Framing Film
Spring, 2005
Caryn Cline: LIB 3313. ext. 6644. clinec@evergreen.edu
Jin Darney: COM 308D. ext. 6436. darneyv@evergreen.edu
First class: Tuesday, March 29, 1-5pm.
Seminar 2-D1105
This program :
***IS A WRITING INTENSIVE PROGRAM***
***REQUIRES EXTENSIVE GROUP COLLABORATION***
***REQUIRES A ONE-WEEK FIELD TRIP TO SEATTLE***
**REQUIRES ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OF UP TO $700***
Texts:
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Tues |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
10-1 Workshop Sem 2 D 1107 |
10-12 Seminar Sem 2 C 2107/09 |
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1-5 Screening Sem 2 D 1105 |
1-5 Screening Sem 2 D 1105 |
Assignments:
Credits will be awarded in composition and film studies. WE WILL NOT AWARD PARTIAL CREDIT.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
3/29. Introduction: film language . Citizen Kane , Orson Welles, 1941. |
3/30. Set up Viewing Groups and Peer Critique groups. Options for advanced work |
3/31. German Expressionism and M, Fritz Lang, 1931. |
4/1 Seminar-weekly film analysis paper due CWF: xv-xvii; 1-18, 37-48; 78-98. FA: Chaps. 1-3, Chap.10 and Chap. 12 (pp 464-481)
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4/5. Film Noir . Out of the Past, Jacques Tourneur, 1947. Articles in library: "Some Visual Motifs of Film Noir" by Place and Peterson, "Notes on Film Noir" by Paul Schrader |
4/6 Workshop: pitch concepts for Thinking in Pictures Project. Bring film journal to workshop. |
4/7 Diva , Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1981. |
4/8 Seminar- weekly film analysis paper due. CWF: chap 8 FA: Chaps. 4, 5 (optional), 6 and 7, ch. 11 (pp. 418-423)
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4/12 . Neo-Realism The Bicycle Thief, Vittorio De Sica, 1948 |
4/13 Workshop: Storyboarding; faculty feedback on writing |
4/14. The Circle , Jafar Panahi, 2000. |
4/15 Seminar- weekly film analysis paper due Film Journals due CWF: Ch. 6 & 7 FA: Ch. 8, 11 (pp. 428-437)
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4/19 . Comedy , Sherlock, Jr , Buster Keaton, 1924 .; , M. Hulot's Holiday , Jacques Tati, 1953. |
4/20 Workshop: feedback on Film Journals |
4/21. Black Cat, White Cat , Emir Kusterica, 1998. |
4/22 Seminar- weekly film analysis paper due CWF: Ch. 3 (pp. 48-58) & 9 FA: Ch. 9
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4/26. Comedy , cont. His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks, 1940 |
4/27 Check-in all day. Schedule with seminar faculty |
4/28. Desperately Seeking Susan, Susan Seidelman, 1985. |
4/29 Seminar- weekly film analysis paper due CWF: Ch. 4 FA: Ch. 11 (pp. 415-418 $150 checks for SIFF due!
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5/3 . The Western . Rio Bravo , Howard Hawks, 1959 |
5/4 Workshop: guest speaker Maryna Ajaja from SIFF in lecture hall #1. Will be joined by students from SOS media. |
5/5. Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa, 1961 |
5/6 Seminar- weekly film analysis paper due Essay on westerns: Booklet Rio Bravo, Wood (on open and closed reserve in library) FA: Ch. 12 (read or review |
5/10. Class cancelled, please use this time to catch up on project and written work. |
5/11 Written On the Wind, Douglas Sirk, 1956 |
5/12. In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar Wai, 2000 |
5/13 Seminar--weekly film analysis paper due. Essay on melodrama: Home Is Where the Heart Is, two essays "Tales of Sound and Fury" Elsaesser, and "Notes on Sirk and Melodrama" Mulvey. (both on closed reserve in library) FA: Ch. 11 (pp. 437-442) and Ch. 12 (pp. 493-496)
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5/17. The "Woman's Film" All About Eve , Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950 |
5/18 Thinking in Pictures projects due, 10 am. room Sem2 E4107 SIFF presentation
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5/19 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Patricia Rozema, 1987. Essay due |
5/20 Begin SIFF |
2/24 Seattle International Film Festival |
5/25 Seattle International Film Festival |
5/26 Seattle International Film Festival |
5/27. 10-1. Debrief SIFF. Bring your Film Journal. Workshop: writing a self evaluation (due in your portfolio) |
5/31Wrap-up. Final Film exam cancelled!!!!!! |
6/1. Study/writing day |
6/2.SIFF Synthesis essay due; Read-around final essays, with food |
6/3. Program wrap up. Portfolios due at 10am. |
6/6-10. Evaluation Week. Schedule with your seminar faculty for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. We cannot work around your vacation or travel schedule. Please make sure that you talk to us and schedule your evaluation conference before you make your plans to leave for the summer.