LIT-146 Critical Approach to the Cinema (3)

This course offers an in-depth study of cinema as an art form, covering a range of film genres and styles, and exploring major cinematic developments in film structure and aesthetics. Students learn about formal cinematic elements through lectures, film screenings, discussions, close readings, visual and technical analyses, oral presentations, reviews, and short exercises, then interpret and analyze films more thoroughly by writing critical essays. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall, spring, and summer. Note: The course includes mandatory weekly film screenings.