MAS.845 Special Topics in Cinematic Storytelling
Syllabus
| Week | Topic | Readings | Assignments |
| 2/5 | Narrative - Dynamic Situation & Character | Bruner,
Actual Minds, Possible Worlds Chapter One (pdf) Kearney, On Stories. Chapter Eleven (pdf) Leacock, Technology and Reality at the Movies. p. 2-7 (pdf) Leacock, Ethnographic Observation and the Super-8 Millimeter Camera. (pdf) Vogler, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters. p. 13 - 31 (pdf) View one movie of your choice in light of the readings. |
Information into
Narrative Due: 2/12 (in pdf) |
| 2/12 | Information into Narrative | Screening of
Brakhage, Leacock, Figgis Lipman, Improving Your Storytelling. Ch. 1 & 5 (pdf) Pearson, The Hero Within – Six Archetypes We Live By. Ch.1. (pdf) |
World Scenario &
Representation Due: 2/26 (pdf) |
| 2/19 | A Question of Voice Guest Speaker: Kevin Brooks |
McCloud, Understanding Comics. Ch. 6. (pdf) | |
| 2/26 | World Scenario Presentations Guest Speaker: Kevin Brooks |
Meyer,
Emotion and Meaning in Music. Excerpts. (pdf)
Thiel, P., People, Paths and Purposes. (pdf) |
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| 3/4 | Narrative and Technology Guest Speaker: Tamiko Thiel |
Davenport.
Cinema in Transition (sent via email)
Minsky, The Emotion Machine, ch6. (link) Mueller, Story Understanding. (pdf) Singh & Barry, Collecting Commonsense Experiences. (pdf) |
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| 3/11 | Commonsense Story Guest Speaker: Push Singh |
Screening of Marker, Godard, and Hitchcock, Wallace | Video
Story Engine Due: 4/1 (pdf) |
| 3/18 | Things That Think (no class meeting) | ||
| 3/25 | Spring Break (no class meeting) | ||
| 4/1 | Design for Immersion Guest Speaker: Pattie Maes with Orit Zuckerman and David Gatenby |
Genet, Marie-Laurie, Courchense | Final Project Idea Due: 4/8 (pdf) Final Project Due: 4/29 |
| 4/8 | Final Project Ideas | ||
| 4/15 | Final Project Ideas | ||
| 4/22 | Final Project Updates | ||
| 4/29 | Final Project Presentations |