Film Studies 497P - ST- Film Podcasting

This is a course in film criticism in the podcast medium. For as long as there has been cinema there has also been film criticism, from print and broadcast media to websites and social media. Podcasting offers a powerful digital medium for film criticism, drawing on many of the strengths of traditional media and bringing its own unique qualities of engagement. In this course, students will design their own show formats and produce a suite of episodes for their podcasts. We will examine the varieties of film writing, exploring the craft of creating compelling and illuminating film criticism, and our concentration will turn to the key techniques for producing rich, engaging podcast content. Our work will take inspiration and guidance from analysis of a vast diversity of leading film podcasts. We will also work with films across a variety of genres and time periods and do hands-on work in all aspects of producing a film criticism podcast - research, analysis, writing, planning, conducting interviews, moderating, recording, editing, and posting your finished podcasts. Film Studies Major Through BDIC Category: T, E

Pre-requisite: 1 introductory film course (FILM-ST 170, COMM 140, or COMM 230).