LVA2009 American Film History
4 credit (Intermediate Liberal Arts)
American Film History offers an overview of the history and theory of Hollywood movies while exploring the basic cinematic techniques used by film directors to express their ideas and tell their stories. The course proceeds chronologically starting in the 1920s silent era. The goals of the course include introducing students to film history, theory, and terminology while simultaneously considering the relation between cultural values and popular culture forms. American Film History will equip students to view movies as points of intersection for artistic intent, cultural myth-making, individual and social identity formation, and ideology. Students will view one film per week, They will also be expected to read and learn terminology in preparation for each class. Other assignments include written work, quizzes, a midterm, and a final. American Film History is an intermediate course that fulfills the Literary and Visual Arts (LVA) requirement.
Prerequisites: RHT1000 and RHT1001 and AHS1000 This course may be offered Fall or Spring semester.