Film Course Descriptions

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FA FILM 1010 Cr= 3.00 Introduction to Filmmaking I

Introduces the student through lectures, screenings, workshops, and guest visits to the concepts, formats and visual elements of the movie, and emphasizes ways in which film and videomakers translate ideas into moving images. Note: Required of all first-ye ar BFA film and video majors. Enrolment is limited to BFA film and video majors. Corequisites: FA/FILM 1020 3.0, FA/FILM 1400 6.0

FA FILM 1020 Cr= 3.00 Introduction to Filmmaking II

Offers instruction in the fundamental concepts, procedures and techniques of visual and audio production as an idea is taken from the script to the screen. Course work includes the production of several short projects in various formats. Students are required to purchase production materials. Corequisite: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.0. Note: Required of all first-year BFA film and video majors specializing in production and/or screenwriting. Enrolment is limited to BFA film and video majors.

FA FILM 1400 Cr= 6.00 Film Art: An Introduction

Introduces the aesthetics, theory and history of film. Lectures concentrate on the elements of film, including narrative structure, visual composition and the uses of sound and editing. Documentary, experimental and feature films are encompassed. Note: Required of all film and video majors and minors. Corequisite: FA/FILM 1010 3.0, FA/FILM 1020 3.0. Course credit exclusion: FA/FILM 1401 6.0

FA FILM 1401 Cr= 6.00 Introduction to Film (for Non-Majors)

Provides a broad survey of the art and criticism of film. Students are introduced to some of the major films and movements that have come to define the evolution of cinema as a popular culture, political discourse and art form. Within an historical framework students will be introduced to the general vocabulary and syntax of film studies. They will also learn about the major technological innovations, aesthetic movements and political discourses that have underscored the development of cinema as a culture industry. Prerequisites: none. Designed for non-majors.

FA FILM 1410 Cr= 6.00 Film History

Introduces students to the major periods and technological developments in film history from its origin in chronophotography to present understanding of 'world cinema'. The course will address some of the fundamental phases and international movements in cinema history, focusing on film as technology, institution and art form. A range of film genres (both narrative and documentary) and national cinemas representative of the aesthetic and economic contexts of global media cultures will be examined. The course will be framed by a variety of critical issues in film historiography.

FA FILM 1701 Cr= 3.00 Hollywood: Old and New

This fully online introductory course will provide Web-based delivery of lectures and discussion groups complemented by the screenings and interviews of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies. Key concepts in critical film analysis will be introduced and important themes in American film history will be examined. Students are asked to watch the two films per week screened on Saturday Night at the Movies and then to access lectures, post comments, and attend chat rooms via WebCT, a learning program for which the y will be given access. Written assignments are to be submitted via the WebCT site.

FA FILM 2010 Cr= 6.00 Film & Video Production

Offers an intensive exploration of the techniques basic to film and electronic production. The emphasis is on producing several short subjects in both media for the widest possible experience and exploration of different forms in both media. Four hours. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00 and permission of the production committee. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00 and FA/FILM 1400 6.0. Corequisites: FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 6.0 and FA/FILM 2170 3.00

FA FILM 2020 Cr= 3.00 Post-Production

Provides a step-by-step practical experience in creative and technical aspects of editing from the receipt of rushes to the final sound mix. Procedures and processes under discussion will include synching, cataloguing, picture and sound editing, music and sound effects lay-up and re-recording. Three hours. Additional fee required. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00 and permission of the production committee. Corequisite: FA/FILM 2010 6.00.

FA FILM 2040 Cr= 6.00 Video and Filmmaking

Provides theoretical and practical familiarization with small format video and filmmaking through lecture-demonstration and studio exercises. Working in groups, students will produce short projects in both media. Four hours. Note: Film students in the Specialized Honours BA program and the BA program must take either FA/FILM 2040 6.00 or FA/FILM 2120 6.00 as the required six studio credits. Not intended for students concentrating in film and video production. Prerequisite: Permission of the production committee.

FA FILM 2120 Cr= 6.00 Screenwriting Fundamentals

Introduces the craft of screenwriting, taking a general view of screenwriting and its relationship to filmmaking, storytelling and writing. This course is a prerequisite for all upper-level screenwriting courses. Prerequisites: Film and video majors: FA/FILM 1010 3.00 or permission of committee. Open to Non-majors by permission of committee.

FA FILM 2121 Cr= 6.00 Introduction to Screenwriting

Provides a broad introduction to the art and craft of screenwriting. Designed for students with a strong interest in the subject, but who are not enrolled in the BFA program in the Department of Film & Video. Writing for film is very specific, both an art and a technical document. Students, through the examination of films, will discuss how film stories are told and the fundamental requirements to writing a script. However, unlike FA/FM 2120, these scripts are not written to be produced and therefore do not cover the technical language of filmmaking (camera angles, production and crewing). This course is a pre-requisite to all upper level screenwriting courses in the department of film and video. Course credit exclusion: FA/FILM 2120 6.00

FA FILM 2170 Cr= 3.00 Production Planning

Offers a practical course in film & video production planning including: script breakdown, scheduling, budgeting, financing, legal issues, collective agreements and administrative procedures. Additional fee required. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00. Co-requisite: FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.0, FA/FILM 2120 6.0, FA/FILM 2400 6.0. Course credit exclusion: FA/FILM 3170 3.0

FA FILM 2400 Cr= 6.00 Film Theory

Provides an intensive study of the theories of film, with particular attention to montage, mise-en-scene, auteur, genre and other classical and contemporary conceptions; relevant readings and screenings of key films. Note: Required of film and video major s and minors. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00. Corequisites: FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00. Open to non-majors by permission of the Film Department

FA FILM 2401 Cr= 6.00 Film, Television and Society

Examines the interrelationship between film and television and the societies in which they are produced and consumed. Attention is paid to the social relations and ideological and political characteristics of contemporary societies, as well as contemporary criticism which has analyzed these media.

FA FILM 2600 Cr= 6.00 Contemporary World Cinema

Provides a cross cultural exploration and history of world cinema produced from 1960 to the present. The course will study the major auteurs, movements and manifestos of (among others) the ‘‘cinema of garbage’‘ and Cinema nuevo in Brazil, cinemas of liberation in Africa, magic realism in Latin America, cinema of exile, new social movements in developing world including new black cinemas in Britain, the Caribbean and North America and first nation aboriginal video and filmmaking. Prerequisites: none.

FA FILM 3001 Cr= 6.00 Fiction Project Workshop I

Explores the practice, aesthetics and theory of fictional narrative filmmaking. Students engage in practical exercises as well as discussions to prepare them to direct the main project of the course, a short, sync sound, colour narrative film. Prerequisite s: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00, FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 and permission of the Film Department. Prerequisite or corequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning.

FA FILM 3002 Cr= 6.00 Documentary Project Workshop I

Explores the practice, aesthetics and theory of documentary film and video making, at an advanced level. Over the course of the year, students will engage in various preparatory practical exercises, culminating with the production of a short documentary on film and/or video. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00, FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 and permission of the Film & Video Department. Prerequisite or corequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning.

FA FILM 3003 Cr= 6.00 Alternative Project Workshop I

Provides a workshop environment for the development, production and post-production of a range of film and video projects, with an emphasis on works which cross boundaries through the use of innovative subjects, processes and approaches. Prerequisites: FA/ FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00, FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 and permission of the Film & Video Department. Prerequisite or corequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning.

FA FILM 3120 Cr= 6.00 Feature Screenwriting I

Focuses on the initial stages of writing a feature-length screenplay. Explores idea of development, story groundwork and principles of story structure. Leads students through craft challenges in the creation of a fully developed story outline. The first of two year-long courses. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 2120, FA/FILM 2121, and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3125 Cr= 6.00 Screenwriting for Production

Building on FA/FILM 2120 6.00 Screenwriting Fundamentals, this course explores in more depth the craft of writing screenplays for short film and video projects, in particular projects geared for student production. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2121 6.0 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3130 Cr= 3.00 Editing Technique I

Examines the step-by-step practical experience in the editing of a synchronized dialogue sequence from the receipt of rushes to final mix including synching, edge-coding, cataloguing, picture and sound editing, music and sound effects recording and transfer and re-recording. Additional fee required. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 2010 6.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3155 Cr= 3.00 Sound I

Explores all aspects of sound recording and design for film and video production, focusing on both theory and technique. The curriculum will cover techniques in location recording, and provide an overview of sound editing and sound mixing. Prerequisites: FA /FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00, FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 and permission of the Film Department. Prerequisite or corequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning.

FA FILM 3160 Cr= 3.00 Cinematography I

Provides an intensive study of the foundational elements of lighting, camera and photography, as they relate to film and video production. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3175 Cr= 3.00 Production Planning & Management II

Examines the creative and financial role of the production team, including the Production Manager, Assistant Directors and the Location manager in detail. Students will apply these skills on a senior Fiction project during the course. Pre-requisite FA/FILM 2170 3.0. Open to non-majors by permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3180 Cr= 6.00 Acting and Directing I

Guides developing directors towards an understanding of the process of acting. Understanding of the actor's process and territory is the first requirement of effective directing. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1010 3.00, FA/FILM 1020 3.00, FA/FILM 1400 6.00, FA/FILM 2010 6.00, FA/FILM 2020 3.00, FA/FILM 2120 6.00, FA/FILM 2400 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3211 Cr= 3.00 The American Film II

Studies the development of American cinema since the Second World War including the break-up of the studio system, the changing styles of American feature films and of documentary since the advent of network television. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3220A Cr= 3.00 European Cinema: Post War

Examines cinematic movements and the work of selected directors in the immediate post war period. Movements such as French Poetic Realism and Italian Neo-Realism are situated in relation to their broad historic and social contexts and in relation to their aesthetic and stylistic innovations. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 3440 3.0

FA FILM 3220B Cr= 3.00 European Cinema: 1960 - Present

Examines cinematic movements and the work of selected directors from 1960 to the present. Movements such as the French New Wave, New German Cinema, New Spanish Cinema and Dogma are situated in relation to their broad historic and social contexts and in relation to their aesthetic and stylistic innovations. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK /FILM 3441 3.00

FA FILM 3250C Cr= 3.00 Director's Cinema: David Cronenberg

Explores how David Cronenberg's films take aim at the everyday, the power bases of our culture: family, school, science, medicine, commerce, television; they focus on narcissistic consumers who lack meaningful engagement in a socio-cultural world and who instead obsess in a continual monologue with their revolting bodies. If Cronenberg's horror upsets civil society by showing it inside-out, maybe it is because our anxiety over insurrection depends ultimately on whether we stand to gain or lose power by it. Cronenberg's oeuvre insists that, as long as social progress is the legitimating function of horror text, we will not have the vocabulary to really speak or dream horror's end. Skills in critical reading, writing, analysis and argument are required and will be further developed in the course. Students must be prepared to read and write numerous essays and a final exam. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.0 or FA/FILM 2401 6.0 (AS/HUMA 2740 6.0) or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 3240 3.0

FA FILM 3310 Cr= 3.00 Studies in the Documentary

Explores the creative interpretation of actuality in film, from Flaherty to direct cinema and television. A study of changing forms, techniques and theories of documentary; its role in public information, propaganda and social analysis. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or FA/FILM 2401 6.00 or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 3450 3.0M

FA FILM 3321 Cr= 3.00 Alternative Cinema

Examines the movements within the cinema whose work have traditionally been less publicly accessible. Personal cinema and political films may be included. Four hours. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3400 Cr= 3.00 Issues in Film Historiography

Examines the methods and approaches possible in the study of film history, especially those specific or unique to film. It emphasizes the posing of historical questions, the conducting of research, the analyzing of evidence and the development of conclusions. The course uses particular examples drawn from film history to illustrate issues, problems and approaches. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 2400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3401 Cr= 3.00 Canadian Cinema

Provides a study of work by selected contemporary Canadian filmmakers working in a variety of areas: Anglophone, Francophone, multi-cultural and aboriginal fiction film traditions; documentary; and the avant garde. Also discussed are the issues surrounding the production and distribution of film in Canada today. The course is designed to work in conjunction with The Independents, a series of speakers and screenings offered by the Film Department. Required of all Film majors. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 4210 3.0.

FA FILM 3410 Cr= 3.00 Readings in Film and Television Theory

Provides an intensive reading and discussion course exploring the debates that have developed around film and television as cultural forces in the 20th century. Though readings in classical theory are included, the primary emphasis is on contemporary theory. The course also includes discussions of, and practice in, research methodology. Three hours. Note: Required of all film and video majors in the BA Honours program. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 2400 6.00 or permission of the course director.

FA FILM 3411 Cr= 3.00 Contemporary Canadian Cinema

Examines the last two decades of Canadian cinema with a particular focus on the regional and political differences that have come to shape the contemporary cultural landscape of film and video in Canada. Political and aesthetic issues particular to Canada along with a focus on a range of genres (from activist documentaries to feature narrative films) will be used to interrogate the very concept of national cinema and the meaning of its place in the age of global media.

FA FILM 3420D Cr= 3.00 Studies in Genre: Horror

Investigates the concept of genre through the study of the horror film or television series as a genre crossing distinctive national, institutional and historical categories. The cultural significance and social/historical determinants of the horror film a re central to the course as well as the conventions, evolution and iconography of this popular genre. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 3531 3.0.

FA FILM 3420E Cr= 3.00 The Science Fiction Film

Surveys science fiction films to 1965, the course explores the place of science fiction film in the overall development of cinema as well as the theoretical and ideological issues arising from the films themselves. Prerequisites: none.

FA FILM 3420G Cr= 3.00 Bollywood to Hollywood

Provides a cross cultural exploration of the musical in world cinema. This course will investigate the musical in a variety of historical and cultural contexts including Bollywood, Hollywood and contemporary postmodern re-inventions of the genre. Prerequisites: none.

FA FILM 3420H Cr= 3.00 Crime Film

Explores the history of the crime film genre, with attention to its genesis in American early sound cinema (gangster films), and its development in film noir, mob (Godfather cycle), French New Wave and other international cinemas, and television (Sopranos) . Prerequisites: none.. Open to non-majors.

FA FILM 3610A Cr= 3.00 National Cinemas: Chinese Film

Provides students with the opportunity to view and study some 15 rare examples of early Chinese cinema, most from the silent period. These films demonstrate the growth of a film industry in pre-Revolutionary China. They are also indicative of the cultural and political values of China at the time. The aim of the course in examining this work is to place it both in the context of Chinese society and Chinese culture and in the perspective of world cinema during this period. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 3610B Cr= 3.00 National Cinemas: Quebecois Film & TV

Examines the history and development of Quebecois cinema from several points of view: its technological and aesthetic development, and its significant contribution to the construction and representation of Quebecois culture and national identity.

FA FILM 3610C Cr= 3.00 African Cinema

Offers a critical examination of the national cinemas of Africa. The course will closely examine African film history including discussion of a variety of filmmakers who foreground the themes of modernity and tradition; the urban and rural; and pre and post colonialism.

FA FILM 3610D Cr= 3.00 Studies in National Cinema: Japanese Cinema

Introduces Japanese cinema in the socio-historical context of both the film industry and modern Japanese history. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the body and landscape in terms of colonialism, regionalism, nationalism, and globalization.

FA FILM 3810 Cr= 3.00 Women and Film I

Examines the feminist perspective of the ways in which women have been represented in mainstream Hollywood and classical film traditions. Discussion of formative texts of feminist film theory on issues of body representation, the look, the place of women in mainstream narrative, the construction of gendered positions of spectatorship in Hollywood and popular culture. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the department. Course credit exclusion: AK/FILM 3230 3.00.

FA FILM 3812 Cr= 3.00 Queer Cinema

Provides an historical and theoretical overview of the major themes and political and aesthetic debates in the evolution of gay, lesbian and transgendered artistic practice concentrating in the areas of film and video. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 1400 6.00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4001 Cr= 6.00 Fiction Workshop II

Provides film and video majors with a workshop context for the production of fictional narrative film and video projects. Each student will direct one major production, running 10 - 25 minutes. Prerequisites: Film & Video BFA foundation program and permission of the Film Department. Prerequisite or corequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning or FA/FILM 3170 3.00 prior to 2005.

FA FILM 4002 Cr= 6.00 Documentary Workshop II

Provides students who have taken FA/FILM 3002 6.00 Documentary Project Workshop I with the opportunity to continue documentary production at a more advanced level. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 3002 6.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4003 Cr= 6.00 Alternative Workshop II

Provides students who have taken Alternative Project Workshop I with the opportunity to continue alternative production at a more advanced level. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 3003 6.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4120 Cr= 6.00 Feature Screenwriting II

Develops the student's existing story outlines into full feature-length screenplays and through several rewrites. The course will also examine the realities of working as a writer in the Canadian and international film industries. Prerequisite: Grade of B+ or better in FA/FILM 3120 6.00.

FA FILM 4122 Cr= 3.00 Selected Topics in Screenwriting

Provides undergraduate students who show an exceptional ability and commitment towards screenwriting with the opportunity to work alongside MFA screenwriting thesis students pursuing study of selected topics. Prerequisites/corequisites: FA/FILM 4120 6.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4124 Cr= 3.00 Writing for Television

Provides an introduction for aspiring screenwriters to the subtle and peculiar problems they may expect to encounter when writing for series television. Students will study the form and format of a half hour and/or hour episode intended to be encompassed as part of a television series, learning how to outline, draft and pitch it as single episode; and they will then learn how to integrate it within a fully-developed series proposal. The work will be informed by on-going discussions of the make-up and function of a 'story department', situated within an overview of the demands of the television industry as a whole. Students will be required to write either a 'spec script' for a current series of their choice or a half hour pilot script for a series of their own devising." Pre-requisite: Permission of the Screenwriting Committee. Priority given to students pursuing a screenwriting specialization who have completed FA/FM3120 6.0 or FA/FM3125 3.0.

FA FILM 4125 Cr= 3.00 Scene Writing Workshop

Offers an intensive writing workshop treating the dramatic scene as a microcosm of the screenplay. Students will write, rewrite and adapt dramatic scenes executed by actors. Prerequisite: Open by permission of the Film Department. Priority given to student s pursuing a screenwriting specialization.

FA FILM 4126 Cr= 6.00 Story Editing I

An advanced screenwriting seminar/workshop for students specializing in Screenwriting. The course will include critical story analysis, story editing and story development of projects by students directors. Pre-requisites: FA/FILM 3125 6.0 or FA/FILM 3120 6.0. Course Credit Exclusions: FA/FILM 4601A 3.0, FA/FILM 4126 3.0, FA/FILM 4127 3.0

FA FILM 4130 Cr= 3.00 Editing II

Continues the exploration of the practice, aesthetics and theory of motion pictures editing, building on the knowledge and skills acquired in FA/FILM 3135 3.00 Prerequisite: FA/FILM 3135 3.00 Editing Techniques I.

FA FILM 4135 Cr= 3.00 Editing Techniques III

Explores further the practice, aesthetics and theory of motion picture editing, building on the knowledge and skills acquired in FA/FILM 4130 3.00 Editing Techniques II. This course is for students who show exceptional ability and commitment to the craft o f editing. Students will work extensively editing film and video projects undertaken in the project workshops. They may also mentor students in FA/FILM 3135 3.0 Editing Techniques I and FA/FILM 4130 3.0 Editing Techniques II. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 4130 3.00

FA FILM 4150 Cr= 3.00 Sound II

Offers an advanced exploration of post-production and studio sound practices, building on the experience and knowledge gained in FA/FILM 3155 3.00 Sound Techniques I. The expressive arts of the sound editor and mixer will be further explored by students as they acquire more advanced knowledge of post-production sound editing and mixing and discover the full breadth of aesthetic possibilities of sound design for film and video. The course will include lectures, field trips and visits from working professionals. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 3155 3.00 Sound Techniques I.

FA FILM 4161 Cr= 3.00 Cinematography II

Assists students in continuing to develop creative and technical skills initiated in FA/FILM 3160 3.00 Cinematography I, with an emphasis on the planning and shooting of films and videos produced in the project courses. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 3160 3.00 Cinematography I.

FA FILM 4165 Cr= 3.00 Cinematography III

Builds further on the creative and technical skills acquired in FA/FILM 4161 3.00 Cinematography II, providing guidance to students heavily involved in shooting films and videos. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 4161 3.00 Cinematography II.

FA FILM 4180 Cr= 3.00 Acting and Directing II

Explores the work that actors and directors do together. It includes scene study, preparation, and the recording and editing of dramatic scenes. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 3180 3.00 Acting and Directing I. Open to both film and video and theatre majors.

FA FILM 4190 Cr= 6.00 Internship

Consists of an eight-week full-time (minimum 160 hours on site) placement for fourth-year BFA students in an approved company or organization gaining on-the-job experience in a film/video or television field. Admission is based on finding a suitable match between a student’s interests and the needs of the partner organization. In the first week of the course prior to the commencement of the site placement, students will be required to attend seminars on workplace health and safety, sexual harassment, insurance, business confidentiality etc. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 2170 3.00 Production Planning or FA/FILM 3170 taken prior to 2005..

FA FILM 4600H Cr= 3.00 Narratology and Luis Bunuel

Explores how the films of Luis Bunuel encourage us to consider questions of narrative and of narrative subversion. In doing so, we will examine not only Bunuel‘s films but also some others relevant to the study of narrative. Integrated with GS/FILM5320B.

FA FILM 4600R Cr= 3.00 Early Cinema to 1915

Examines the origins of cinema including the technological innovations that made it possible, the development of its economic and social infrastructure and the evolution of varied means of expression in the films themselves.

FA FILM 4600S Cr= 3.00 Contemporary Documentary

Presents a consideration of selected documentary films released after 1980. These films will be examined in the context of both critical writing addressing them directly and theoretical discussion of the nature of non-fiction film. Prerequisite: FA/FILM 14 00 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4600U Cr= 3.00 Issues of Authorship

Debates about "authorship" in relation to both the production of films and critical methodology have occupied a central position in film studies only since the nineteen fifties, when the French magazine Cahiers du cinéma formulated la politique des auteurs. Originally intended polemically, the politique ("policy") argued that, despite the industrial nature of much film production, the director was the sole author of the finished product. This proposition has since been appropriated, attacked and reformulated in many different ways, but it continues to have relevance in critical debates. In this course, we will examine various theories of film authorship, from the roots of the notion in la politique to its transformation through the use of such concepts as structuralism, post-structuralism and semiotics. We will discuss the attacks on the assumption of the author as sole creator ("the death of the author"), the questioning of such evaluative categories as "the great director" or "the great film" and how these relate to issues of canon formation. Finally, we will consider the re-examination of these issues in more recent, especially feminist, criticism. The course will include case studies which illustrate the theoretical discussions. Prerequisite: 4th year Film BA (Honours) standing. Integrated with GS/FILM 5235.

FA FILM 4700 Cr= 3.00 Cdn. Film Distrib. Exhib. & Mktg.

Offers a course designed to familiarize students with the inner workings of the Canadian film industry. Using case study approach, most aspects of film production are investigated. Prerequisite: FA/FILM1400 6.0 or permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4710 Cr= 3.00 First Nations in Film and Television

Investigates the role of First Nations in film and television culture, from the perspective of post-colonial theory and contemporary media theory. Includes international work, made from the 19th century to the present, and produced by both indigenous and n on-indigenous artists. Prerequisite: 2000 level film studies course or permission of the instructor

FA FILM 4800 Cr= 3.00 Honours Thesis

Offers a course designed to provide history and criticism students with a focused research and writing project Consult the department office for more details. Prerequisites: FA/FILM 3410 3.00 and permission of the Film Department.

FA FILM 4900 Cr= 3.00 Independent Studies in Film/Television

Provides the individual student an opportunity to pursue a specific and intensive personal study under the supervision of a faculty member on topics not offered in other courses within the department. Proposed topics are subject to departmental approval. Note: Open to fourth-year students by petition to the Film Department.

FA FILM 4900 Cr= 6.00 Independent Studies in Film/Television

Provides the individual student an opportunity to pursue a specific and intensive personal study under the supervision of a faculty member on topics not offered in other courses within the department. Proposed topics are subject to departmental approval. Note: Open to fourth-year students by petition to the Film Department.

FA FILM 4901 Cr= 3.00 Independent Studies in Film/Television

Open to fourth-year Film & Video students, the Independent Studies course gives the individual student an opportunity to pursue a specific and intensive personal study under the supervision of a faculty member on topics not offered in other courses in the Department. Proposed topics are subject to Department approval. Each student is required to complete an Independent Studies form prior to the commencement of an academic session. Note: Department of Film equipment is not available to students enrolled in Independent Studies Courses. Independent Studies in Production is for production related proposals other than making a film or video outside of one of the third and fourth year project courses. Film/video productions will not normally be considered for this course.

FA FILM 4901 Cr= 6.00 Independent Studies in Film/Television

Open to fourth-year Film & Video students, the Independent Studies course gives the individual student an opportunity to pursue a specific and intensive personal study under the supervision of a faculty member on topics not offered in other courses in the Department. Proposed topics are subject to Department approval. Each student is required to complete an Independent Studies form prior to the commencement of an academic session. Note: Department of Film equipment is not available to students enroll ed in Independent Studies courses. Independent Studies in Production is for production related proposals other than making a film or video outside of one of the third and fourth year project courses. Film/video productions will not normally be considered for this course.