Film Studies 590N - New Directions in Videographic

Film criticism, film scholarship, filmmaking?from its inception at the turn of the millennium the video essay in its many forms offers an expanding array of creative, intellectual, and scholarly means of self-expression. In this graduate seminar, we will create videographic essays in film scholarship. What is possible when the mode of enquiry departs from the printed word and inhabits the form of the media it examines? Making a videographic essay is much like making a film, often with similarities to documentary and the essay film. As such, we will engage not only film analysis and film scholarship but also video editing, visual composition, sound design, and other aspects of moving image media. We will examine a wide array of videographic essays and explore the unique analytical and expressive opportunities the medium offers. With this foundation, we develop the critical, creative, and technical skills necessary for making effective video essays addressing films and film theory, directors, genres, national cinemas, and cultural and social issues. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Introductory FILM-ST & 300-lvl Graduate students should reach out to Professor Pope if they encounter issues with enrollment.