Date |
Readings:
Path 1 |
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| T, 1-6 |
Intro to Film
Alice Guy's La Fée aux Choux, or The Fairy of the Cabbages (1900), 55 sec.
George Albert Smith's As Seen Through a Telescope (1900), 1 min. 1 sec.
James Williamson's Attack on a China Mission (1900), 1 min., 15 sec.
video lecture: film beginnings
video lecture on film terms with PDF list |
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| R, 1-8 |
A Human Being
Dr. M's intro. to Within Our Gates
Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates (1920), lecture slideshow (PDF) / free on Kanopy (CP library)
supplementary video lecture: character introductions, crosscutting, and transitions in Within Our Gates (1920)
optional: content warnings
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| M, 1-12 |
SCREENING: Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), 1h 4m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters provided by Dr. M's teaching assistant. Get popcorn, if so desired. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 1-13 |
The Invention of Monsters
Dr. M's intro. to Freaks
Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), D1 lecture slideshow (PDF)
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 1-15 |
Perfectible Products
Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), D2: lecture slideshow (PDF)
supplementary video lecture: gazing and staring in Freaks (1932)
A Rhetoric of Film, chp. 1 |
| M, 1-19 |
SCREENING: Alfred Hitchcok's Rope (1948), 1h 23m [note: MLK holiday]
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters provided by Dr. M's teaching assistant. Get popcorn, if so desired. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
| T, 1-20 |
NO CLASS / classes follow a Monday schedule
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| R, 1-22 |
An Immaculate Murder
Dr. M's intro. to Rope
Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948), lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings
A Rhetoric of Film, chp. 2 |
| M, 1-26 |
SCREENING: Ida Lupino's Outrage (1950), 1h 15m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 1-27 |
Shock and Awe
Dr. M's intro. to Outrage
Ida Lupino's Outrage (1950), 1h 15m
The Hays Code (1930, enforced 1934-68), PDF
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 1-29 |
Pushing Boundaries
Ida Lupino's Outrage (1950), 1h 15m [20m discussion]
EXAM #1 [60-min., 70-qstn exam w/ green, 100-qstn scantron] |
| M, 2-2 |
SCREENING: Agnes Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), 1h 30m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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T, 2-3 |
Beauty Unseen
Dr. M's intro. to Cléo from 5 to 7
Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), 1h 30m / lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 2-5 |
Other People's Fears
Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), 1h 30m / lecture slideshow
A Rhetoric of Film, chp.3 |
| M, 2-2 |
SCREENING: Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (1988), 1h 29m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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T, 2-10 |
Impossible to Put Out
Dr. M's intro. to Grave of the Fireflies
Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (1988), 1h 29m / lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 2-12 |
Pathos & Narrative Trajectory
Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (1988), 1h 29m |
| M, 2-16 |
SCREENING: Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), 2h [note: WA holiday]
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 2-17 |
Stay Black [CLASS RUNS 9-9:55 a.m. today!]
Dr. M's intro. to Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), 2h / lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 2-19 |
We're Still Standing
Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), 2h [20m discussion
EXAM #2 [60-min., 70-qstn exam w/ green, 100-qstn scantron]
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| M, 2-23 |
SCREENING: Mimi Leder's The Peacemaker, 2h 9m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 2-24 |
Out of Your League
Dr. M's intro. to The Peacemaker
Mimi Leder's The Peacemaker (1997) / lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 2-26 |
Music Should Flow
Mimi Leder's The Peacemaker (1997) / lecture slideshow
A Rhetoric of Film, chp. 4 |
| M, 3-2 |
SCREENING: Suprise Film (run time: a bit less than 2 hrs)
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 3-3 |
Surprise Film: M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000)
Dr. M's intro. to Unbreakable (2000) / lecture slideshow
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 3-5 |
Surprise Film: M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000)
A Rhetoric of Film, chp. 5
Dr. M's intro. to Unbreakable (2000) / lecture slideshow
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| M, 3-9 |
SCREENING: Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), 2h 16m
7:15 p.m. at The Palm Theater in downtown SLO
Arrive early! Sign in on one of three identical rosters, and get popcorn if so desired. A teaching assistant will oversee this process. Dr. M will provide a pre-screening introduction to each film inside theater room #1 at 7:15 p.m. |
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| T, 3-10 |
Nationalism: Boon or Curse?
Dr. M's intro. to Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) [coming soon at Digging in the Dirt]
Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
optional: content warnings |
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| R, 3-12 |
Deeper than Memory
Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
EXAM #3 [60-min., 70-qstn exam w/ green, 100-qstn scantron] |
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Supplementary Video Lectures
Within Our Gates (1920) / character introductions, crosscutting, and transitions
Freaks (1932) / gazing and staring
The Peacemaker (2007) / technique
Unbreakable (2000) / cutting out cutting |
| R, 3-19 |
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM (optional)
Thursday, Mar. 19, 10:10-1:00 p.m. [170-min., 100-qstn exam w/ blue, 100-qstn scantron]
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