FTV-65 — Director's Art in Filmmaking

Prerequisite: None.

Description: Analysis and exploration of the principles of film aesthetics with emphasis on the director's role in influencing and creating a film. The course covers the terminology of filmmaking and film analysis, the director's responsibilities and relationship to other crew members; also explores the tools and strategies that directors use in shaping the impact of a film. Lecture, discussion, viewing of films and film excerpts expose students to the influences of classic and contemporary films and the styles of great directors, including but not limited to: David Lynch, Woody Allen, The Cohen Brothers, John Woo, Marc Forster, Wayne Wang, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. 54 hours lecture. (Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass option)