Courses offered by the Department of Theatre and Motion Picture Arts
CINE 1005 EL – Motion Picture Arts: Form
This course provides an understanding of form (i.e., the shot, montage and sound), and the subsequent formal conventions, of the motion picture arts. Prominence is given to the fundamental elements that comprise form in the motion picture arts, and how they may function both individually, and as a unit(s) of communication.
PREREQ: none
(lec 2/sem 1) 6 credits
CINE 1206 EL – Photography
This course introduces the basic principles of photography: focal length, aperture, shutter speed, pixel formation, file format, etc. Advanced theories of composition and the art of photography will also be discussed in depth. The major assignment is a slide exhibition.
PREREQ: none
(lec 3) 3 credits
CINE 2005 EL – Motion Picture Arts: Production I
Through a series of independent practical exercises regarding form in the motion picture arts (i.e., the shot, montage, and/or sound), class discussions, readings, screenings, workshops, lab work, and lectures, this course facilitates the opportunity for students to develop a personal sensibility as creators of motion pictures, and will lead to the enrichment of a distinct creative voice in the motion picture arts. This is the first of three consecutive production courses in the Motion Picture Arts curriculum.
PREREQ: CINE 1206 (Photography), and CINE 1005 (Motion Picture Arts: Form), or ENGL/FILM 2805 (Film Foundations).
(sem 3) 6 credits
CINE 2036 EL – Theories and Practice of the Motion Picture Arts
This course provides a general analysis of the theory and practice of the motion picture arts. Writings by theoreticians such as Arnheim, Bazin, Kracauer, Metz, and Bordwell are examined as well as writings by practitioners such as Eisenstein, Hitchcock, Welles, Godard, Antonioni, and Bresson. Clips from various films are shown.
PREREQ: none
(lec 2, sem 1) 3 credits
CINE 2046 EL – History of the Motion Picture Arts
This course provides a comprehensive and chronological survey of the motion picture arts from its inception in the 1800s to the present. The evolution of the motion picture arts is analyzed with emphasis placed on biography, industry/economy, technology/aesthetics, and society/culture/politics. Clips from various films are shown.
PREREQ: none
(lec 2, sem 1) 3 credits
CINE 2207 EL – Cinematography
This course applies the theory and practice of photography to the operation of digital video camera and film aesthetics. Basic principles of film editing and sound recording are also studied, envisioning that a cinematographer must fully understand the total film form in order to become an effective director of photography. The major assignment is a group film project.
PREREQ: CINE 1206 or CINE 2206 or consent of instructor
(exp 3) 3 credits
CINE 2216 EL – German Cinema
This course is an introduction to German cinematographic culture. The course examines the relationship between culture and cinematic representation through the analysis of a variety of German films. Directors studied may include Lang, Herzog, Fassbinder, von Trotta, and Wenders.
PREREQ: none
(lec 3) 3 credits
Crosslisted with DEUT 2216. Students may not retain credit for both CINE 2216 and DEUT 2216.
CINE 3005 EL – Motion Picture Arts: Production II
The objective of this course is to further the practice-based study of form in the motion picture arts. Specifically, it is concerned with various interpretations and adaptations of narrative texts. In the process, each student will create a number of short motion pictures.
PREREQ: CINE 2005 (Motion Picture Arts: Production I) and CINE 3205 (Screenwriting), or permission of the instructor.
(sem 3) 6 credits
CINE 3205 EL – Screenwriting
After an introduction to selected intellectual understandings and poetic principles of creative expression, this course studies the theories and practices of script writing. It is divided into four sections: (1) Creativity and Artistic Expression; (2) Cultural Context and Writing; (3) The Filmmaking Process; and (4) Story-making.
PREREQ: none
(lec 3) 6 credits
CINE 3306 EL – Silent Cinema
This course will undertake a critical study of the silent film from its beginnings in 1895 through the struggle to retain the form after the advent of the sound film in 1927. The genre will be examined both as a unique art form and as an evolutionary medium which contributed to the development of cinema.
PREREQ: none
(lec 3) 3 credits
CINE 4005 EL – Motion Picture Arts: Production III
The objective of this course is the comprehensive practice-based study of form in the motion picture arts from project development through to exhibition. In the process, each student will create a number of short motion pictures.
PREREQ: CINE 3005
(sem 3) 6 credits
Courses offered by other departments at Thorneloe and Laurentian:
- ENGL 1705 EL – Introduction to Writing and English Studies (6 credits)
- ENGL 2827 EL – Documentary Film Making (3 credits)
- ENGL 3516 EL – Creative Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 3556 EL – Principles and Practices of Workplace Communication (3 credits)
- ENGL 3846 EL – Applied Media Aesthetics (3 credits)
- HIST 2806 EL – Propaganda, Politics and Film in 20th Century Europe (3 credits)
- HIST 2847 EL – Fascism on Film (3 credits)
- MUSC 2046 EL – Soundtracks: Music in the Movies (3 credits)
- PHIL 2716 EL – Philosophy and Film (3 credits)
- RLST 2327 EL – Jesus in Film (3 credits)
- RLST 2365 EL – Religion in Film (6 credits)