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FMST 201
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Introduction to Film Studies
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Introduces the methodology of film studies through close textual analysis of narrative film. Special attention paid to the international history of the medium, the language of production, and major critical approaches. (Same as ENGL 220.)
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FMST 202
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Introduction to Film Production
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The art and technique of film production, including the fundamental principles of shot composition, lighting, sound, and editing and development of critical and aesthetic sensibilities.
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FMST 265
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German Cinema
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Survey of German cinema from the 1930s to the present emphasizing the historical and cultural context in which the films were produced. (Same as LLC 265.)
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FMST 283
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Cinema Around the World
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Global survey of contemporary cinema. Approaches the cutting edge of audio-visual media production in national and transnational contexts with a focus on their aesthetic, socio-cultural, political, philosophical, and historical significance. (Same as...
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FMST 302
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Intermediate Film Production
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Intensive film production course for students with previous filmmaking experience. Includes sophisticated technical and aesthetic skills involved in professional level film production through writing, producing, and directing narrative films.
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FMST 303
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Film Editing: Theory and Practice
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This hybrid theory-production course will investigate both from an analytical and creative stand point the multiple historical and theoretical discourses surrounding film editing, from early Russian theories of montage to the development of the conti...
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FMST 367
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Culture in the Making: Conception and Actualization of a Film Festival
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Experience in the creation and preparation of a major annual cultural event, the French Film Festival presented by the University of Richmond and VCU, leading to significant enhancement of knowledge of contemporary cinema and culture, exposure to pro...
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FMST 371
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Introduction to Latin American Film
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Study of prominent examples of Latin American film production with special attention paid to aesthetic aspects of cinematographic language and cultural questions embodied in the films examined (same as LAIS 371).
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FMST 374
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Film Theory
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Examines several different approaches to understanding what is unique the film medium as a both an expressive art and a social and critical discourse. Models include the classic theories of realism of Andr Bazin and Siegfried Kracuer; the social and...
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FMST 388
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Individual Internship
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Application of skills outside of the department in areas related to film studies. Possibilities might include working for a film festival or film series, on a film under production, or in associated fields. No more than one unit may apply towards the...
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FMST 397
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Selected Topics
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Selected topics in film studies (such as various national cinemas; the significance of particular directors, schools, or movements; period designations, or thematic approaches) for students pursuing a Film Studies major.
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FMST 399
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Independent Study
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Individually designed course of study supervised by a faculty member.
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FMST 400
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Research Seminar
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Required seminar for majors taken in junior or senior year. Seminar focused around the in-depth study of an individual topic, culminating in a substantial research paper. Topics and instructors vary from semester to semester.
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FMST 406
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Summer Undergraduate Research
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Documentation of the work of students who receive summer fellowships to conduct research [or produce a creative arts project] in the summer. The work must take place over a minimum of 6 weeks, the student must engage in the project full-time (at leas...
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