NOVEMBER 28
Films:
Zero For Conduct (Vigo 1932) BluRay 039
L'Atalante (Vigo 1934) BluRay 039
Reading (to be done by December 4):
Robin Wood - "L'Atalante: The Limits of Liberation," in course reader.
Assignment for the week, to be emailed to me at elkrugamigos@earthlink.net:
Two more pages of progress on your final paper. This week, I care about what you turn in – I would like two pages of solid analysis of whatever film you’re discussing, working from a scene within the film. Since I’ve asked all of you to dedicate at least some of your paper to working with the films themselves, breaking down and discussing scenes in cinematic terms, THAT is what I expect in this week’s paper. Consider it another two pages out of the way to finishing your finals.
Please remember that ALL the short papers assigned since the first drop dead date are due next week. That means the papers comparing 2 performances, the proposal for your final, the paper on camera movement in Sunrise, and now, 4 pages total of work towards your final paper are due. It’s going to have serious consequences for your final grade if you don’t turn in the 4 pages of work on the final next week – if I get a final paper but none of the preliminary assigned work for it, you will NOT get an HP in the class.
NOVEMBER 21
Films:
Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch 1932) DVD 622
Land Without Bread (Buñuel 1933) laser disc 463
Excerpts:
Design for Living (Lubitsch 1933) DVD 1896 - 1:16 to 8:41
Notorious (Hitchcock 1946) DVD 2026 - 23:08 to 26:01
Reading (to be done by November 27):
Thomas Schatz - "Hollywood: The Triumph of the Studio System," in course reader.
Richard Corliss - "Introduction: Notes on a Screenwriter’s Theory, 1973," in course reader.
Assignment for the week:
Enjoy Thanksgiving and catch up on any missing work and readings!
Films:
Trouble in Paradise (Lubitsch 1932) DVD 622
Land Without Bread (Buñuel 1933) laser disc 463
Excerpts:
Design for Living (Lubitsch 1933) DVD 1896 - 1:16 to 8:41
Notorious (Hitchcock 1946) DVD 2026 - 23:08 to 26:01
Reading (to be done by November 27):
Thomas Schatz - "Hollywood: The Triumph of the Studio System," in course reader.
Richard Corliss - "Introduction: Notes on a Screenwriter’s Theory, 1973," in course reader.
Assignment for the week:
Enjoy Thanksgiving and catch up on any missing work and readings!
NOVEMBER 14
Films:
M (Lang 1931) Blu-Ray 044
Excerpts:
Gold Diggers of 1933 (LeRoy 1933) DVD 2459 - opening 5 minutes
Love Me Tonight (Mamoulian 1932) DVD 1286 -1:43- 7:29, 11:14-18:52
Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly 1952) DVD 015 - 51:22-59:36
Une Femme est une femme (Godard 1960) DVD 1106 - first six minutes
Reading (to be done by November 20):
Rosenbaum, Jonathan. “Fascinating Rhythms.”
Paper topic (paper due November 20, emailed to me at elkrugamigos@earthlink.net:
Produce two pages of work towards the final paper. This can be virtually anything: an outline, a rough draft of an introduction, notes, a bibliography, etc. The point is to make 2 pages of progress and have it in by next Wednesday. Please note that the proposal and these pages are both REQUIRED assignments; it is impossible to pass the class without turning them both in.
Films:
M (Lang 1931) Blu-Ray 044
Excerpts:
Gold Diggers of 1933 (LeRoy 1933) DVD 2459 - opening 5 minutes
Love Me Tonight (Mamoulian 1932) DVD 1286 -1:43- 7:29, 11:14-18:52
Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly 1952) DVD 015 - 51:22-59:36
Une Femme est une femme (Godard 1960) DVD 1106 - first six minutes
Reading (to be done by November 20):
Rosenbaum, Jonathan. “Fascinating Rhythms.”
Paper topic (paper due November 20, emailed to me at elkrugamigos@earthlink.net:
Produce two pages of work towards the final paper. This can be virtually anything: an outline, a rough draft of an introduction, notes, a bibliography, etc. The point is to make 2 pages of progress and have it in by next Wednesday. Please note that the proposal and these pages are both REQUIRED assignments; it is impossible to pass the class without turning them both in.
NOVEMBER 7
Films:
Sunrise (Murnau 1927) DVD 3109
Ménilmontant (Kirsanoff 1926) DVD 1636
Excerpts:
Touch of Evil (Welles 1959) DVD 186 - opening shot
The Red and the White (Jansco 1968) DVD 901 - 1:20 to 4:52
Children of Men (Cuaron 2006) DVD 2517 - 26:11 to 30:19
La Ronde (Ophüls 1950) DVD 2982 - opening shot
Reading (to be done by November 13):
Robin Wood, “Sunrise: A Reappraisal,” in the course reader.
Paper topic (paper due November 14:
Take a scene using moving camera from Sunrise and think hard about how it works – what is the effect of the camera movement on the narrative. Then imagine the scene shot in the invisible style, broken down to several static shots rather than shot in motion. Having thought about the difference, write about the effect of camera movement in the scene. You will need to review the shots, either in the Film Resources Library on online - the film is available on You Tube.
Films:
Sunrise (Murnau 1927) DVD 3109
Ménilmontant (Kirsanoff 1926) DVD 1636
Excerpts:
Touch of Evil (Welles 1959) DVD 186 - opening shot
The Red and the White (Jansco 1968) DVD 901 - 1:20 to 4:52
Children of Men (Cuaron 2006) DVD 2517 - 26:11 to 30:19
La Ronde (Ophüls 1950) DVD 2982 - opening shot
Reading (to be done by November 13):
Robin Wood, “Sunrise: A Reappraisal,” in the course reader.
Paper topic (paper due November 14:
Take a scene using moving camera from Sunrise and think hard about how it works – what is the effect of the camera movement on the narrative. Then imagine the scene shot in the invisible style, broken down to several static shots rather than shot in motion. Having thought about the difference, write about the effect of camera movement in the scene. You will need to review the shots, either in the Film Resources Library on online - the film is available on You Tube.
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