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Film Art in the Internet Age

Course CodeART-411
Lecture hours per week
Lab hours per week
Course AvailabilityOpen
Description

Although film is a 19th century invention, cinematic language has developed and evolved over the 20th and 21st centuries and new techniques, technologies, and tastes emerge. This course will explore film, cinema, and moving images in Internet age. Today, technological, economic and social forces are reshaping how audiences experience cinema: DVD rentals have disappeared; cameras have been miniaturized; digital downloads threaten copyright; video-streaming services create original films without theatrical releases; video-sharing and live-streaming sites such as YouTube and Twitch have opened new opportunities for independent creators; and blockbuster media franchises adapt long-spanning sagas based on popular books, comics, and video games. What does this mean for the creation, study and appreciation of films? The course will examine film theories and assess their current relevance. It will examine cinematic language and significant films to identify how these ideas still influence and can contribute to the digital age.

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