Sophomore Colloquium for Declaring Majors
FILM 305
Spring 2025
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This course is designed for sophomores who have completed the CFILM gateway courses and wish to deepen their exploration of film art. The curriculum aims to draw connections across different eras, origins, and story forms by linking films in comparative units. For example: we might compare a documentary to a heist film, a melodrama to a horror movie, a musical to a superhero movie, a studio-era Western to an Italian independent film, and so on.
Potential units include:
- forms of adaptation (silent to sound, stage to screen)
- non-linear narratives
- internal vs. external conflicts
- challenges to audience alignment around "difficult" characters
- conflicts based around migration, community, family
We're searching for different cinematic solutions to shared questions, or different applications of common cinematic tools. Through close viewing of films from many eras and origins, in-class discussions, and analytical papers, students will strengthen their engagement with cinema in preparation for continued study in film.
Hopefully, this course also encourages students to find new favorite movies in unexpected places, to discover topics that draw them to further study in future film electives, and to better know their sophomore classmates via a collaborative, small class setting. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: FILM304 AND FILM307 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FILM-MN)(FILM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Films studied span from the silent era through today, including studio and independent pictures, from the USA and international filmmakers
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 papers, 2-3 in-class exercises, class participation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance at all class meetings is required. |
| Instructor(s): Longenecker,Marc Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-12:10PM; Location: AWKS010; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 18 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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