Introduction to Film 1: What Is Cinema?

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

A wide-ranging and diverse introduction to the film medium, this course focuses on the component elements of cinema: mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, narrative, genre, digitization, and "post-cinema." It examines the vocabulary of film analysis, cultivates techniques for writing engagingly about the medium, and develops viewing skills to enhance the cinematic experience. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits. Not open to students with credit for CUST 2081Y.