Course content

FILM1102 is a base level course which covers the history and development of film theory. The course provides the student with conceptual tools for the discussion and analysis of film in light of various positions in film theory.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

After completing the course, the student has knowledge of:

• early theories and debates about film as art and films ability to capture reality.
• positions in film theory in different eras.
• theories relating to the social, political and cultural role of film.
• theories relating to film production, aesthetics and reception.
• traditions in film analysis.

​Skills

After completing the course, the student can:

• account for the development of different positions throughout the history of film theory, and compare them through discussion.
• place the emergence of particular positions in film theory in social, political and cultural contexts.
• conduct independent film analyses based on film theory.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, screenings and group seminars, including supervised training in film analysis.

This course may be taught in Norwegian or English, pending staff availability.

Compulsory assignments

Up to 4 written submissions must be completed and approved before students can take the course exam.

Students are required to stay updated on information from the department or course director via Blackboard.

Compulsory assignments

• Written assignements
• 80 % Seminar attendance

Recommended previous knowledge

FILM1100 and FILM1101.

Students who have not taken FILM1100 and FILM1101 are strongly encouraged to read David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's Film Art: An Introduction (2020, 12th edition, McGraw-Hill) before taking this course.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

The course reading list is about 1200 pages, plus the films and episodes that are screened in their entirety.

Credit reductions