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Departmental Notes
Subject Code: FILM
World Wide Web Address: http://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/
Head of Department & Coordinator for Media & Performance Production: Scott MacKenzie
Associate Head of Department: Gary Kibbins
Department Administrator: Denise Arsenault
Departmental Office: 390 King Street West, Room 306
Departmental Telephone: 613-533-2178
Departmental Fax: 613-533-2063
Chair of Undergraduate Studies: Emily Pelstring
Chair of Graduate Studies: Gary Kibbins (Fall) and Dorit Naaman (Winter)
Undergraduate & Graduate Assistant: Stephanie Wilson
Academic Inquiries: undergraduatefilm@queensu.ca
Non-Academic/General Inquiries: filmdesk@queensu.ca
Overview
In the Film and Media Department at Queen’s, you will examine modern forms of film, video, television, and emerging varieties of digital culture. You will study the forces that have shaped film and media communication, explore the history and theory of film production, and engage directly in the production of film and video. For students interested in collaboration between the fields of drama and film, there is a Specialization Plan in Media & Performance Production.
Departmental Policies
Screenings
All courses include the screening of films or video material during laboratory periods.
Production Costs
Courses involving film or video production may entail materials and processing expenses not covered by the University tuition fee. A student interested in such a course is advised to consult the instructor regarding the extra costs that must be anticipated.
Enrolment Limitation
Because of student demand for a limited number of spaces, a grade of B- in 100-level FILM courses may not be sufficient to merit entry into FILM 206 Research, Writing, and Presentation Methods/3.0, FILM 216 Historical Inquiry/3.0, FILM 217 Film and Media History and Theory Pre-1960, FILM 218 Film and Media History and Theory Post-1960, FILM 226 Critical Inquiry/3.0, FILM 236 Media and Cultural Studies/3.0 or FILM 250 Fundamentals of Media Production/6.0, hence into a concentration in FILM or MAPP or COCA. Priority for admission to upper-year courses is determined by overall average in Film and Media courses including grades in prerequisite courses, and following Academic Regulation 2, Enrolment and Registration Priorities.
Faculty
Karine Bertrand, Adonay Guerrero Cortés, Alex Jansen, Gary Kibbins, Susan Lord, Scott MacKenzie, Gabriel Menotti, Ali Na, Dorit Naaman, Emily Pelstring, Keren Zaiontz
Programs
- Computing and the Creative Arts – Specialization (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Media and Performance Production– Specialization (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Film and Media – Major (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Film and Media – Medial (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Film and Media – General (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts
- Film and Media – Minor (Arts)
- Media Studies Certificate
Courses
Introduction to analysis of film, television, new media and other related forms of contemporary culture. Includes classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema, Canadian film and television, and alternatives in international cinema. Course requirements include both written work and elementary projects on videotape.
LEARNING HOURS 216 (24L;24Lb;36T;36Pc;96P).
A broad introduction and overview of different creative sectors with a focus on the current state of industry and future projections, presented through a specially curated series of in-depth discussions with key professionals.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
A series of interactive presentations and lectures instructing students in research methods, argumentative writing, and the design of effective audio-visual presentations.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;72P).
This course cultivates effective reading, writing and presentation practices with an emphasis on writing strategies for students with English as an additional language, providing students with the necessary knowledge to navigate film and media studies at a Canadian University.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines the emergence and continuing popularity of the horror film from a global perspective. It explores the history and transformations of the genre and the ways in which the horror film has been mobilized in popular media to address larger cultural, political, and sociological issues.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course involves both media studies and production. Students will use their own mobile devices to complete a series of creative projects, while learning theoretical and practical aspects of mobile media communications.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36O;36P).
This course examines the emergence and continuing popularity of the science fiction film from a global perspective. It explores the history and transformations of the genre and the ways in which science fiction film has been mobilized in popular media to address larger cultural, political, and sociological issues.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Introduction to historical research and analysis of narrative and other films. Examines works, from a range of periods and settings, and the conditions that shaped their production, circulation and reception.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course offers an overview of the early history and theories associated with film and media, including studies of German Expressionism, Film Noir, Italian Neorealism, the Western, Experimental and Surrealist cinemas. The course also examines the rise of related media, such as radio and television.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb:48P).
This course offers an overview of film and media histories and theories after 1960, including key cinematic movements such as la nouvelle vague, Yugoslav Black Cinema, New German Cinema, Third cinema, Bollywood, Fifth Generation cinema. The course also examines related media, such as gaming, television, video art, and digital media.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course offers a historical, sociological, and theoretical framing and analysis of children's animated feature films produced by major American animation studios. The course will examine these beloved childhood classics as texts that are rich with ideological and political concerns.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines the emergence and continuing popularity of the comedy film from a global perspective. It explores the history and transformations of the genre and the ways in which comedy has been mobilized as a popular media to address larger cultural, political, and sociological issues.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Textual analysis of narrative and other films, including examination of formal, aesthetic, and narrative techniques and conventions, and their production of meaning in social and political contexts.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Introduction to cultural and social theory of film and other media as it relates to the tension between citizenship and consumerism. Examines roles, functions, and impact of mass media technologies, institutions, and practices in both scholarly and practical forms.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;24O;36P).
This course on the dynamics between media and popular culture takes an interrogative approach. It is organized around a series of questions that will introduce students to a range of key concepts in media and mass communication studies, with the goal of providing a theoretical structure to support critical analysis of contemporary cultural trends.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36PS;36O).
A foundation in media production techniques relevant to graphic, sound, and moving-image formats. Topics include project design, technical workflow, and the aesthetic and social aspects of screen-based media. Students undertake several group projects in the first term and a major video production in the second term.
NOTE Production supplies $250.
NOTE Students may enroll in no more than one production course per academic year: FILM 250; FILM 351; FILM 352; FILM 353; FILM 355; FILM 356; FILM 365; FILM 375; FILM 385; FILM 410; FILM 451.
LEARNING HOURS 216 (48L;24Lb;60G;24O;60P).
This course will explore the methods of film/media-related work that precedes pre-production, including the elaboration of primary concepts and ideas, research, and script development. The student will learn how to engage in research which is relevant, and how to develop primary concepts into workable scripts or project designs.
NOTE This course is the prerequisite for FILM 312: Screenwriting.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36O;36P).
Survey of digital media theories and online mass communication practices, with emphasis on social and mobile technologies. Course considers the impact of digitalization on the creative and culture industries.
NOTE Only offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (72O;48P)
This course examines Classical Hollywood Cinema from the early 1940s until its demise at the end of the 1950s.
NOTE Also offered online, consult Arts and Science Online (Learning Hours may vary).
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course studies the cinemas of the Americas from critical and historical perspectives. It traces the aesthetic, technological and political changes in various film practices, and places those changes in the context of social and cultural histories.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate examination of generic convention, iconography, relations to modes of production and to audience, and historical dimensions, using as examples films or video productions in one or more genre.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course offers an overview of recent filmmaking practices from various continents. Transnational cinemas explore how intimate, personal styles of filmmaking converge with theories of globalization, hybridity and remediation.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Students will study the creative industries in global context. Course includes theoretical readings, field trips, guest lectures, and creative assignments to understand contemporary creative economies.
NOTE Students may be required to participate in a field trip in certain years. Estimated cost for bus and event admission is $70 plus accommodation and food. See departmental webpage for more information.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Oc;48P).
Intermediate critical and historical study, through a selection of narrative films from one or more European nations. Examines cinema industries and art within national and continental culture.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate study of thematic and stylistic trends in recent European cinema, with reference to social and political changes.
NOTE Offered only at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate study of some of the most significant films made in Europe from the early 20th century to today. Considers historical, technological, and aesthetic determinants and influence.
NOTE Offered only at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Students will examine recent popular culture trends, practices, styles, theories, and artifacts. Through creative assignments, online discussion, online research and readings, students will engage in creative critique of the power of the popular to shape our identities, ideologies, and cultural arrangements.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24S;48P).
Approaches to dramatic storytelling for the screen. Students analyze examples from existing works and, through practical exercises, prepare a short, original screenplay.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36S;72P).
Intermediate study in the evolution of digital visual communications theory and practice. Covers readings about social and technological developments in computer mediated communication, and involves creative investigation of interactive digital media through design projects.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course introduces the interdisciplinary study of video games through an examination of their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. Students will play and analyze video games while reading current research and theory from a variety of sources in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and industry.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36O;36P).
This course draws references from critical and media theory in order to explore the material and systemic dimension of artistic practices and the artwork, underscoring the role of the art worker as a relevant historical actor.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This engages students with a broad sphere of curatorial activities within and beyond the film industry and contemporary visual arts. Students will explore the role of curatorial practices in media, science, and culture through class discussions, field trips to various exhibition sites and events, and the organization of a final exhibition project.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate study in relations between moving-image media and other visual or performing arts.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate study in history and critical analysis, from early cinema to the tax-shelter boom and the institution of Telefilm Canada.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines three central forms of film- and video-making in Canada: documentary works, experimental film and media and animation. Beginning with the work of the NFB/ONF, the course traces aspects of the development of these areas from the late 1930s to the 21st century.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines fiction filmmaking from Anglo-Canadian, Quebecois(e), and Indigenous filmmakers, examining a variety of works produced from the 1950s onwards. We pay special attention to questions of experimental narrative form (such as documentary/fiction hybrids), national and Indigenous identities, and the role of various funding programs.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines the figurative role that media plays in the cultural and social construction of gender. Students will assess mass and digital media using feminist and queer theories of representation as well as scholarship in new media studies.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate study in feminist approaches to the cinema and to films produced by women. Critical examination of critical and theoretical literature, and examples of narrative, documentary, and experimental cinemas.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course will examine the development of queer filmmaking practices in Hollywood and beyond. It will also introduce the field of queer cinema studies, attending to questions of identity, representation, authorship, and spectatorship. Students will cover a diverse array of topics, with a focus on historical, artistic, and industry contexts.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Research and studies in relations of media, technology, and culture. Critical examination of cultural and communication technologies and the employment of technology within selected examples from film, television, and digital media.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24O;48P).
Intermediate examination of the historical and critical relation between film and politics or political ideologies. Examples will be drawn from both narrative and non-narrative traditions.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
An intermediate study of representations of the city in cinema and visual culture, the social histories from which these representations emerge, and the changing environments in which cinema is viewed.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
An intermediate study of key concepts in cultural studies investigated through cultural practices and/or national contexts from the 1960s to the present.
NOTE Students will be required to attend a limited number of Kingston-based cultural productions over the course of the term.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;12G;12Oc;60P).
This course will focus on the rapid technological changes of the 1990s and their effects on media, including cinema, advertising, music, and television. Topics may include: teen markets and popular culture; the rise of specialty channel television; racial diversity and the family sitcom; changing music videos aesthetics; New Queer Cinema; etc.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course reviews advertising strategies across a range of different media to understand the construction and functions of consumer culture and citizenship in politics, economics, art, and everyday life. We shall critically examine theories and case studies primarily from North America.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Assignments include online and on-campus exams, online discussion forum participation requirement, short reflective essays, and some creative design work.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36O;36P).
An introduction to key concepts in media studies, with specific historical, contemporary, and/or thematic case studies each year. Topics will range from critical race studies and the media; television and media studies; gaming; the culture industry; mass audiences; digital economies and streaming; to advertising and commodification.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
An introduction to key concepts in media studies, with specific historical, contemporary, and/or thematic case studies each year. Topics will range from gender studies and LGBTQ2S studies and the media; expanded media; globalization; media and popular music; social media; media and the public sphere; or media activism.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
A survey of speculative media, working around three organizing themes (fictions, fans, and franchises), this class will introduce key issues in speculative media studies . Students will explore various sub-cultural and popular SF or speculative genres, including science-fiction, fantasy, alternative history, and speculative futures.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Intermediate examination of television and the development of the medium as a distinctive cultural form, through a range of programs and programming formats, issues of audience, and television broadcasting in Canada.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines various forms of televisual seriality, from historical and theoretical perspectives. The course shall examine it emergence as the dominant form of the soap opera, to contemporary web television platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Crave.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course will introduce the history, procedures, and policies of audiovisual archives. Topics may include: the history of film archives (e.g. the National Film Board Archives); best practices in preservation and digitization; procedure and politics of digitization; and challenges in the preservation of born-digital art and video.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced motion picture production course. Each student produces a short documentary using video and/or 16mm film. Emphasis will be placed on unconventional approaches and techniques.
NOTE Students may enroll in no more than one production course per academic year: FILM 250; FILM 351; FILM 352; FILM 353; FILM 355; FILM 356; FILM 365; FILM 375; FILM 385; FILM 410; FILM 451.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
Advanced practical course in film and video aesthetics. Starting with the screening and analysis of selected works, each student will script, produce and edit a short video or 16mm work that explores particular formal questions. Emphasis will be placed on unconventional approaches and techniques.
NOTE Students may enroll in no more than one production course per academic year: FILM 250; FILM 351; FILM 352; FILM 353; FILM 355; FILM 356; FILM 365; FILM 375; FILM 385; FILM 410; FILM 451.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P).
An advanced course on the conception, planning, shooting, and editing of narrative film and television. Working in groups of four, students will produce short, professional quality videos (maximum length eight minutes) for a public screening.
NOTE Students may enroll in no more than one production course per academic year: FILM 250; FILM 351; FILM 352; FILM 353; FILM 355; FILM 356; FILM 365; FILM 375; FILM 385; FILM 410; FILM 451.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
A combined study of the history and theory of film animation with the production of animated films. Requirements will include both research essays as well as the conceptualization and production of an animated film.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P).
Intermediate critical and historical study in non-fiction film and television, based on selected examples from Canada, including productions of the National Film Board and the CBC, and international documentary cinemas.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
A course on the history, theory, and practice of animated films. Requirements include a series of screenings, writings, and a practice based critical project.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course covers a variety of advanced animation techniques and allows students to explore physical materials and digital tools. Students create a finished work to be exhibited publicly at the end of the semester.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
Intermediate critical and historical study in the avant-garde of the international cinema, based on selected examples principally from Europe, the United States and Canada.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course covers the creation and animation of simple 3D objects for the purposes of developing augmented reality apps, filters, and virtual reality environments, using accessible software to generate, import, and rig characters. Students will have an overview of different applications to build and share interactive, 3D content on mobile devices.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course explores new forms of filmmaking reliant on computer vision and information processing, from early computer-generated imagery to more recent uses of depth cameras and game engines in commercial and experimental productions.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30O;30P).
This course examines the changing role of audience reception in live performance and media-based work. Students will explore theories and engage methods that explore how meaning is made from the vast range of digital media and live events that constitute the contemporary experience of spectatorship.
LEARNING HOURS 120(36L;24Lb;30G;30P)
Advanced practical course in cinematography and visual aesthetics. Through a series of lectures, practical exercises, and screenings; students will explore visual aesthetics and the techniques employed to author motion picture images with intent and consistency.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course offers a journey into Indigenous and Inuit film, produced by Indigenous filmmakers from the Americas, Northern Europe, and Australia. Topics such as Indigenous methodologies and aesthetics, Indigenous feminism, decolonization, self-recognition, language revitalization, and cultural reappropriation will be explored.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Music videos are an intersection of visual art, music, and television which can speak to the politics, technology, and art of a given time and place. A survey of music videos, and related pop cultural phenomena from the 1950s to the present will help students appreciate the broader cultural impact of the music video, beyond its promotional function.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
In this course, students create projects around research topics using a variety of media, which may include video, sound, graphics, performance, and interactive media. Students might produce podcasts, print media, games, etc. Pre-requisite for Advanced Open Media Production.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course allows students to explore independent research projects using a variety of media, with the aim of creating a portfolio-ready piece to present publicly at the end of the semester.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course covers production techniques, including planning, production, and postproduction topics. Students can explore a variety of genres and forms, and will undertake a series of short exercises aimed at building technical skills. Specific themes covered will depend on the instructor. Pre-requisite for Video Production II.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course builds on material covered in Video Production and introduces advanced techniques for conceptualizing, planning, producing, and editing short film/video projects. Student projects will be exhibited/screened publicly at the end of the semester.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
This course covers moving-image post-production techniques, including workflow planning, stages of editing, sound mixing, colour correction, special effects and media management.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;30G;30P).
Students can apply to undertake a practical internship in media production, criticism or curatorship. All internships must be approved in advance by application to the Undergraduate Coordinator. Approval will depend on the quality of the proposal and the academic record of the applicant. Students are required to write a report about their experience and are evaluated jointly by their employer and a faculty member from Film and Media. It is the responsibility of students, not the Department of Film and Media, to arrange internships.
NOTE Students will be given a grade of Pass/Fail for work done.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (120I).
An advanced course in developing expertise in research and critical writing concerning contemporary world cinema, media arts, and other cultural phenomena.
NOTE Students will be asked to view material and visit exhibitions outside of class time.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;12G;12Oc;36P).
Creative investigation of media, culture, and technology, focused through the medium of video from its invention to its current digital forms. Practical experiments will be guided by critical texts and case studies that contextualize video-based practices in a variety of fields.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24Lb;60P).
Advanced seminar on one or more approaches to cinema and culture, based on a selection of writings and related screenings.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course examines media from a perspective of materiality. Counter to popular sentiments about the immateriality of the internet or the virtual as absent of physical bodies, this class looks to objects, environments , experiences, and sensations associated with media. The course will introduce material media studies concepts.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced course in media theory, focusing on a special topic in the field each year. In particular, the course will examine contemporary political debates through the lens of media theory and studies.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36l;24Lb;48P).
Advanced seminar on specific area of research and study selected by the instructor. Subjects have included Québécois cinema, film and mass culture in Canada.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Research seminar that draws on students' previous work to enhance advanced writing and research in film criticism. Topics from theory, criticism, and history will be addressed to suit individual students' projects.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced seminar on authorship and analysis, usually concerning the work of one or two filmmakers.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced seminar on relations between societies and their expression in culture, with particular reference to film, television, and comparable media. Subjects have included interdisciplinary approaches and cultural studies; third cinema in the Third World.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced seminar on selected areas of documentary or experimental cinemas. Subjects have included politically committed documentary in Canada; the anti-documentary.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Advanced seminar on an area of narrative cinema, generally concerning a selection of feature-length films. Subjects have included international films of the 1990s.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
An advanced-level course that focuses on a comparative exploration of festival contexts. In addition to case studies and critical readings, the seminar will treat festivals as course texts through field trips and engagement in the local Kingston Canadian Film Festival and Reelout Queer Film and Video Festival.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36l;24Lb;48P).
A 12-week course that serves as a general primer on the current business of media in Canada as it pertains to narrative storytelling. Students explore business considerations throughout the production cycle, from development to production to distribution and marketing, as well as examine various different career paths in media.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Oc;48P).
Advanced seminar/workshop in an area of film or video production, generally involving intensive analysis of existing work and practical assignments.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
A practical special topic course that explores how a single story can be told across different popular media with special attention to emerging platforms and technologies, from graphic novels to video games, augmented reality to virtual reality.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course will introduce students to the "Video Essay", a form of film and media study which combines textual or language based elements of conventional scholarly analysis with relevant audio-visual materials. Student video essay productions will use the essential component parts of media work directly in the analytical and production process.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course enables students to complete 50 hours of industry-focused practical experience, combined with various hands-on production opportunities or short work placements.
LEARNING HOURS 54 (18L;12Lb;24P).
This advanced course enables students to complete 50 hours of industry-focused practical experience, combined with various hands-on production opportunities or short work placements, building on previous experience in FILM 457.
LEARNING HOURS 54 (18L;12Lb;24P).
This course enables students to complete 100 hours of industry-focused practical experience, combined with various hands-on production opportunities or short work placements.
LEARNING HOURS 116.4 (18S;78Pc;20.4P).
Seminar that draws on students' previous work to enhance advanced research, production and writing for final project in creative writing, criticism, journalism, production and/or curating and programming film, media, and digital culture. Topics from theory, criticism, and history of film, media, digital culture, film festivals, media arts exhibitions and museums will be addressed to suit individuals. Examples from narrative, documentary, experimental film or digital media art will be analyzed. Student projects will be published online and/or exhibited at the new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
LEARNING HOURS 228 (36L;36G;36O;120Oc).
This course covers the history of the documentary form on Latin America, from its origins to the latest forms of digital activism and transmedia strategies in these countries.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
This course is a survey of Black aesthetics and politics as entwined and sometimes divergent categories. Race, culture, and art in context will frame the conversations around how media are created and experienced as well as how media content and forms persist through social norms and repetitions.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;24Lb;48P).
Open to students completing an Honours concentration in Film and Media, or Stage and Screen Studies. May be an essay or a film or video project. Apply for FILM 500 or FILM 501, but not both, to the Undergraduate Coordinator by end of Level 3.
NOTE To use Film and Media video equipment the student must have completed FILM 250.
Open to students completing an Honours concentration in Film and Media, or Stage and Screen Studies. May be an essay or a film or video project. Apply for FILM 500 or FILM 501, but not both, to the Undergraduate Coordinator by end of Level 3.
NOTE To use Film and Media video equipment the student must have completed FILM 250.
Open to students completing an Honours concentration in Film and Media, or Stage and Screen Studies. Enables a student to pursue an area of study not covered in regularly offered courses. Applicants must obtain approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator and supervising instructor.
NOTE To use Film and Media video equipment the student must have completed FILM 250.
Open to students completing an Honours concentration in Film and Media, or Stage and Screen Studies. Enables a student to pursue an area of study not covered in regularly offered courses. Applicants must obtain approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator and supervising instructor.
NOTE To use Film and Media video equipment the student must have completed FILM 250.
Open to students completing an honours concentration in Film and Media, or Stage and Screen Studies. Enables a student to pursue an area of study not covered in regularly offered courses. Applicants must obtain approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator and supervising instructor.