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    Dec 16, 2025  
American University Catalog 2021-2022 
    
American University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM-701 Graduate Seminar in Film Theory and Practice (3)


The seminar focuses on the development of film theory and criticism. The work of Arnheim, Eisenstein, Kracauer, Bazin, Mitry, and Metz are studied as primary sources. The relationship between theory and production is examined and applied to analysis of specific films. Restriction: Communication: Producing Film, Television, and Video (MA) , Film and Media Production (MA) , or Film and Media Arts (MFA) .