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Gladiator. Troy. 300. HBO's Rome. These are only the most recent examples of the ancient Greco-Roman world on film.
The relationship between the film industry and antiquity — sometimes vexing, sometimes exhilarating, always fascinating — is the subject of this course.
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Students
will explore the cinematic classics of the Classics, not only comparing the original materials with their motion picture counterparts, but also developing their own sense of film literacy. Are we not entertained? |
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Students
of CC 222 will
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view and analyze film from both ancient and modern perspectives;
-- read films on the past as contemporary social commentary; and
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compare the sensibilities of ancient and modern audiences.
Furthermore,
students will develop critical reading and thinking skills
through class discussion, presentations, and written exercises.
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Professor
Dan Curley
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| Office: |
210
Ladd Hall |
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MWF
10:00 - 11:00 a.m, and by appointment. |
| Telephone: |
518.580.5463 |
| email: |
dcurley@skidmore.edu |
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We will study nine films this semester from different periods, countries, and schools:
- Alexander (Oliver Stone, 2004, 175 min.)
- Cleopatra (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963, 192 min.)
- Fellini Satyricon (Federico Fellini, 1969, 128 min.)
- Ifigeneia (Michael Cacoyannis, 1977, 127 min.)
- Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963, 104 min.)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000, 107 min.)
- Orphée (Jean Cocteau, 1950, 95 min.)
- Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960, 198 min.)
- Troy (Wolfgang Petersen, 2004, 163 min.)
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Required:
- Cook, D. A. 2004. A History of Narrative Film. Norton. Fourth edition.
Recommended for the analyses and/or semester project:
NOTES: R = on open reserve in Scribner
NOTES: E = Scribner e-book (and link)
NOTES: W = Companion website (and link)
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P = Excerpts available on our Project page
Other readings will be provided as we proceed.
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Class
participation (40%)
Class
participation involves more than just attendance or coming to class on time.
Students must also, in line with the idea of a seminar, keep up with the readings and assignments,
participate actively during all sessions, and maintain
an environment that promotes the exchange of ideas.
A weekly screening session, Th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (LA 307), has been added to this course in order to make time for viewing the films. Attendance at screenings is mandatory, just as it is during our day sessions.
As you would (or should) at any movie theater, please refrain from talking and leaving the room (unless it's an absolute emergency). Silencing your cell phones is also greatly appreciated. Do take notes during the films, whether full sentences or one to two-word notations. These notes will aid in your recall of the films during our discussions.
Analyses (20%)
Each student will have an opportunity to analyze in class a 5-7 minute sequence from one of our films, explaining both its structure and its place within the film at large.
Further details here.
Semester
project (40%)
The
semester project is to produce an original treatment, partial shooting script, and storyboard for a film on the Greco-Roman world that has not yet been made. That is, students will put their cinematic literacy to work in constructing, rather than deconstructing, a film. The project will be due Wednesday, December 17, at 9:00 p.m., the end of our scheduled exam period.
Guidelines
and requirements here.
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