Screen Studies, B.A.
Learning outcomes
- Motion picture analysis, especially the uses and significance of cinematography (and videography), mise-en-scène, editing, sound, acting, story, and dialogue
- An appreciation of film, television, and digital visual media studies in the field, especially genre, ideology, political economy, gender and racial representation
- Knowledge of screen media history in the U.S. since the 20th century, and in non-U.S. screen media history (preferably at least one non-Western tradition), including non-fiction and experimental forms
- Creative experience with motion pictures (at this time digital video) emphasizing personal expression and the responsibilities of its creation, with knowledge of camera control, lighting, composition, digital editing, sound recording and mixing
- Write original analyses of screen products in clear and persuasive language, and the ultimate production of a portfolio containing: 1) essays in each of these areas: analysis of specific screen text(s), U.S. screen history, non-U.S. screen history, and contextual screen analysis (such as genre, ideology, gender); 2) one motion picture project in narrative form and one in factual form
- Knowledge of major scholars in the field, and use of their work in essays; such figures may include Dudley Andrew, André Bazin, David Bordwell, Edward Branigan, Noel Carroll, Richard Dyer, Sergei Eisenstein, Douglas Gomery, Christian Metz, Laura Mulvey, Charles Musser, Thomas Schatz, Janet Staiger, and Robin Wood
- Find research about screen media and effectively employ it in writing essays, using the Library of Congress classification system for books, the Film Literature Index for articles, and various Internet resources (such as IMDb, etc.)
- Careful viewing of at least 40% of 500 screen works from a canonical list set (and revised annually) by the Screen Studies faculty
