The Art of Film

The class is designed to show students how film is a form of literature.  By viewing classic and modern films, students will learn that film and written literature have certain elements in common, but that film has additional visual and aural elements that contribute meaning.

Students will develop an appreciation for the interaction of film elements such as scripting, directing, acting, producing, lighting, sound, music, editing, cinematography, special effects, set design, and costuming.  Students will view a wide variety of films and learn to recognize such film genres as drama, comedy, western, science-fiction, mystery, action/adventure, and animation.

Over the course of this class, students will engage with films at all levels of Bloom’s taxonomy culminating with the creation of a film project of their own.