FTVMS 315
Action Films
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FTVMS 315.
Description
Investigates action films as a genre and a "spectacle" in world cinema. Considers the aesthetic qualities of the genre and its interaction with the wider context. Issues studied include the relationship between conventions and inventions, the combination of visual and aural spectacle, as well as how identity is articulated through the discourse of nation, gender, ethnicity, age and the landscape.
Availability 2017
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Xuelin Zhou
Reading/Texts
Recommended Reading
Points
FTVMS 315: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television
Restrictions
FTVMS 221