ENG-451 Film Analysis

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
Exploration of the fundamentals of film form: narrative construction in the Hollywood system as well as non-narrative formal systems (documentary, abstract and avant-garde film). Includes examination of the fundamentals of film style (mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound) and attention to the relationships between the literary and filmic texts. 4 credits.