2009 Course Handbook
MAS222: Introduction to the Cinema
This unit is an introduction to: 1) some of the main theoretical issues and debates that have defined film studies as an area of cultural interest, and 2) some of the key historical moments in classical Hollywood filmmaking (with examples taken from Hollywood cinema from 1930s to now) and in international filmmaking (from the 1940s through to more recent times.) Lectures, in conjunction with weekly film screenings, consider topics such as the conventions, technologies, and aesthetics of film narrative using contemporary filmmaking examples as well as examples from earlier in film history; film genres, film styles, cinematic innovations, and modes of storytelling; the relation between fiction film and documentary film (and their hybrids).
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Noel King |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | MAS205 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
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