Film Studies and Critique (COMS-311)

Course Title: Film Studies and Critique Spring 2020: BS-VI (Reg, SS & PPP)

Course Code: COMS-311 Credit Hours: 3

Instructor: Rub Nawaz Email: [email protected]

DESCRIPTION& OBJECTIVES

This Course provides an overview of cinema and examines key topics in Film theory and Criticism in film culture. Concept such as genre authorship, national and transnational cinema, fandom, strode and other aspects of Film studies, and of film-gong as the culture practice are the major domain to be discussed. This course examines; works of cinema as cultural products that project worldwide and disseminate ideology.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To understand Film Studies: Emerging Mediums of Information, entertainment and Creativity.

To understand Film’s Evolution and Development and also its specific implication

To understand How to express the story you are having in your mind or feelings through moving visuals.

To understand future trends and techniques and developments of Films.

SUGGESTED BOOKS

Gul, A.& Sohail, J.(2018). Journey through Lens: Pakistani Cinema Lahore: Topical Publishers.
Hayward, S. (2013). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (4th Edition). London: Routledge
Pramaggiore, M. and Wallis, T. (2011). Film: A Critical introduction (3rd Edition). London: Pearson Education.
Vasudevan, R. (2011). The Melodramic Public Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema. US: Palgrave Macmillan
Roberta, M, Munroe. How Not To Make A Short Film. Secrets from a sundance programmer

CONTENTS

Introduction to Film as a Form of Media.
Brief History of Film (Developments, Hollywood, Indian and Pakistani Cinema)
Film and Meanings: Semiology of Cinema in USA, China, India and Pakistan
Film Narrative and Style
Pakistani and Indian Cinema (Review)
Psychoanalytic and Feministic Film Theory
Modes of Filmmaking: Politics, Society, Ideology
Bollywood and Hollywood: Race, Gender and Obscenity (A Critique)
Filmosophy: The Basic Concept of Film Philosophy.
Critical Analysis on Screen: Cinema, Film (A General discussion)

COURSE SCHEDULE

Ser	Topics and Readings	Dates
1.	Film: Introduction, Components and Stages of Film	Week 1
2.	Film: As a form of Media	Week 2
3.	History and Development of Hollywood, Indian and Pakistani Cinema (General Discussion)	Week 3
4.	Film and Meanings: introduction to Semiology and the Cinema	Week 4
5.	Semiology of USA, China, Indian and Pakistani Cinema	Week 5
6.	Film Narrative and Style: Narrative Structure of Film in Written form	Week 6
7.	Film Narrative and Style: Narrative Structure of Film as Plotting and the Styles of Film narratives	Week 7
8.	PRESENTATION	Week 8
9.	MID-TERM EXAM	Week 9
10.	Modes of Filmmaking: Politics, Society and ideology	Week 10
11.	Feministic Film Theory: Introduction to Feminism and the concept of Feminist Film Theory	Week 11
12.	Feminist Film Theory: the ideology and the need of feminism in Films	Week 12
13.	Psychoanalytic Film Theory: Introduction to the concepts of Psyche, behavior development and mental growth.	Week 13
14.	Psychoanalytic Film Theory: Personality development, attraction towards others and psychic development and the concept of Psychoanalytic theory	Week 14
15.	Critical Analysis on Screen: (General Discussion)	Week 15
16.	Filmosophy: The Basic Concept of Film Philosophy.	Week 16
17.	PRESENTATION	Week 17
18.	TERMINAL EXAM	Week 18