May 16, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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FILM 3150 - Film Studies 1


This course offers an introduction to film studies, focusing on the formal and critical dimensions of film. The course introduces selected key events and movements in film history and selected texts in film theory. Weekly screenings are provided.

Requisites: Two of the following: FILM 2010 2020 or 2030
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be be able to use the proper terminology to identify and describe a film’s major formal elements.
  • Students will be able to identify the films and filmmakers of key movements in film history, and describe the importance of these films and filmmakers to film history.
  • Students will be able to identify the key questions in film theory and describe the ways in which major theorists have addressed these questions.
  • Students will be able to apply the formal and critical issues of cinema to an analysis of film texts.



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