Cinema Auteurs 1 (P00463)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00463

Using the much debated concepts of auteur and authorship in cinema as its springboard, Cinema Auteurs 1 will focus on the work of up to 4 directors who have developed film styles that are distinct from conventional mainstream. The course will not be limited to European film, allowing for the comparative analysis of the work of European and non-European filmmakers, looking at transtextual connections and comparing frameworks of references in international cinema. Key topics to be discussed in the course include: the issue of usefulness or obsolescence of the concept of authorship in cinema considered in the context of changing cultural, socio-historical and filmmaking practices; postmodernity, reflexivity and the potential for radical practices in cinema; the conceptualisation of space and time in film; memory, history and film; cinematic developments in the context of other media evolution.

Entry Requirements

? Co-requisites : P00461: Film Theory 1 P00462: Film Theory 2

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Semester 1 or 2

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Familiarity with the work of a selection of filmmakers. Ability to conduct in-depth, critical analysis and comparative studies of a body of works in relation to current theoretical debates.