VAM4190

Forms of narrative cinema

(ART)

David Hanan

12 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A study of film form, and the way in which, as a system of communication, it affects audiences. Topics include the early development of film form over the period 1895-1910; the Russian experiments with editing, especially Eisenstein; Brecht and the cinema; alternative formal systems in the work of Ozu; significant post-war developments, including European art cinema; some avant-garde film practices; third world filmmaking; and a contemporary Australian experimental feature.

Assessment: Essay (2000 words): 30% + Essay (2500 words): 35% + Special study paper (1500 words): 15% + Examination/visual test (1.5 hours): 20%