FMMC 0105 Sight and Sound I
Students in this course will gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the means by which moving images and sounds (film, video, television) communicate to their audiences. Participants will study texts on the theory of moving images, and examine examples of this process. Then, using digital cameras and non-linear editing equipment, they will produce and edit a number of short projects requiring them to learn the rudimentary techniques for organizing images and sounds in ways that convey information and express feelings. Each student will be required to purchase materials for this course costing approximately $25. (Students who have taken FMMC 0135 are not eligible to register for this course). ART (J. Andrews, a visiting winter term instructor)
Limit on Enrollment: 12
FMMC 0252 Authorship and Cinema: Lubitsch, Hawks, Wilder, and Allen
This course will study four masters of classical Hollywood comedy—Ernst Lubitsch, Howard Hawks, Billy Wilder, and the contemporary filmmaker Woody Allen. One week will be spent on each filmmaker with screenings of 3-4 films. Readings will consist of interviews, biography, and critical commentaries. Class sessions will emphasize close study of select scenes and discussion. (FMMC 0101 or FMMC 0102, or by approval) ART (L. Grindon)
FMMC 1002 Visual Language of Editing
In this course students will learn the process of non-linear editing. Working with scene selections of dailies, students will practice skills such as the structuring of emotional arcs and the pacing of visual information. (Approval required; please apply at department office in the Axinn Center) ART (B. Ottinger, a visiting winter term instructor)
Enrollment Limit: 15
Bee Ottinger, '70, works as an editor of commercials and music videos in Los Angeles. She is a photographer with a web site at www.thedailybuzzz.com.
FMMC/AMST 1011 Hollywood Unbound: The Pre-Code Era, 1930-34
Film historian Thomas Doherty has characterized the films produced in the early “talkie” years, 1930-34, as “the raw stuff of American culture, unvarnished and unveiled.” In this course we will explore representative films about sexual freedom, equality, political corruption, vice, crime, and violence, as well as racial and religious transgressions. We will also explore how these films reflected the social and cultural realities of Depression America and, in doing so, aroused social and religious indignation leading to Joseph Breen’s draconian imposition of the Production Code. ART HIS NOR (A. Wentink, a visiting winter term instructor)
Andrew M. Wentink, '70, is the Curator of Special Collections & Archives at Middlebury College.
FMMC/ENAM 1013 Short Stories and Feature Films
Please refer to English and American Literatures for the course description. ART LIT (D. Mitchell)