TELV104 #77155 M/Tu/W/Th 8:35am (1/06/20 - 1/30/20)

TV/VIDEO COMM – TELV 104-77155 - History of Film 1945 to Present

Santa Ana College: Intersession 2020

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 8:35am-11:55am– Room A-210

 

TEXT:  Course Readers found in Modules

INSTRUCTOR: Ezra Lunel, B.A., MFA

EMAIL: Lunel_Ezra@sac.edu

 

COURSE OUTLINE

A survey course exploring film as an art form and developing appreciation of historical, artistic, and technical advances from 1945 to the present.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student will identify and analyze, in written form, past and current film trends, genres and techniques, through reading and research.  By watching films in class, the student will be able to apply terminology and movie-making techniques discussed in class to the films being screened.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete all assignments and take all quizzes and tests in order to be eligible for a passing grade.  Deadlines are real-world and will not be extended.

  

2 Tests & 4 Quizzes

Quizzes will be be based on:

• reading assignments individual Module Readers
  

Midterm Exam and Final Exam will be based on:

• knowledge of the films screened in class
• class lectures.

You must take quizzes and tests on their scheduled date.  No makeups.

 

Participation

Your attendance and participation is a vital part of your grade.

 

GRADES

4 Text-Based Quizzes	160 points (40 points each)
Mid-Term Exam (Modules 1-6)	120 points
Final Exam (Modules 7-12)	120 points
Attendance	100 points
Participation	20 points (extra credit)

 

A	448-500
B	398-447
C	348-397
D	298-347

 

TARDY & ABSENCE

Attendance will be taken twice every class. Two tardies of 15 minutes or more will be considered 1 absence.  If you are tardy, you will be marked absent. You must “check in” if you arrive tardy in order to clear the absence on the day of the tardy. Leaving class early is also a tardy. More than two absences will result in an automatic drop from the class.

You are responsible for all materials missed when you are absent.  This includes lectures, handouts and assignments.

All cell phones must remain off during class.

Please do NOT bring food into the classroom under any circumstances.

 

COURSE CALENDAR

Mon. 06 Jan (Module 1)	Course Introduction, Overview and Goals Lecture: American New Wave and the Vietnam War Era Screen Film: The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) HW Assignment: Reader Module 1: The Graduate
Tues. 07 Jan. (Module 1)	Discuss: The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)   Lecture: Film Noir – Demise of the Hollywood System and the Challenge from TV Film: The Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 2: The Sweet Smell of Success   (Note: Last Day to Add Course or to Drop Course without 'W':  Sep. 8)
Wed. 08 Jan. (Module 2)	Lecture (con.) : Film Noir – Demise of the Hollywood System and the Challenge from TV Screen Film: The Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957) Discuss: The Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 2: The Sweet Smell of Success
Thurs. 09 Jan. (Module 3)	Lecture: The Hollywood Musical Screen Film and Discuss: Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 3: Singin' in the Rain
Mon. 13 Jan. (Module 4)	8:40 am: In Class: Take Quiz #1: Readers Modules 1 - 3   Discuss: Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952)   Lecture: Post-World War II Social Realism and Italian Neorealism Screen Film: The Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio de Sica, 1948) HW Assignment: Reader Module 4: The Bicycle Thieves
Tues. 14 Jan. (Module 5)	Discuss: The Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio de Sica, 1948)   Lecture: The French New Wave Screen Film: The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 5: The 400 Blows
Wed. 15 Jan. (Module 6)	Discuss: The 400 Blows(François Truffaut, 1959)   Lecture: Continuity Editing, Montage Theory, and Mise-en-Scène Screen illustrative film clips.   HW Assignment – Reader Module 6: Continuity Editing, Montage Theory, and Mise-en-Scène
Thurs. 16 Jan.	MIDTERM EXAM: Lectures and Films, Modules 1 - 6 (Recommended: bring laptop)   HW Assignment: Readers Modules 4 -6 for Quiz on Monday
Mon. 20 Jan.	SAC Closed in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
Tues. 21 Jan. (Module 7)	In Class: Take Quiz #2: Readers Modules 4 - 6   Lecture: A World Cinema Emerges: The Birth of Modernism in 1950’s International Cinema Screen Film: Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 7: Wild Strawberries
Wed. 22 Jan. (Module 8)	Discuss: Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)   Lecture: American Auteurs and Cinema Language Screen Film: Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 8: Night of the Hunter
Thurs. 23 Jan. (Module 9)	Discuss: Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)   Lecture: Alfred Hitchcock - A Genre of One Screen Film: Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 9: Rear Window   (Note: Last Day to Drop with 'W':  Jan. 23)
Mon. 27 Jan. (Module 10)	In Class: Take Quiz #3: Readers Modules 7 - 9   Discuss: Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)   Lecture: Mexican Social Realism Screen Film: Los Olvidados (Luis Buñel, 1950)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 10: Los Olvidados
Tues. 28 Jan. (Module 11)	Discuss: Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971)   Lecture: International Auteurs and Cinema Language Screen Film: Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 11: Walkabout
Wed. 29 Jan. (Module 12)	Discuss: La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)   Lecture: American Influence on the Rise of Domestic Independent Film Screen Film: La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)   HW Assignment: Reader Module 12: La Haine HW Assignment: Study Films and Lecture Notes for Final Exam
Thurs. 30 Jan.	In-Class: Quiz #4: Readers Modules 10 - 12 In-Class: FINAL EXAM: Lectures and films in Modules 7-12 (Recommended: bring laptop with charger)

*FILMS LISTED IN CLASS SCHEDULE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

EXPECTATIONS:

• Attend class.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Complete all assigned readings before the beginning of each class.
• Participate and contribute to class discussions.
• Bring your notes, and materials to each class session.
• Respect all assignment deadlines.
• Respect your fellow classmates, their views, attitudes, beliefs, and values.
• Be sensitive and courteous when discussing challenging topics that may conflict with your personal views.
• You are responsible for all material presented in class, including announcements about changes in course procedures, assignments, and tests.
• Academic dishonesty of any sort will result in an automatic course grade of F.

 

CLASS RULES AND DECORUM

PARTICIPATION AND PREPARATION

• I encourage you to actively participate in classroom discussions.
• The subjects presented in this course may require vigorous discussion and may challenge your thinking and personal views. Students must always respect the views of fellow classmates and treat others with courtesy and sensitivity. Students who violate these rules or behave in a discourteous or confrontational manner towards others will be asked to leave the classroom and may be dropped from the course.

 

EMERGENCIES

• This information is not meant to be a source of anxiety, but rather is to prepare you for survival in the event of an emergency.
• Students have the responsibility to act or react to any emergency that may occur during class. You have the right to call 911 any time you feel threatened. You can also call campus security at (714) 564-6330. Campus Security can also be reached from any campus classroom or desk phone by dialing 333. In some cases, we may need to act as a group and not as individual class members.

 

FIRE ALARMS

• If the fire alarm sounds, we need to evacuate this room as quickly as possible, and to leave in an orderly fashion. Do not take the elevator.
• Students should meet outside at the designated area indicated on the map at the front of the room.
• Those who are capable should assist others in this room to safety.
• You should call 911 anytime you see smoke or fire. Do not rely on someone else to call.

 

EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE

• In the event of an earthquake you should get under your desk and stay there until the earth stops shaking.
• We need to exit the building in an orderly fashion. Do not take the elevator.
• Meet in the designated area as shown on the map in the front of the classroom.
• Take your belongings with you, as we may be dismissed from the assembly area and not be allowed back into the building.
• Those who are capable should assist others in this room to safety.

 

DANGEROUS PERSON INSIDE THE CLASSROOM

• Call 911 on your cell phone or campus security anytime you feel threatened.
• If you feel threatened, you may leave the room at any time.
• You do not need your instructor's permission to leave the room if you feel threatened.
• You can call 911 at any time.
• We may need to act as a team to protect ourselves from the threat.

 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

• In an emergency evacuation, wheelchair-assisted students will be taken to a safe location and shelter in place.
• Safety personnel will be notified of your location, and you will be given top priority.
• You will be safely removed from the building as soon as safety personnel secure the elevators.
• Anytime you feel threatened you have the right to leave this classroom, block the door from an intruder, call 911 from your cell phone or call Campus Security by dialing 333 from the classroom desk phone.
• A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for identifying herself/himself to the instructor and to the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). To make arrangements for academic accommodations, student should contact the Disabled Student Office in Johnson Center, U-103, or on the first floor of Russell Hall; phone (714) 564-6264 or TYY (714) 564-6284 for a referral to the DSPS dept.