Film Studies
Film Studies Grades 10-12 0.5 Credit
This course meets the guidelines for Pathway AMD.
This elective course offers students a space to watch films while developing skills to recognize, analyze, describe, and enjoy it as art and entertainment. The class will introduce students to the basics of film analysis including cinematic formal elements, genre, and narrative structure. We will discuss the film industry itself, as well as the history of film, and how the different genres have changed over time. Our class will also focus on how film fits into the context of culture and society.