618216 - Film Language, Form & Theory
Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisite

702138

Co-requisite

_

Distribution

2+0

This course explores the following concepts: ideology, semiotics and signification, mise-en- scene, Hollywood film style, the significance and characteristics of film form, narrative structure and POV, introduction to genre. This course provides students with the tools to understand the various dynamics that combine within a genre such as character, theme, setting and point of view. We explore myriad artistic influences on contemporary movies, as well as the various genre styles within linear and non-linear storytelling, and, finally, the important social functions that pertain to genre filmmaking.