Transcript title
Literature Into Film
Credits
4
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
40
Lecture hours
40
Recommended preparation
WR 121Z.
Course Description
Focuses on narrative analysis to illuminate the similarities and differences between literary and cinematic storytelling techniques, allowing students to see the strengths of each form. Aspects of literary and cinematic narrative to be compared include plot and structure, character development, point of view, figurative discourse, symbol and allegory and means of controlling and expressing passage of time.
Course learning outcomes
1. Explain how selected elements of form, style, and content interact to shape the meaning of individual works of literature turned into film and how adapting that literature into film may affect said meaning.
2. Explain how individual films reflect their historical, cultural, biographical, and/ or sociopolitical contexts as well as common human concerns and values.
3. Explain problems and opportunities that arise in the transfer of written stories into film.
4. Demonstrate analytical skills, using evidence from primary and secondary sources to illustrate and support one’s comparative interpretations about literature adapted into film.
Content outline
- Similarities and differences between literary and cinematic storytelling techniques
- Plot and structure, character development, point of view, figurative discourse, symbol and allegory and means of controlling and expressing passage of time
Required materials
Required materials include readings from a textbook and/ or articles provided on the LMS, a flash drive or other means of storing work, a notebook or laptop for taking notes and participating in any in-class writing activities, and a writing utensil.
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