EN 285 - Introduction to Film

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories: 

• The Arts
• Humanities

• use and define terminology relevant to cinema;
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, a knowledge and critical sensitivity to the evolution of the techniques (from Turner/Lumiere to Pixar and digital production), themes and historical contexts of respective films and the film industry;
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to analyze film through the conventions and methods of the humanities.  This includes analyzing technical elements and identifying narrative patterns, diegetic/non-diegetic elements, and major film genres;
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, a comprehension of the interrelatedness of content and form in a given film;
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an understanding of the major artistic techniques employed in film, such as the relationship of camera to subject, standard editing practices, and sound elements; and
• demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, the ability to form educated arguments about quality in film.