| Course Title: Talking Pictures: An Introduction to Film |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: Some of the best feature-length films of the past century have commanded our attention and imagination because of their compelling artistry and the imaginative ways they tell stories visually and verbally. This course closely studies narrative films from around the world, from the silent era to the present, and in the process it introduces students to the basic elements of film form, style, and narration. Some of the films to be considered are: Battleship Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Contempt, The Bicycle Thief, Ugetsu, Rear Window, Woman in the Dunes, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Days of Heaven, and Moulin Rouge. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Paul Staiti | 413-538-2244 | pstaiti@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | ART - Art | 220 | Weekly |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Fourth Hour of Class | Friday | 11:30AM - 12:20PM | ART - Art | 220 | Weekly |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Film Screening | Monday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | ART - Art | 220 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ARTH-104-01 Talking Pictures:Intro Film |
| FMT-103-01 Talking Pictures:Intro Film |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 38 | Enrollment: 27 | Available: 11 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |