Fall 2024 Film UN2410 section 001

LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITICISM

LAB IN WRITING FILM CRITI

Call Number 14283
Day & Time
Location
M 1:10pm-3:40pm
403 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required Department
Instructor Caryn James
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Lab in Writing Film Criticism 

This course will focus on writing fresh, original criticism, on developing an individual voice, and on creating strong arguments supporting your ideas (qualities that translate to many areas, from reviewing to pitching a film project). Screenings in and outside class will be followed by discussion and in-class writing exercises, as well as regular writing assignments. How do you choose an effective critical approach? How do you make your opinions vivid and convincing on the page? We will also analyze recent criticism and consider the changing landscape of film criticism today.

Prerequisite:
Instructor’s permission. Submit a short, film-related sample to cj2374@columbia.edu
Note: Because permission is required, on-line registration may say the course is full when it is not. Priority given to film majors.

 

Web Site Vergil
Department Film
Enrollment 7 students (12 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Film
Number UN2410
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies
Note Permission req. Send writing sample to cj2374columbia.edu
Section key 20243FILM2410W001