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Courses in Film and Video Studies (Division 368)

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Fall Term, 2000 (September 6 – December 22)

Open courses in Film and Video Studies

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F/V 200. Introduction to Film, Video and Television Production.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Terri Sarris (tsarris@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (CE). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 200. Introduction to Film, Video and Television Production.

Section 002.

Instructor(s): Christopher McNamara

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (CE). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 200. Introduction to Film, Video and Television Production.

Section 003, 004.

Instructor(s): Robert Rayher (rray@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (CE). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 200. Introduction to Film, Video and Television Production.

Section 005.

Instructor(s): Stashu Kybartas (skybar@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (CE). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Section 001 – Required Film Viewing on Tuesday 7-11 p.m., with an Alternate Screening On Thursday 7-11 p.m.

Instructor(s): Hugh Cohen

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Credits: (4).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The Art of the Film examines the dramatic and psychological effects of the elements and techniques used in film making and television, and some of the salient developments in film's artistic and technological history. This course provides students with the basic tools and methods for film appreciation and study. Students write five two-page exercises, a seven-page analysis of a current movie, and a final exam.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Mark Nornes (amnornes@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~amnornes/anime.html

See Asian Studies 245.001.

F/V 300. Filmmaking I.

Section 001 – Film/Video concentrators only.

Instructor(s): Frank Beaver (fbeaver@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 300. Filmmaking I.

Section 002.

Instructor(s): Stashu Kybartas (skybar@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 302. Television Studio I.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Terri Sarris (tsarris@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Comm. 421. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 310. Screenwriting.

Section 001.

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. Completion of the introductory composition requirement. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 310. Screenwriting.

Section 002.

Instructor(s): Terry Lawson

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. Completion of the introductory composition requirement. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 310. Screenwriting.

Section 003.

Instructor(s): Wendy Hammond (wham@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200. Completion of the introductory composition requirement. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 311. Screenwriting for Television.

Section 001 – To Apply for Waitlist, Please Visit the Film and Video Studies Office.

Instructor(s): Loeser

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200 and completion of the composition requirement. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 350. The History of American Film.

Section 001 – Required Screening on Monday Evening from 5-7 p.m., Or Alternate Screening on Wednesday 5-7 p.m.

Instructor(s): Kristen Whissel

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Section 001 – American Cinema... Now!!!

Instructor(s): Kevin Sandler (ksandler@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2000/fall/lsa/filmvid/366/001.nsf

This class will explore issues in contemporary American cinema by watching films newly released to theaters. We will examine current releases using various methods and theoretical approaches: formal, industrial, technical, social, historical, political, and/or cultural. Sessions will be devoted to broad questions of perception, authorship, ideology, style, marketing,and stardom which contribute to our overall experience of the films and their box office success or failure.

F/V 370. Television History.

Section 001 – Required Film Screening Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., with Alternate Screening on Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

Instructor(s): Haggins

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). Does not count toward film-video concentration requirements. Laboratory fee required. (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.

Credits: (1-4).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Independent study on a subject to be determined by student in conjunction with a faculty member. Must be approved by Program in term prior to enrollment. In exceptional cases, students can petition for enrollment during current term.

F/V 400. Filmmaking II.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Robert Rayher (rray@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 300 or equivalent experience in filmmaking and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 401. Video Art II.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Stashu Kybartas (skybar@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 301 or equivalent experience with video production and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 405. Computer Animation I.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Richard Farley

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 200, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 410. Screenwriting II.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): James Burnstein (jimburn@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 310. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Section 001 – American Comic Masters Since the 60's: Allen, Brooks, Edwards, and Ashby

Instructor(s): Peter Bauland (pbauland@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 230 or 236. (3). (HU). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Representative films, about half by Allen, spanning the careers of these contrasting yet complementary American masters. Emphasis on their cinematic "languages" and dramatic themes – the relationship between what they say and how they say it – and the nature of their comedy. One film per week; three lecture hours; mandatory small discussion groups. Course may be repeated if content differs from previous election. No prerequisites, but the course is not "An Introduction to the movies." The course's reading, Giannetti's Understanding Movies, will give beginners a solid foundation. Alternate text for seasoned veterans. Purchase of a pass admits you to all screenings, almost all at the Michigan Theater. Rigorous writing with high standards for analytical/critical prose. Two 2-page papers; two 5-page papers; final exam. Those who insist that "media" takes with a singular verb flunk. Cost:2 [includes cost of film pass]

F/V 414. Film Theory and Criticism.

Section 001 – Required Screening on Monday 6-8 p.m., with Alternate Screening on Tuesday 4-6 p.m.

Instructor(s): Mark Nornes (amnornes@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 417. Screenwriting Master Class.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): James Burnstein (jimburn@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 310, current enrollment in F/V 410, and permission of the instructor. Limited to students whose screenwriting work is judged as outstanding. (1-3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (1-3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 427. Screenwriting III.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): James Burnstein (jimburn@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 310, 410, and permission of the instructor. Limited to students whose work is judged as showing outstanding potential in writing for the screen. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 441. National Cinemas.

Section 001 – History and Analysis of British Cinema. Required Film Screenings Monday, 4-6 p.m.

Instructor(s): Frank Beaver (fbeaver@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 360. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 441. National Cinemas.

Section 002.

Instructor(s): J Clark Farmer

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 360. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Section 003 – Israeli Cinema. Screenings T 4-6p

Instructor(s): Ilan Avisar

Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 360. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($50) required. May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The course examines the place of cinema in the history of modern Israel as a participant, a witness and a critical commentator. The different roles assumed by the filmmakers vis-à-vis their society and nation correspond to different periods in the evolution of Israel. Thus, the chronological survey of Israeli cinema will address issues related to the formation of national ideology and the changing social realities and group identity (ethnic, religious, minorities, etc.).. The analysis of the films will explore the continuous struggle for cultural identity, and the search for local cinematic expression in relation to the hegemony of American audio-visual culture and the models of European cinemas. Films will include social comedies (Kishon and Topol's Sallah), war dramas (Menahem Golan's Operation Jonathan, Avanti Popolo), documentaries, and award-winning personal art films. TTh 2:30-4p.m.

F/V 455. Topics in Film Studies.

Section 001 – Topic?

Instructor(s): Kevin Sandler

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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F/V 455. Topics in Film Studies.

Section 002 – Topic?

Instructor(s): Kristen Whissel

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

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Section 003 – The Holocaust in Cinema. Film screenings M at 4-6p.

Instructor(s): Ilan Avisar

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The dual function of film as a source of images of reality and as a force used by historical agents to shape perceptions of reality has shaped the special connections between the Holocaust and cinema. The course will review the important stages in the shared history of the medium and the genocide, analyzing the films by exploring the unique aspects of the historical event, artistic strategies and the limits of representation, the discourse of the Holocaust in popular culture, and the politics of national or collective memory. The main stages in chronological order will focus on the following themes and movies:

• Propaganda – Nazi art and ideology in Triumph of the Will, the antisemitic film The Eternal Jew, Hollywood anti-Nazi movies like The Great Dictator
• Documentation – the newsreels from the end of the war, Night and Fog, Shoah
• Realistic dramas – Kapo, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Shop on Main Street
• Modernist visions – The Damned, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Mr Klein
• Postmodernist versions – Lili Marleen, Schindler's List, Life is Beautiful.

M&W at 2:30-4p.m.

Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: Concentration in Film and Video Studies. (2). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May not be included in a concentration in Film/Video. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (2).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is restricted to Film/Video concentrators who work, under careful supervision, in some part of the film or video industry. Students will work in some aspect of preproduction, production, or postproduction, in the creative or business areas of film and video, documenting their experiences and learning in a journal that must be submitted for final credit.

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Prerequisites & Distribution: F/V 410 and permission of the instructor. Open to Dramatic Writing concentrators only. (3). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Credits: (3).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is restricted to students in the Dramatic Writing concentration. Coursework consists of independent study in writing and refining a screenplay under the supervision of a faculty member.

In emphasizing a complete approach to the study, analysis and creation of written dramatic texts, the Dramatic Writing majors requires students to be engaged in the creation of dramatic texts intended for production and performance. This tutorial is provided as one of the options for a capstone experience for those students who choose the sequence in screenwriting within the Dramatic Writing concentration. It permits students to have the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in the process of creating a full-length screenplay.

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Prerequisites & Distribution: Acceptance as an Honors Candidate in Film and Video Studies. (1-4). (Excl). Laboratory fee required. (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of four credits.

Credits: (1-4).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course is restricted to students taking Honors in the Program in Film and Video Studies. Students work independently with a faculty member in the Program on a thesis or on a film or video project during their senior year.

Instructor(s):

Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). Laboratory fee required. (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (1-4).

Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required.

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Advanced course permitting intensive study of film and/or video subject under supervision of a Film/Video faculty member.

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