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MAS205: Introduction to the Cinema
This unit is an introduction to: 1) some of the main theoretical issues and debates that have defined film studies as an area of cultural interest; and 2) some of the key historical moments in classical Hollywood filmmaking and international filmmaking (from the 1940s through to more recent times). Lectures and tutorials, in conjunction with weekly film screenings, consider topics such as the codes, conventions, and aesthetics of film narrative; film genres; film styles; film canons; modes of storytelling; the relation between fiction film and documentary film (and their hybrids).
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Noel King |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | MAS222 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
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