study Clip 18 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
  2. Study Clip 19 available Sunday on GeorgiaVIEW/Blackboard
3. CD, Study questions for Chapter 12, video 1
  4. Teaching Intern Lunchtime Review: Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:30pm in UC 272
Quiz 4 Thursday in class (bring a scantron and 2 pencils)
Covers all material from Section 4/Weeks 14-16
Online course evaluations on the DUCK end this week

 

Final Exam Reviews

April 24 review with the TAs at 11:15am in UC 272
Bring your questions for the TAs, and we'll do some practice clips too.
April 26 review with Dr. B and the TAs at 11:15am  in UC 272
Bring your questions for Dr. B and the TAs, and we'll do some practice clips too.
April 30 drop-in review with the TAs from 10am-3pm in UC 272
Bring your questions for the TAs, and we'll do some practice clips too.

Final Exam

Bring a scantron and 2 pencils. You may take the exam at either time listed below:

       Section 1 9:50am class:    Tuesday, May 1, 10:15-12:15am in UC 272

       Section 2 12:45pm class:  Tuesday, May 1, 12:30-2:30pm in UC 272