COM 3420 - The Film Experience

Credits: 4

This course will offer students an overview of the cinematic experience. The course will focus on three specific parts of the film experience. First, students will gain an understanding of classic and modern film theory. Second, students will learn how to critically analyze films as well as how to write journalistic and scholarly analyses of films. In the class, students will watch six movies as a group in order to give students a common subject for thoughtful analysis and spirited discussion. Third, students will be given the opportunity to produce, direct, act in, and edit their own short films.
Prerequisite(s): COM1020 or COM2401 or COM2801 or COM2010.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core.
Note: No prerequisites for IFS (Film Studies) minors.