CNMS 251 — Introduction to Narrative Cinema
This course explores the art of storytelling in the history of film in American cinema. Starting with The Great Train Robbery in 1903 on up to current cinema, the course will show a variety of landmark films by American directors. PowerPoint presentations will provide a context for the films viewed. Discussions and reading will center on how a story is told in film by bringing together story, character, visual design and music to create the magic of movies. The competing forces of the director's desire to create art and the pressures of commercial success at the box office will be analyzed. Prerequisite(s): CNMS-105 Corequisite(s): none