PMA 1143

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PMA 1143
FWS: Contemporary Film Aesthetics

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

How does a film come to have its distinct appearance, and why does it matter? The study of aesthetics situates the choices of individual filmmakers—from the color of set pieces to the selection of a scene's musical score—within a number of political, social, and artistic traditions. In this course, we will interrogate those traditions and place our contemporary media moment within a larger cultural history. Over the course of the semester, students will develop a formal vocabulary of film aesthetics and apply it to their writing assignments, including film reviews, scenic analysis, and larger research projects. Screenings may include Tangerine, Lemonade, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Her, In the Mood for Love, and more.

When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18075 PMA 1143   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.