Visual Effects: History and Aesthetics
FILM 353
Spring 2010
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01
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This course examines the history and techniques of visual effects in popular narrative cinema from the silent era to the present. We will consider the eras of in-camera effects, optical printing, motion control, and digital imaging. For each era and set of technologies, we will ask how visual effects are related to the tasks of storytelling and creating compelling, plausible cinematic worlds. The relationships between spectacle and narrative and between the showcasing and integration of technologies will drive our discussion. We will focus on effects-oriented genres including the epic, science fiction, horror, and action adventure, but we will also consider less overt uses of the technology in dramas and period films |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Rickett and Harryhausen, SPECIAL EFFECTS, HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE (2007)
Fielding, A TECHNOLOGICAL HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION (1985)
King, SPECTACULAR NARRATIVES (2001)
MClean, DIGITAL STORYTELLING: THE NARRATIVE POWR OF VISUAL EFFECTS IN FILM (2008)
Selected Readings by Gunning, Thompson, Bordwell, Lastra, Altman
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short analytical papers, a midterm, and a final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Additional Requirements:
This Course is open only to Jr. and Sr. Film Majors who have received a B+ or better in Film 304 and Film 310. |
| Instructor(s): Higgins,Scott Times: .M.W... 09:30AM-12:30PM; Location: CFS100; |
Permission of Instructor Required
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