Cinema (New Hollywood)

Cinema (New Hollywood)

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Location/Time:  Thorneloe, Room T- 140 , Mon days/ Thursdays from 6 :00PM to  8:45 PM
Course Duration: 36 hours
Course Prerequisite: N/A
Coordinates: bpaquette@l aurentian.ca (or benjamin.paquette @nortariofilms.com; Skype: oursonfilms)
Office Hours: Please email   for appointment.

WEEK   DATE    TOPIC

01.    May   0 4   Introduction

02.    May 07  1960s: Hollywood in Recession   I

03.    May   11  1960s: Hollywood in Recession II

04.      May   14  Modifying the Classical Hollywood Styl e

05  May 18            Statutory  Holiday: Victoria Day

06    May 21  Toward an American Art Cin ema

07.     May 25           Test   #1

08.    May 28  Hollywood Updated

09.    June 01   Personal Cinema   I

10.    June 04   Personal Cinema II

11.      June 08    Opportunities for Independents

12.     June 11         Test   #2

COURSE DESCRPTION

New  Hollywood,  also  termed  “Post – cl assical  Hollywood”  or  “American  New  Wave”,
refers  the  period  from  the  late – 1960s  to  the  early – 1980s   when  a  new  generation  of
young  filmmakers  came  to  prominence  in  Hollywood,  influencing  the  types  of  motion
pictures  produced,  their  production  and  marketing,  and  the  way  major  studios
approached filmmaking.

The  director  was  acknowledged  as  the  key  authorial  role  (“auteur”)  in  New  Hollywood
films, which is the central idea that will be explored in   the course.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Students will achieve:

–   a broad introductory knowledge of a diversity of key motion pictures  leading to ,
and  from,   New Hollywood

–   a basic understanding of the key  social – historical context s   that allowed for the
establishment and demise of New Hollywood

–   a general comprehension of  the  key  New Hollywood filmmakers

–   a  basic  understanding  of the  key  narrative innovations  identified  with  New
Hollywood

–   a  general  comprehension  of  the  key  formal  innovations  identified  with  New
Hollywood

–   a  general  comprehension  of  the  key technol ogical   innovations  identified  with
New Hollywood

–   the  basic  ability  to  analyse  the  motion  picture  arts  by  applying  conventional
academic methodologies.

EVALUATION

1 .  Q uizzes (60%)
•   There  are  2   Quizzes,  each  of  equal  value  for 30%. Each  quiz  is  meant  as  a
summative assessment  of   the  students’  ability  to  comprehend  the  elements
presented in the course.

3. Final Research Paper (40 %)*
•   The  Final  Research  Paper   is  a  practical  assignment  worth  40%.  This
assignment  is  meant  to  be  a  comprehensive   assessment  of  the  student ’ s
comprehension of the elements  learned throughout the  course. This   assignment
is  due  Friday,  June  2 5
th
,  201 5 .  Please  submit  this  assignment  via  email:
bpaquette@laurentian.ca (and/ or benjamin.paquette@nortariofilms.com).
•   This essay   must:
–   be a min. 8   and max. 10   typed pages excluding:   cover page, reputable
citations and  properly formatted bibliography;

–   include a min. of 5 citations from 5 reliable critical sources (e.g., books,
DVD commentary, etc.);

–   concern a min. of 5 differe nt subjects   regarding the explicit subject
matter of the  course; each of these elements must be approved by the
Professor

–   concern a  min. 3 motion pictures   and a min. 3 filmmakers

Here’s the link to the notes: http://youtu.be/HKAQgO0YfdI
you must write 2 essays, each of which must:
– be a min. 8 and max. 10 typed pages excluding: cover page, reputable
citations and properly formatted bibliography;
– include a min. of 5 citations from 5 reliable critical sources (e.g., books,
DVD commentary, etc.);
– concern a min. of 5 different subjects regarding the explicit subject
matter of the course; each of these elements must be approved by the
Professor
– concern a min. 3 motion pictures and a min. 3 filmmakers (including Francis Ford
Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg).
that information is in the email:
– concern a min. of 5 different subjects regarding the explicit subject
matter of the course (New Hollywood); each of these elements must be approved by the
Professor
– concern a min. 3 motion pictures and a min. 3 filmmakers (including Francis Ford
Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg).
Please see the attached for the syllabus.
Here are the notes for classes #1-#4 (copy/paste into your browser): https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIHfX-L-Wyc .
As you know, today’s class (#5) is cancelled, so our next class, #6, is this
Thursday. The first test will be given one week from today, Monday May 25, and
will encompass everything from class #1-#6.
If you have any questions/concerns, please let me know.

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