Film Studies 391SF - S-International SciFi Cinema
Spring
2019
01AB
0.00
F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
14550
Integ. Learning Center S131
12769,12798
This course provides an introduction to science fiction cinema from the end of the nineteenth century to today. Beginning with the experiments of the Melies Brothers and the importance of German Expressionist films like Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the course considers technological prognostication from Destination Moon to 2001: A Space Odyssey, adventure and science fiction in films like Forbidden Planet and Star Wars, and the dystopian imagination from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to District 9. The course will also highlight the roles of women writers and directors from Thea von Harbou to Kathryn Bigelow, and technological cinematic advances from matte painting and process shots to CGI.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.