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Lecture 1:Lecture 1:Taking an Online Course and
Course Introduction
Professor Aaron Baker
Professor Aaron BakerProfessor Aaron Baker
• Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University
• I teach courses in Film Studies, Film History and Cultural Theory.
• I have written books on sports films and director Steven Soderbergh. Currently, I am editing a collection of essays on filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
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In This LessonIn This Lesson• What kind of
distance learning course is this?
• How can you succeed?
• Assignments• What do we study
in this course?
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Part I: What kind of distance Part I: What kind of distance learning course is this?learning course is this?
• It’s Not an Automated Course• It’s Not a Self-Paced Course• This Course Emphasizes Interactivity
– Asynchronous
• Participation is Fundamental to the Success of Our Course
• Discussion Board
Hint: Take the Self-Evaluation of Online Students. It’ll help you better understand how your learning style meets the demand of this environment.
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The Advantages of this CourseThe Advantages of this Course
• Flexibility… Not Limited by Time,Space• Study Materials Available 24/7
– Lectures (streaming audio w/ PowerPoint)– Media Clips– Interactive discussion board
• But Structured Like a Traditional Course(Lectures, Readings, Films, Essays, Exam)
• Complements Multiple Learning Styles (Auditory, Visual, Independent,
Collaborative)
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How to succeed (get an “A”) in How to succeed (get an “A”) in this coursethis course
Taking An Online Class: Part II
Take Take
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Course OrganizationCourse Organization
Each lesson contains:Each lesson contains:
• Assigned Reading• Screening of Film• Website• Lecture• Clips• Interactivity (Discussion Board)
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Forms of Interactivity Forms of Interactivity
• Threaded Discussions onthe eBoard
• Two Posts for Each Lesson:
-Answer Question
-Dialogue• E-mail
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Keys To Success:Keys To Success:
• Go through the Website, or Virtual Classroom. Get to Know It Well
• Keep up with All Lesson Tasks• Do Assignments Carefully,
Thoroughly, and Turn Them in on Time
• Get to Know Your Classmates• Discuss with Rigor & Respect
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AssignmentsAssignments
Taking An Online Class: Part III
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Participation Participation
• Participation is 25% of Your Final Grade• Participation Grade is Based On:
– Keeping Up with Two Discussion Board Posts per Lesson
– Quality of Posts - how rigorous, critical and original they are; also how well they engage lesson materials such as the screening, readings, lecture and clips.
– Being on time with the Posts
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Critical PapersCritical Papers•You will write two critical papers in this course that will count as 50% of your grade.
•Descriptions of these two essays (due after Lessons 6 and 12) will be sent to you via e mail and be posted on the eboard.
•They are also available under Graded Work on the course site.
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ExamExam• There is also a cumulative exam for the
course which total 25% of your grade.• It will cover:
– Readings, lectures, assigned films– Be a combination of fill in the blank,
identification, short answer & essay questions– Be due to me via e-mail– No late exams!
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ExamExam• You will do well on the exam if you take good notes during the lectures, keep up with the readings, watch the films and participate
on the eBoard.
• It will be very difficult for you to do well if you get behind!
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What Do We Study in This What Do We Study in This Class?Class?
Taking An Online Class: Part IV
Matewan (1987) directed by John Sayles
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Two Aspects in Every Film: Two Aspects in Every Film: Content and FormContent and Form
• Content – What the story is about
• Form – How the film tells its story
• The two are inextricable in film as in any art form – you can’t have one without the other.
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Film ContentFilm Content• What the film is about,
its story.
• All films are created by people and are therefore historical, subjective & political.
• Even if unintended, everyone tells stories from their experience, their perspective.
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Film FormFilm Form• Narrative Structure• Mise-en-scene• Cinematography• Editing• Sound• These are the tools of film; the
techniques that are used to tell the story in the movie.
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International and American International and American FilmsFilms
• Using the Form and Content Distinction
• We’ll Analyze
Both American and
International
Films1919
Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum:Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum:
“Foreign movies have important things to teach us . . . . They’re proof positive that Americans aren’t the only human beings and that the decisions we make about how to live our lives aren’t the only options available.” Movie Wars, page 108
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Six Things to Remember Six Things to Remember
• Go through the Website, or Virtual Classroom, with Care; Know it Well
• Keep up with all Lesson Tasks• Turn Assignments in on Time, Written
at a College Level• Get to Know Your Classmates• Discuss with Rigor & Respect• Enjoy yourself! It’s film, after all.
Next Time: What is Film?, Next Time: What is Film?, How Are Movies Made and How Are Movies Made and
Seen?Seen?
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• Starting Point • Define Our
Subject• Film as
Business and as Art
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End of Lecture 1End of Lecture 1
Chris Cooper in Matewan