School of Communication & the Arts Mission Statement:To prepare emerging and established Christian leaders to inspire, enrich and transform the media, the arts, and the academy through excellence and innovation in scholarship and practice.

COURSE SUMMARY

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION & THE ARTSDEPARTMENT OF CINEMA-TELEVISION

CTV 609 “SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE STUDY OF FILM AND TELEVISION:

AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY 1968-2014”“SPRING 2016, WEEK OF MARCH 14-WEEK OF MAY 2”

COURSE TYPE: DISTANCE

COURSE INSTRUCTOR: ANDREW QUICKE

This course summary is intended to provide a review, so the student may investigate the major approach and workload of this course. This is not a syllabus. Assignments are subject to change up until the final writing of the syllabus.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Instructor: Andrew Quicke      Telephone: 757-352-4226    Fax: 757-352-4291E-mail: andrqui@regent.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTIONCritical and historical study of American contemporary film and television from a Christian and biblical worldview..

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INTEGRATION OF FAITH & LEARNINGFrom a biblical worldview, this course will help students to formulate strategies of infiltration, influence and redemption within the film, television and social media industries, by integration of theory and practice with biblical faith.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Students are responsible for acquiring the following books and materials for this course before the first class meeting:

BOOK AUTHOR EDITION PUBLISHEREasy Riders, Raging Bulls

Biskind, Peter 1999 Simon & Schuster

Down & Dirty Pictures Biskind, Peter 2004 Simon & SchusterCinema of Loneliness Kolker 2000 Oxford University PressMovies that Matter Leonard, R 2006 Loyola Press

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS

Assignment #1 Five Blackboard 1000 word critiques of designated movies.Assignment #2 Major paper. Discuss how film narrative can include important theological truth.Etc. Alternatives A): 40 slide powerpoint with references.B) research paper in to current Christian film companies. Permission of instructor required.

METHOD OF EVALUATIONAssessment Rubric for Film and Video Research Essays

These may be text only, or text on Powerpoints, or Prezzi, with film clips as examples.Always use MLA.

A. Thesis: The student’s essay includes a focused, polished thesis and develops a unified, convincing, logical argument about a literary text

5(advanced)

4 3(average

)

2 1(deficient)

B. Analysis and Textual Support: The student demonstrates effective skills in analyzing film texts and uses well-chosen, persuasive, and thorough film textual (print or movie) support. This support should include identifying a primary theme of a film text, discussing at least one filmic element (including characterization, symbolism, setting, plot, color & mood, camera, audio & editing qualities), and placing a film text into some type of larger, societal context.

5 4 3 2 1

C. Reading Comprehension: The student 5 4 3 2 1

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demonstrates familiarity with the vocabulary, sentence structure, and stylistic features of a film text and can effectively discuss them in writing. The student demonstrates knowledge of plot details and/or textual details, and the student articulates an understanding of the meaning of the film text.

D. Evidence of Sound Research: The student demonstrates evidence of sound library research, making use of at least ten academic sources. The sources included are those retrieved by good research strategies, including use of the MLA International Bibliography and ILL. These sources are not limited by type, date, or scope.

5 4 3 2 1

E. Integration of Research and MLA style: The student displays an understanding of the purpose and value of research by using secondary sources to place the essay’s argument in the context of a larger academic discourse. The student effectively integrates the outside sources into the essay, using signal phrases, summaries, paraphrases, quotations, and MLA documentation correctly and effectively.

5 4 3 2 1

F. Style/Mechanics: The student’s essay contains several different types of sentences and uses polished, effective language.  The tone and vocabulary are appropriate for the audience, topic, and purpose.  The essay conveys an effective, distinct author’s voice. The essay is free of errors in the convention of the English language.

5 4 3 2 1

Assessment Rubric for Film Critiques and AnalysesLimited to 1000 words using MLA format.

Thesis: The student’s critique includes a focused, polished thesis and develops a unified, convincing, logical argument about a film text. Critiques should not be written as personal opinions, but as third person analyses with at least 3 academic sources.

5(advanced)

4 3(average)

2 1(deficient)

Analysis and Textual Support: The student demonstrates effective skills in analyzing film texts and uses well-chosen, persuasive,

5 4 3 2 1

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and thorough textual (& even film clip) support. This support may include identifying a primary theme of a film text, discussing at least one filmic element (including characterization, symbolism, setting, plot, tone, use of camera, audio & audio post, lighting and editing conventions), and placing a literary text into some type of larger, societal context.Reading Comprehension: The student demonstrates familiarity with the visual vocabulary, plot structure, and stylistic features of a film text and can effectively discuss them in writing. The student demonstrates knowledge of plot details and/or film textual details, and the student articulates an understanding of the meaning of the film text.

5 4 3 2 1

Use of MLA format and style: The student effectively integrates the primary film text source into the essay, using signal phrases, summaries, paraphrases, quotations, and MLA documentation correctly and effectively. The student formats the essay according to MLA style.

5 4 3 2 1

Style/Mechanics: The student’s essay contains several different types of sentences and uses polished, effective language.  The tone and vocabulary are appropriate for the audience, topic, and purpose.  The essay conveys an effective, distinct author’s voice. The essay is free of errors in the convention of the English language.

5 4 3 2 1

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