CFILM: Sophomore Colloquium: Silent Film, the Universal Language of Cinema
FILM 305
Spring 2016
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This is a course in historical aesthetics and is especially designed for sophomores. Taught by master musician and film historian Ben Model, it explores the foundations of popular cinema in the silent era. Major filmmakers include Griffith, Keaton, Pudovkin, Lubitsch, Chaplin, Weber, and Vidor. We will look closely at silent film comedy, melodrama, and action. Our work will be based on close viewing of films and attention to the interaction between image and music. Films will be shown with live accompaniment in class, with additional viewing assigned as homework. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: FILM304 OR FILM307 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Brownlow, Kevin, THE PARADE'S GONE BY
Additional Readings from The Lantern Media History Digital Library and provided by Instructor
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Examinations and Assignments:
A Midterm, and a Final Paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course may not be used toward an elective in the Film Major. |
| Instructor(s): Model,Ben Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:30PM; Location: CFS190; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 19 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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