A115 | CRN. 30436
Marlene Dietrich, in Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil | 1958
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SPRING | 2022
Mondays | 3:40 pm - 6:55 pm | Remote
• Instructor: Javier Valenzuela | email: jvalenzuela@riohondo.edu
• Readings - complete as scheduled, before coming to class.
• Online Quizzes - complete quizzes (InQuizitive), after each chapter reading.
• Viewing Assignments - view as scheduled, before coming to class.
• Film Screenings - view films in their entirety, outside of class (check blog: Movie Sites).
KEY
KN Keynote | CB Course Blog
RA Reading Assignment | Qz InQuizitive
VA Viewing Assignment | SPP Student Powerpoint
WAF Writing About Film | FF Film Feud
SCHEDULE
Week - 1. JAN. 31
Meet and Greet | Course Outline
Get Text Book [e-book]
VA - Film | 1 | THE BEGUILED 2017
Week - 2. FEB. 07
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Review
Qz - `InQuizitive’ [review online quizzes]
KN - Looking at Movies
VA - Key Videos | Early Cinema | CB apx: 41m
RA - Article [a] The Persisting Vision | CB
Week - 3. FEB. 14
WAF - What is Film Noir? | Review
KN - Film Form
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Film | 2 | TOUCH OF EVIL 1958
VA - Key Videos | Principles of Film Form | CB apx: 24m
RA: Ch. 1 | Qz. 1
Week - 4. FEB. 21
President's Day. | No Class
VA - American Cinema, Film Noir | CB apx: 57m
VA - Key Videos | Form & Content | CB apx: 73m
KN - Types of Movies
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Film | 3 | BLADE RUNNER 1982
WAF - Film Noir [due today, via email]
RA: Ch. 2 | Qz. 2
Week - 6. MAR. 07
KN - Elements of Narrative
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Key Videos | Elements of Narrative | CB apx: 22m
RA: Ch. 3 | Qz. 3
Week - 7. MAR. 14
KN - What is Mise-en-Scène?
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Film | 4 | THE DARJEELING LIMITED 2007
VA - Key Videos | Mise-en-Scène | CB apx: 47m
RA: Ch. 4 | Qz. 4
RA - Article [b] Language of Cinema | CB
Week - 8. MAR. 21
KN - What is Cinematography?
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Key Videos | Cinematography | CB apx: 42m
RA: Ch. 5 | Qz. 5
Week - 9.
Week - 9.
SPRING BREAK | Mar. 28 - Apr. 01
VA - Film | 5 | A GHOST STORY 2017
Study for Mid-Term
Study for Mid-Term
Week - 10. APR. 04
MID TERM EXAM | Zoom
RA: Ch. 6 | Qz. 6
Qz - InQuizitive | 1-6
RA - Article [c] Film Theory | CB
Week - 11. APR. 11
KN - What is Editing?
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Film | 6 | APOCALYPSE NOW 1979
VA - Key Videos | Editing, pt. 1 | CB apx: 30m
RA: Ch. 8 | Qz. 8
Week - 12. APR. 18
WAF - Whiplash & Metarrative | Review
KN - Editing pt. 2 | Metanarrative
SPP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Key Videos | Editing, pt. 2 | CB apx: 51m
RA: Article [d] Metanarrative in Film | CB
Week - 13. APR. 25
KN - tba
VA - Film | 7 | WHIPLASH 2014
FF - Film Feud
Week - 14. MAY. 02
KN - Semiotics
SP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Key Videos | Semiotics | CB
RA: Article [e] Semiotics | CB
WAF 2 - Metanarrative [due today, via email]
Week - 15. MAY. 09
KN - Sound in Film
SP - Student Powerpoint | Film Professional
VA - Film | 8 | BIRDMAN 2014
VA - Key Videos | Sound | CB apx: 20m
RA: Ch. 9 | Qz. 9
RA: Ch. 9 | Qz. 9
Week - 16. MAY. 16
FINAL EXAM | Zoom
3:40 pm - 5:40 pm
◼︎ All assignments due.
