| Date/Week |
Subject of Discussion |
| Sept 6 |
Introduction/Syllabus |
| 13 |
The Blockbuster
Noah
Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, 1-18
Benyahia, AS Film Studies: The Essential Introduction, pp 1-14, 16-42 |
| 20 |
Noah
Vallarejo, 24-35
Benyahia, 16-24
Terms: Camera; Lighting; Scene analysis
Presenters: |
| 27 |
Biography into Film
Into the Wild
Script to Screen
The Cult of Chris McCandless
Presenters: |
| Oct 4 |
Nature and Identity
Into the Wild
Wild
Benyahia, 43-68
Presenters:
Scene comparsion #1 |
| 11 |
Gender and Coming of Age
Wild
Presenters:
|
| 18 |
The Short Story
"The Bear Came Over the Mountain"
Away From Her
Presenters:
|
| 25 |
Grief
"The Bear Came Over the Mountain"
Away From Her
Villarejo, Film Studies: The Basics, 36-53
Presenters:
|
| Nov 1 |
Playing with Narratives and Time
Memento
Nolan, "Memento Mori" (from Esquire magazine, or download
this pdf version Nolan--Mement Mori).
Or listen to Nolan himself read the story\
Benyahia, 69-77
"Close Your Eyes"
"Mistaken Identity"
"Graphism and Story-time" (or listen to article here)
Scene comparison #2 |
| 8 |
Violence and Art
Memento
Presenters:
|
| 15 |
The Western
True Grit
The Western Genre
Cohen Brothers
Presenters:
|
22 |
True Grit
Presenters:
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| 29 |
Literary Theory into Film: The Postmodern Experience
Stranger than Fiction
Research essay due |
| Dec 6 |
Stranger than Fiction
Review |
TBA |
Final Exam |