This course explores how films communicate and affect the viewer. Film literacy is emphasized and films are analyzed using literacy conventions and devices.  Students are expected to respond to films through writing, discussions, and projects.  This class includes extensive writing.   

 

 

Advanced Cinema as Art aims to further develop students' skills so that they become adept in both interpreting and making film texts.  Through the study and analysis of film texts and exercises in film-making, Advanced Cinema as Art course explores film history, theory and socio-economic background. The course develops students' critical abilities, enabling them to appreciate the multiplicity of cultural and historical perspectives in film. To achieve an international understanding within the world of film, students are taught to consider film texts, theories and ideas from the points of view of different individuals, nations and cultures.