TAFS241-12S1 (C)
Semester One 2012
Film As Spectacle and As Story
Description
An introduction into performance of and in film: from the attraction of the moving pictures to the illusion of narrative cinema. Practical work required.
This course explores the relationship between spectacle and story in the history of filmmaking. Students will examine (and share in) the joy and playfulness that filmmakers have experienced in experimenting with the possibilities of new technologies, from pre-film inventions and early film through to the latest 3D developments and other innovations in recent films. We will investigate the two dominant trends – using moving image recording technology to create illusions or to record reality – and how these trends interrelate. As part of our explorations, students will create their own short films, condensed versions of their favourite blockbusters.
Materials looked at and discussed will include: Lumiere and Melies; Avatar 3d; Run Lola Run; The Great Train Robbery; Thomas Edison eloctrocuting an elephant; Girls on swings; D.W. Griffith; The Kuleshov Experiment; The Cabinet of Dr Caligari; Tim Burton; WALL-E; giant zoetropes; Werner Herzog; Children of Men; Passion of the Christ; Tarantino; Moulin Rouge!; disaster films; Michael Haneke; Andy Warhol; and a film of the students' choice!
Any 60 points, or equivalent preparation with permission of the Programme Coordinator. RP: TAFS101
TAFS216
Timetable
Wednesdays 1-4pm
Thursdays 1-3pm
Course Coordinator
Ryan Reynolds
Course Convenor & Lecturer - Ryan Reynolds
Tutor: Liz Boldt
Assessment
50% of the assessment will be based on practical filmmaking work, and 50% will be written work (an essay and a quiz).
For further information see
Theatre and Film Studies on the department and colleges page.
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