Spring 2007: Intro to Film--The Aesthetics and Politics

(First half of the semester: The Aesthetics of Film. Mid-Term will be on the second class of week 7)

Film Schedule:

Week 1: Narrative Structure--Time and Space

Oldboy (Chan-Wook Park: Korean 2003, 120 mins)



All The Kings Men (Steven Zaillan: 2006, 128 mins)



Week 2: Narrative Formulas/Traditions: Genre

History of the Spaghetti Western
History of the Hong Kong Martial Arts

Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and 2 (Quentin Tarantino: 2003/2004, 111/136 mins)





Week 3: Narrative Formulas: Resistance/Subversion

Baadasssss! (Mario Van Peebles: 2003, 108 mins)



Pick a David Lynch Film:

Eraserhead (1977: 108 mins)
The Elephant Man (1980: 124 mins)
Blue Velvet (1986: 120 mins)
Lost Highway (1997: 135 mins)
Mulholland Dr. (2001: 145 mins)

Week 4: Narrative Construction: Editing

Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky: 2000, 102 mins)



A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard: 2001, 135 mins)



Week 5: The Camera's Perspective: Cinematography

House of Sand (Andrucha Waddington: Brazil 2005, 115 mins)



Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee: 1989, 120 mins)



Week 6: Creating Cinematic Environments: Mise-en-scene and Production Design

Amelie (Jean Pierre-Jeunet: France 2001, 122 mins)



Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney: 2005, 93 mins)



Week 7: Listening to the Story: Sound Production
Clips from:
Apocalypse Now
Mean Streets
Friday the 13th
Se7en
The Exorcist
Donnie Darko
The Royal Tennebaums
Hellraiser
http://www.eng.umu.se/monster/john/sound_music.htm
http://www.eng.umu.se/monster/john/lang_cenobites.htm
Outside Film: A Baz Luhrmann Film