Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HART 283 - AUTEUR FILM

Long Title: AUTEUR FILM: CASE STUDIES OF THREE AUTEURS
Department: Art History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will explore the tradition of auteur filmmaking, with an emphasis on how this particular artistic mode situates itself within the evolving system of Hollywood institutional film. The auteur, in contrast to other filmmakers, exhitibits unparalleled control over the production and post-production processes and is uniquely identifiable through the notable conventions of aethetics, style, theme, content, atmosphere, etc. FILM 485/HART 481 ( 4 Credit Hours ) will require completion of additional coursework for the additional credit than the FILM 285/HART 283 (3 Credit Hours). Cross-list: FILM 285, Equivalency: HART 481.