AMI Studies Courses
Students develop their critical understanding of the history, theory and art form of motion picture and new media technologies. AMI studies courses include introduction to film, documentary film, film history, national cinemas and new media.
List of AMI Studies Courses
Spring 2012
AMI 101 -- Introduction to Film
Course Description:
Basic film theory and history of motion picture technology. Introduction to experimental, documentary, and narrative forms of Third World, European, and United States cinemas. Economics and aesthetics. Not open to students who have taken Theater Studies 132 or who have taken this course as FVD 130. Instructor: Gaines or Paletz
AMI 103 -- Contemporary Documentary Films
Course Description:
Integrated with the films and filmmakers of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The art form, style, and technology of contemporary documentary films. Issues of autonomy and power, politics, and public policies. Analysis of outstanding films from around the world. Presentations and discussions by filmmakers. Not open to students who have taken this course as FVD 129. Instructor: Paletz and Rankin
AMI 105.01 Intro Arts Of The Moving Image
Course Description:
Examination of critical concepts in arts of the moving image from various perspectives. Spanning both traditional cinema and emergent fields. Emphasis on technology in relation to history and viewership. Exercises in film and digital production as well as theoretical writing. Instructor: Kaul
AMI 111PS -- Poetic Cinema
AMI 111V -- Animated Films
Course Description:
Evolution of animation from the philosophical "toys" of the late eighteenth century to the major international entertainment form of today. Special focus on American animation as it evolved from inspired individuals like Emile Cohl and Winsor McCay to a full-blown industrial model allowing for the creation of the animated feature and contemporary special effects. Instructor: Burns
AMI 112 -- Movie Worlds
Course Description:
History and theory of film and video technology across nations; postcolonial patterns and their electronic and mechanical transmission; economics of distribution, reception, exhibition, and their relation to aesthetics. The first world defined against the second and third by means of cultural product. Instructor: Mottahedeh
AMI 116V -- Trans. Fiction Stage and Screen
Course Description:
Theory and practice of the process of adaptation of serious literary works of fiction to screenplay or play form. Reading and analysis of literary works adapted as screenplays and plays. Project in writing an adaptation. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Malone
AMI 120S -- Special Topics in Film Studies
Course Description:
Seminar version of Film/Video/Digital 120. Instructor: Staff
AMI 129 -- American Dreams, American Movies
Course Description:
A survey course in selected American films that create as well as reflect American national identity. Through lectures, weekly screenings and students. Instructor: Staff.
AMI 131 -- Screenwriting
Course Description:
Advanced writing projects for feature film. Study of existing scripts and videos, application of techniques. Not open to students who have taken this course as FVD 107S. Instructor: Staff
AMI 153S -- Documentary and Policy
Consult the class list for AMI courses with numbers below 130.
