Film

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  1. Film Department
  2. Films
  3. Film Books
  4. Film Keywords
  5. Works
  6. MyUNLV: See also MyUNLV: Search with no login.
  7. Summer Semester
  8. FIS495: 2016 summer films
  9. FIS416: 2016 summer films
  10. FIS722: 2016 fall films
  11. 2016 Fall courses

  1. Film Department

    1. About
    2. Courses undergrad (department page) / Courses grad (department page) / Courses (catalog page):
      1. FIS 216: intro to screenwriting, not listed,
      2. FIS 409: FIS 409 Politics and the Film: Analysis of the political film. Themes treated include political power, corruption, war, revolution, propaganda, political socialization, and participation. 2018spring: Kynan Dias, M 6--9:45, BHS, 35/63.
      3. FIS 410: Major Figures in Cinema: Study of the works of major filmmakers through the auteur theory and other approaches. Different individuals studied each time course offered. 2018spring: Kynan Dias, T 8:30--12:15, BHS, 27/63.
      4. FIS 414: Cinematic Structure: Advanced course in the textual analysis of feature films. 2018spring: Sean Clark, F 9:30--12:15, CBC A106.
      5. FIS 416: Screenwriting I: Study of the three-act screenplay, structure of dramatic scenes, and writing of a 120-page first draft.
      6. FIS 417: Screenwriting II: Teaches rewriting of a screenplay. From first draft through problem solving and rewriting to a tight, workable script. 2018spring: Charles Burmeister, R 5:30--6:45, 7--8:15, BHS 132. 10 enrolled.
      7. FIS 449: The History of French Film: Survey and evolution of French film from silent to sound: surrealism, realism, and the New Wave. Includes the work of major filmmakers such as Clair, Jean Renoir (1894--1979), Jean Cocteau (1889--1963), Clouzot, Godard, Truffaut, etc. Films analyzed as works of art, social documents, and instruments of communication. 2018spring: Robert Goald, R 6--9:45, BH 135, 29/63.
      8. FIS 495: Film and Literature: Comparative study of the relations of prose, poetry, and drama to the structure and themes of the cinema, from Dickens to the present.
      9. FIS 497: Genre Studies in Film: Individual examinations of genre structures and themes, with emphasis on the development and the history of genres. 2018spring: Kynan Dias, M 1:30--5:15, BHS 135, 44/45, fantasy film.
      10. FIS 722 - Graduate Screenwriting: Study of art and craft of writing a feature- length motion picture screenplay. Student completes a full-length (120 pages) screenplay or completes a thorough revision in workshop environment. 2018spring: Charles Burmeister, R 1--3:45, BHS 210. 7 enrolled.
      11. FIS 725 - Writing for Assignment: Study and practice of editing, rewriting and revising the creative work of other screenwriters. Students analyze precedent of revising know screenplays, rewrite a full-length script as a group and commit an individual rewrite of a full-length script.
      12. FIS 726 --- Advanced Screenplay Analysis: In-depth analytical study of a filmed script. Analysis ranges from the effects of a scripted visual technique to metaphor to personal and societal influences. Students write and present two analytical papers.
      13. FIS 727 --- Advanced Screenplay Theory: Analytical study of motion pictures with focus on the screenwriter's intent and agenda. Students conduct thorough research on screenwriters and provide analysis of the screenwriter's product. Students present and defend two papers combining this research and analysis.
      FIS is just an abbreviation for Film, but maybe originally Film Studies.
    3. Faculty: Hart Wegner, Heather Addison, Laurene DeBord-Foulk (instructor), Sean Clark.
    4. Location: Flora Dungan Humanities (FDH) 4th floor.
    5. Summer term AKA Summer semester.

  2. Films

    1. Films of charm to yours truly:

      1. Always (1989 film): 1: good quality | 1:27:08 : cuts off beginning and end: Audrey Hepburn scene | 5:59 : with Audrey Hepburn (1929--1993).
      2. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971 film):
        1. Version 1: good, 96 minutes = 1:36:00: gone.
          --- 38:00 enter two Irish colleens --- 45:00 Sam Jaffe (1891--1984) --- 1:14:40 Angela starts cackling hideously fiendishly --- 1:20:40 Angela in showgirl outfit in a dream sequence.
      3. Casablanca (1942 film) 102 minutes = 1:42:00 |
        1. Casablanca: La Marseillaise: 1:55 | the great one with last survivor Madeleine LeBeau (1923--2016):
        2. Casablanca: La Marseillaise Casablanca: 3:04 |
        3. As Time Goes By (1931): "You must remember this": Casablanca - As Time Goes By - Original Song by Sam (Dooley Wilson): 3:03 | "As time goes by" - What's Up Doc?: 4:16 |
      4. Charade (1963 film): 113 minutes = 1:53:00 | 1: good quality, gone, 2: middling quality: 1:53:06.
      5. Funny Face (1957 film): Funny Face trailer | 2:26.
      6. Quatermass and the Pit (1967 film): 1: good quality: 1:37:52.
      7. Rome, Open City (1945): 105 minutes = 1:45.
      8. The Uninvited (1944 film): 99 minutes = 1:39:00 | 1: good quality gone. 2: middling quality, sound poor 1:16:19 | so cut somehow.

    2. Tales of terror:

      1. Night of the Demon (1957 film) | 1:45:00 : Meeting Carswell : 4:22.
      2. Quatermass and the Pit (1967 film): 1: good quality: 1:37:52.
      3. The Uninvited (1944 film): 99 minutes = 1:39:00 | 1: good quality gone. 2: middling quality, sound poor 1:16:19 | so cut somehow.

    3. Of the Spirit

      1. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964 film) 2:17:10 | Good version | 10:00. See IMDB. See also Gospel of Matthew.

  3. Film Books

    4. Books on film that yours truly thinks are good:

    1. Douglas Garrett Winston 1973, The Screenplay As Literature, 240 pages: See also UNLV library copy: PN1996 .W555 1973.
      Apparently seminal, but dated. It seems to be more of an interesting ramble, than a treatment of its topic: the screenplay as literature.

    2. Steven Price 2013, A History of the Screenplay, 278 pages: See also UNLV library copy: PN1996 .P85 2013.
      Scholarly. Not ponderous. Good read.

    3. Steven Price 2010, The Screenplay: Authorship, Theory, Criticism, 209 pages: See also UNLV library copy: PN1996 .P75 2010.
      Good points:
      1. The screenplay as poetry, p. 33.
      2. Alfred Hitchcock (1899--1980), p. 74--93. Yes, he was an auteur.
      3. Dialogue, p. 135--166.
      4. Dialogue is redundant with seeing people speak, p. 135. Therefore the voice-over is pure cinema.

  4. Film Keywords

    5. Keywords:

  5. FIS495: 2016 summer films

    1. Sideways (2004 film): Director Alexander Payne (1961--).
    2. Adaptation (2002 film): Director Spike Jonze (1969--).
    3. The Insider (1999 film): Director Michael Mann (1943--). Climatologist Michael E. Mann (1965--).
    4. A Rage in Harlem (1991 film): Based on a novel by Chester Himes (1909--1984).
    5. Miller's Crossing (1990 film): To critique this film, I'd say watch The Cotton Club (1984 film).
    6. The Lives of Others (2006 film): Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (1973--). See Roger Ebert review, IMBb review.
    7. Lone Star (1996 film)
    8. Slapshot (1977 film)
    9. Ronin (1998 film): Director John Frankenheimer (1930--2002)). With Natascha McElhone (1969--). Could Ronin have been saved? Only by making Sam/Robert De Niro (1943--) Philip Marlowe.
    10. Flirting with Disaster (1996 film): Director David O. Russell (1958--).
    11. Fearless (1993 film): Director Peter Weir (1944--).

  6. FIS416: 2016 summer films

    1. File: baytown_outlaws.html
    2. File: height.shtml
    3. Film: Postcards from the Edge (1990 film): see finale: Meryl Streep - I'm Checkin' Out .
    4. Film: The Guard (2011 film) 1:32:00 | Director: John Michael McDonagh (1967--). Keywords: Brendan Gleeson (1955--), Connemara, G Hotel, Galway, Garda Siochana (Forvo: Garda Siochana), Lament for Limerick: The Chieftains, Liam Clancy - The Parting Glass, NUI Galway (university), Spiddal.
    5. Training Day (2001 film) 1:22:00 | Director Antoine Fuqua (1966--). Or very bad sergeant.
    6. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004 film) 1:48:00 | Director: Michel Gondry (1963--) | Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman (1958--).
    7. champions_pitch.html. See also champsions.html and works.html.

  7. FIS722: 2016 fall films

    1. File: Zeus pitch