FTV 306 - Narrative Strategies I

Prerequisite, film production, or screenwriting major. This course is a further exploration of the evolution of film language and theory. Students will examine the films of such filmmakers as Orson Wells, Jean Renoir, David Lynch, Peter Greenway, Chantal Ackerman, and other traditional and alternative filmmakers, to see how they translated their unique visions of the world to the screen. Students shall see how the visual forms of these filmmakers developed are a direct creative articulation of the ideas they wish to express through the medium of film. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits