This lecture/laboratory course introduces students in Film Studies to the art and craft of the medium – its history, main genres and techniques. The course focuses on how meaning is created through the moving image and specifically explores the relationship between form and content. Different creative methods are explored by making silent 16 mm films. Visualization and storytelling are introduced, studied and practiced. (Formerly the first half of MPF16A/B). Lab: 3 hrs. Corequisite: MPF 107 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
