3.00 Credits
An overview of film history using selected world cinema feature films. Basic elements of film expression for understanding and analyzing narrative cinema.Introduction to Film Studies in Paris offers students a broad knowledge of one-hundred years of world film history, as well as an understanding of the aesthetics and techniques of the unique art form of cinema through a line-up of feature films and shorts featuring the City of Light. Exploring film’s connections to other arts such as literature, painting, and music in one of the most cultured cities in the world, students will emerge from the course with an understanding of cinema as a dynamic part of our world cultural heritage.Pre-requisites: ENGL 1010