STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1.   Explain classical Hollywood styles, central format features, and narrative styles

 2.   Explain the impact that American cinema has had on foreign film makers

 3.   Define identification, point-of-view, and seamlessness

 4.   Describe film technology, its capabilities and limitations from inception to the present

 5.   Recognize cinematic techniques and affects and describe the purpose of film team members

 6.   Recognize the integration of the arts in film

 7.   Describe the purpose of film music

 8.   Compare styles of acting

 9.   Explain the varieties and modifications of film literature

 10. Describe the concept of the cinematographer as an artist

 11. Explain the studio system

 12. Describe the impact of independent filmmakers

 13. Describe the impact of television, video and other new technologies on the film industry

 14. Explain predictable categories of successful films

 15. Describe sequels, themes and categories of film

 16. Describe the "one-time-only" concept of film genre

 17. Analyze small sections of film, search for underlying meanings, explain them, and describe their part in the total film

 18. Compare films of similar genre and explain differences and similarities

 19. Describe cultural significance

 20. Contrast films of differing genre, technique and era

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Introduction to American Cinema History

 II.     Film Technology and Vocabulary

 III.    The Relationship of Film to Art

 IV.     The Economic Structure of the Film Industry

 V.      Genre in Film

 VI.     Active, critical thinking and writing about film