Postgraduate Course: Film and the Other Arts (ELCC11006)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Common Courses |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will explore the relationship between film, literature and the other arts - theatre, painting, sculpture, photography, music, video art. A relatively 'young' art form, one of modernity's off-spring, film initially established itself as both a threat and a challenge to the other arts. While film, poised at the frontier between art and industry, and with a 'language' of its own, has struggled to impose itself as an art form proper, its advent and evolution has continued to raise anew theoretical issues of representation, expression, and the relationship between art and reality, that are central to consideration of any artistic practice.
Each of the session will be accompanied by a screening, and will use a specific film or sample of films as the starting point for an exploration of the relation between cinema and another art. In the course of the programme, students will be invited to consider questions of form (stillness and movement, composition, light, colour, sound and music), of narrative structure (in the relationship between literature and film in particular), of performance and characterisation, as well as engage in debates about the specificity (as well as inherent hybridism) of each art form, about realism and fantasy, presence and absence, and about art and technology.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
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Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Aims
This option aims to provide students with a sound knowledge of a sample of key films and theoretical concepts. It will allow the students to focus on topical issues and conduct creative comparative analysis of the work of European and non-European filmmakers.
Outcomes
Familiarity with a selection of key works and understanding of crucial theoretical and aesthetic issues. Ability to conduct in depth, critical analysis and comparative studies of a body of works in relation to current theoretical debates.
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Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Martine Beugnet
Tel: (0131 6)50 3637
Email: M.Beugnet@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk |
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