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Screening:
T, 12:30-3:20
Class:
Th, 12:30-2:20
Room:
CMU 120
Instructor
Kimberlee
Gillis-Bridges
Padelford
A-305
543-4892
Hours
TTh
10:30-12:00
and by
appointment
Last Updated:
2/27/02
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This
schedule may be altered at any point in the term at the instructor’s discretion.
Readings must be completed by the dates listed; electronic reserve readings
are indicated by the code (R).
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Week
One
1/8
Course introduction
and screening: Meet Me in St. Louis (Minnelli, 1944)
1/9
Posting on Meet
Me in St. Louis due by 9:00 p.m.
1/10
Discussion of
film form in Meet Me in St. Louis
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "The Significance of Film Form," pgs. 39-58, and "Form, Style,
and Ideology: Meet Me in St. Louis," pgs. 386-391
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Week
Two
1/14
Email
top three presentation choices to Kimberlee by 9:00 p.m.
1/15
Screening, 50
minutes: Jeux Interdits (Clément, 1952). Class
meets in Communications 120
Reading: Corrigan,
“Researching the Movies” (distributed in class on 1/10)
Workshop, 50
minutes: Introduction
to Cinema Studies Research Methods. Students will meet in Mary
Gates 082 according to the following schedule:
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1:30-2:20: Students with
last names A-L
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2:30-3:20: Students with
last names M-Z
1/17
Finish screening
of Jeux Interdits
Discussion of
narrative form in Jeux Interdits
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "Narrative as a Formal System," pgs. 59-90
Student Presentations:
Director: Auburn
Scallon
1/18
Posting on Jeux
Interdits due by 9:00 p.m.
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Week
Three
1/22
Screening: Aparajito
(Ray,
1956)
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Rayna Matsuno
1/23
Posting on Aparajito
due by 9:00 p.m.
1/24
Discussion of
mise-en-scene in Aparajito
Reading:
Bordwell and Thompson, "The Shot, Mise-en-scene," pgs. 156-184
Student Presentations
Contexts: Amelia
Francisco
Scholarly Approach:
Emily Ronkar
Reception: Matt Orme
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Week
Four
1/29
Clip Analysis Exam
Screening: Les
Quatre Cents Coups (Truffaut, 1959)
1/30
Posting on Les
Quatre Cents Coups due by 9:00 p.m.
1/31
Discussion of
cinematography in Les Quatre Cents Coups
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "The Shot: Cinematography," pgs. 193-245, and "The French
New Wave," pgs. 419-422
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Sara Kurlon, Amy Schierberl
Contexts:Jennifer Lehnert
Cinematic Movement:
Stu Hansom, Naomi Sheiken
Scholarly Approach:
David Midgen
Reception: Erin Anderson;
Nick Crimp
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Week
Five
2/5
Screening: Salaam
Bombay! (Nair, 1988)
Discussion of
clip analysis exam
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Tifani Hanson, Sarita Mahtani
Contexts: Sarel Rowe,
Mika Sunderg
2/6
Posting on Salaam
Bombay! due by 9:00 p.m.
2/7
Discussion of
editing in Salaam Bombay!
Essay #1 topics
distributed
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing," pgs. 249-288
Student Presentations
National Cinema: Dan
Diamant
Scholarly Approach:
Don Storslee
Reception: Jay Riffkin
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Week
Six
2/12
Screening: Kids
(Clark, 1995)
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Chas Messmer; Jeannie Pak
2/13
Posting on Kids
due by 9:00 p.m.
2/14
Discussion of
style in Kids
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "Style as a Formal System," pgs. 327-350 and "The New Hollywood
and Independent Filmmaking," pgs. 422-425
Student Presentations
Contexts: Mikie Tracey
Film Movement: Bob
Langbehn
Reception: Nick Mathisen
2/15
First draft of Essay
#1 due in Padelford A305 by 3:00 p.m
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Week
Seven
2/19
Screening: Huang
Tu Di (Chen, 1984)
Student Presentation
Director/Production:
Kyle Byers
2/20
Posting on Huang
Tu Di due by 9:00 p.m.
2/21
Discussion of
sound in Huang Tu Di
First drafts of
Essay #1 returned; discussion of common problems and revision approaches
Reading: Bordwell
and Thompson, "Sound in the Cinema," pgs. 291-324, or Phillips, "Sound"
(R)
Student Presentations
Contexts: Sam Brozusky
National Cinema: Adam
Skrine
Scholarly Approach:
Everett Touse
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Week
Eight
2/26
Screening: The
Secret Garden (Holland, 1993)
Final draft
of Essay #1 due at beginning of class
2/27
Posting on The
Secret Garden due by 9:00 p.m.
2/28
Discussion of
The
Secret Garden
Essay #2 topics
distributed
Reading: Gillispie,
"American
Adaptations of The Secret Garden" (R)
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Jenn Forbes
Contexts: Rachel Gordon
Literary Connections:
Lillis Taylor
Scholarly Approach:
Kate Holte, Mo Rinehart
Reception: Gina Franco
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Week
Nine
3/5
Screening: Rang-e
Khoda (Majidi, 1999)
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Isaac Chirino, Fitz Cahall
3/6
Posting on Rang-e
Khoda due by 9:00 p.m.
3/7
Discussion of
Rang-e
Khoda
Student Presentations
Contexts: Ryan Davis
National Cinema: Gina
Allamano
Scholarly Approach:
Lisa Sibbett
Reception: Tobias Burch
3/8
First draft of Essay
#2 due in Padelford A305 by 3:00 p.m.
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Week
Ten
3/12
Screening: A.I.--Artificial
Intelligence (Spielberg, 2001)
Student Presentations
Director/Production:
Adrian Bonaro, Masayo Tamanuki
3/13
Posting on A.I.
due by 9:00 p.m.
3/14
Discussion of
A.I.
First drafts of
Essay #2 returned; discussion of common problems and revision approaches
Reading:
Arthur, "Movie
of the Moment: A.I." (R)
Student Presentations
Film Movement: Jennifer
Billips
Literary Connections:
James O’Donnell
Scholarly Approach:
Ruben Romero
Reception: Kevin Granger
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Finals
Week
3/19
Final draft of Essay
#2 due in Padelford A-305 by 3:00 p.m.
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