Cinema in the Digital Age

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Arguably, there have been more substantive changes in every aspect of cinema since 1990 that in the medium’s previous 95 years: the move from celluloid to digital media, the decline in theatrical viewing, an ever-increasing globalization, etc. Interfacing with social and political developments, these changes have resulted in new forms of cinematic storytelling, greater emphasis on some forms of film style (e.g. camera movement) with a subsequent de-emphasis on others (e.g. montage), and a new relationship between the cinematic image and physical reality. This course will trace a range of developments in cinema since 1990, offering a wide, international panorama of exemplary works by artists ranging from Michael Haneke and Wong Kar-wei, from Lucrecia Martel to Merawi Gerima.