Calendar submission Oct 2013 NB: This file concerns revisions to FILM/ENGL courses only; there will be additional revisions concerning FILM courses which are cross listed with other departments or programs. FILM FILM 2022 The Art of Film (Cross Listed: MAAC 2022) 3 ch (3C) [W] Introduces students to the language of motion pictures and to critical tools for discussing and writing about the 7th art the art of film. By studying how movies function aesthetically, and how they become meaningful to audiences, students will acquire critical and formal analytical skills that will both enhance their appreciation for cinema and serve them more broadly as consumers and/or producers of visual culture. Topics will include mise en scène, framing, image composition, photographic space, colour, editing, sound, and narrative structure. FILM 2909 International Film History (Cross Listed: ENGL 2909) 3 ch (3C) [W] This course introduces students to major stages in the development of film as an international art. Topics include: Silent Cinema, German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, Classical Hollywood, Italian Neorealism and Modernism, French New Wave, Japanese New Wave, British New Wave, Australian New Wave, Experimental Cinema, Cinema Novo, New German Cinema, Postcolonial Cinema, Bollywood, the New Hollywood, American Independent Cinema, Dogme 95, and others. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3194 cannot obtain credit for ENGL 2909 or FILM 2909. FILM 2998 Digital Film Production I (Cross Listed: MAAC 2998) 3 ch (3C) An introduction to the fundamental concepts and procedures of visual and audio production, including the techniques and aesthetics of shooting, lighting and editing. Over the course of ther term, students will engage in a series of short exercises covering a variety of styles, genres and modes. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co Op. NOTE: Students who have received credit formaac/film/engl 3999 may not take this course for credit. FILM 2999 Digital Film Production II (Cross Listed: MAAC 2999) 3 ch (3C) This second course in the production sequence puts emphasis on applications of skills learned in MAAC 2998 by focusing on production of several short projects in various formats. Group work and analysis of student productions constitute the main course activities. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co op. NOTE: Students who have received credit for MAAC/FILM 3998 may not take this course for credit. Prerequisites: MAAC 2998, or permission of the instructor. 1 P age
FILM 3066 Trauma and Seduction: Early German Cinema (A) 3 ch (3C) [W] (Cross Listed: WLCS 3066, MAAC 3066, and GER 3066) Beginning with the earliest silent movies and concluding with National Socialist propaganda films, this course offers an introduction to a prolific and important era in German film history: the Weimer Republic and pre WWII period, 1918 1939. Our discussions will situate the films within larger political and cultural discourses. Emphasis will be placed on such topics as the Cinematic response to the trauma of WWI; German national identity; expressionism and modernity; the politics of gender and sexuality; the impact of sound on film aesthetics; the relationship between cinema and other media; the ethics of film production. Films to be studies include features by directors such as Lang, Lubitsch, Murnau, Pabst, Riefenstahl, Sagan, von Sternberg and Wiene. In English. FILM 3072 (Re)constructing National Identity: 3 ch (3C) [W] Contemporary German Cinema (A) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3702, MAAC 3072, and GER 3072) Studies the major accomplishments of East and West German cinema of the postwar period, as well as cinematic trends since German unification. We will consider questions of narrative, genre, and authorship, examine film's relationship to other media, and focus on the dynamic interaction between film history and social history. Films to be studied include features by prominent directors such as Wolf, Fassbinder, Wenders, von Trotta, Carow, Dorrie, and Tykwer. FILM 3075 Framing Reality: Theory and Practice of Documentary Media (A) 3 ch (3C) (Cross Listed: MAAC 3075) This course surveys the history and aesthetics of non fiction filmmaking from the birth of cinema to the digital age. It will examine epistemological and ethical questions raised by documentary's encounter with reality and its attempt to present the truth. Films screened are drawn from an array of nations and range from the personal to the political as well as more experimental and avant garde works. The course includes a film production component as students will apply what they have learned in class by producing a short non fiction film as a final project. This course is open to students who have completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. 2 P age
FILM 3082 History of Canadian Cinema (A) 3 ch (3C) [W] (Cross Listed: WLCS 3082 & MAAC 3082) Focuses on the first half century of filmmaking in Canada and the nation's long struggle to develop and sustain a functioning film industry in the shadow of Hollywood. Readings and screenings trace the history of the movies in Canada from the silent era to the 1970s. Issues raised may include Canadian/American relations, national and regional identities, tensions between art and entertainment, media and cultural policy, representation of race, class, gender, and relation of Canadian film to other media (TV, radio, video) and other arts (painting, music, literature) in Canada. Open to students who have completed 45 credit hours, or with permission of the instructor. FILM 3183 Creative Writing: Screenwriting for Short Formatsand Writing for the New Media 3 ch (LE) (Cross Listed: ENGL 3183) An exploration, through practical exercises, of the fundamental principles of writing for both the screen, including new media, and interactive narrative, with an emphasis on feature films and dramatic television. Taught in a workshop format and limited to 15 students. All prospective students must submit a 3 5 page treatment or story idea for a producible half hour film script. This course guides writers through the basics of short format screenplay structures and introduces them to basic story, character, and dialogue principles. Students will be exposed to a wide range of short films in a variety of genres and forms so that they can explore the limits and possibilities of briefer forms of cinematic storytelling. FILM 3186 Creative Writing: Feature Screenplay 3 ch (LE) (Cross listed: ENGL 3186) This intensive course guides writers through the basics of feature screenplay structure, character principles, archetypal storytelling, writing and rewriting strategies, and the biz. Classes are a combination of lectures, discussion, and workshops. Prerequisite: FILM 3183, ENGL 3183, or equivalent writing experience with permission of the instructor. FILM 3903 Film Theory (Cross Listed: ENGL 3903) 3 ch (3C) [W] This course introduces students to the major debates in the field of film theory, including (but not limited to): Early Silent Film Theory, the Soviet Montage Theorists, Russian Formalism and the Bakhtin School, the Historical Avant gardes, French Auteur Theory and its Americanization, Third World Film and Theory, Genre and Authorship, Marxist film theory, Spectatorship, 3 P age
Feminist Film Theory, Cognitive and Analytic Theory, Postcolonial Film Theory, Race and Ethnicity in Cinema. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3193 cannot obtain credit for ENGL 3903 or FILM 3903. FILM 3981 Screen ActingIntroduction to Directing and Acting for Film and Television (Cross Listed: MAAC 3981) 3 ch (1.5 C/WS) (LE) A hands on course that explores the relationship between actor, director, script and camera. The course utilizes a set of workshop exercises that allow students to explore various modes of working with actors on a film set and during the rehearsal and audition process in order to realize the development of character within the setting of story and script. Short videos will be produced during the class that students can use as calling card films. Taught co operatively with the Directors Guild of Canada and ACTRA. Limited to 20 students. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3980 or FILM 3980 Directing and Acting for Film and Television cannot obtain credit for FILM 3981.Explores the relationship between actor, director, script, and camera. Workshop exercises allow students to explore various modes of working with actors on a film set and during the rehearsal and audition process in order to realize the development of character within the setting of story and script. Limited to 20 students. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3980 or FILM 3980 Directing and Acting for Film and Television cannot obtain credit for FILM 3981. Formatted: Justified FILM 3998 Film Production (Cross Listed: MAAC 3998) 3 ch (3C/WS) (LE) This course introduces students to the processes and technical aspects of motion picture film production. Topics include: 16mm film camera, analog and digital sound recording, lighting for film, film crew roles, budgets, casting and rehearsals, locations, script breakdowns and film forms, and advanced editing. Students will participate in both the production of a short, smallgroup 16mm film project, and a larger, full class Super 16mm film project produced as an industry model film. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers Co Op and the Film Industry of New Brunswick. Limited to 20 students. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3990 Advanced Film Production and/or ENGL 3999 Film and Video Production cannot obtain credit for FILM 3998. FILM 3999 Video Production (Cross Listed: MAAC 3999) 3 ch (3C/WS) (LE) This course introduces students to the processes and technical aspects of video production. Topics include: videography fundamentals, digital camera techniques, location sound recording, lighting for video, scriptwriting for documentary and dramatic productions, post production picture editing and finishing. Various scriptwriting, shooting and editing exercises will be done 4 P age
in a small group environment. Taught cooperatively with the New Brunswick Filmmakers Coop. NOTE: Students who already have credit for ENGL 3999 Film and Video Production cannot obtain credit for FILM 3999. FILM 4001 Advanced Production (Cross Listed: MAAC 4001) 3 ch (3C/WS) (LE) Students produce more complex films, developing a project from beginning to end, working on each other's projects, and gaining hands on experience in a variety of skilled positions on a film's crew. Prereq: FILM 2999, or permission of the instructor. 5 P age