Communication 140 - Introduction to Film Studies
Fall
2016
02
3.00
Mike Alvarez
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
80463
The nature and several functions of film, including narrative and nonnarrative approaches to film communication. Topics include: the components of film expression (composition, movement, editing, sound, setting, and acting); designs in screen narrative; film's relationship to other arts and media; and its role as an instrument of social reflection and change.
Open to first year students in the Communications Major RAP in Pierpont Hall.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.