Important dates
September 2 - First day of classes.
November 27-28 - Thanksgiving break.
December 8 - Last day of classes.
December 12 - Last day to turn in revisions.


DATE DISCUSSION TOPIC READING/VIEWING DUE PAPERS/ASSIGNMENTS DUE
September 2 Introduction
September 3 Film Criticism Read Chapter 10 of Movies and Meaning
September 4 Elizabethean theatre
September 8 Taming of the Shrew Act I
September 9 Taming of the Shrew Acts II and III
September 10 Taming of the Shrew Acts IV and V
September 11 Casting View Taming of the Shrew - 1967 version (In Media Resources)
September 15 Taming of the Shrew View 10 Things I Hate About You
September 16 Taming of the Shrew Movies and Meaning, Chapter 3 (Production Design)
September 17 Taming of the Shrew Movies and Meaning, Chapter 2 (Cinematography)
September 18 Taming of the Shrew Draft of Paper #1 due
September 22-25 Conferences - No classes. See conference schedule for times.
September 29 Frankenstein Read both Prefaces (1818 and 1831 editions)
September 30 Frankenstein Volume I
October 1 Frankenstein Volume II
October 2 Frankenstein Volume III
October 6 Frankenstein Finish discussion of Frankenstein/Mock Trial
October 7 Frankenstein View 1931 version of Frankenstein
October 8 Frankenstein Movies and Meaning, Chapter 1 (Film Structure)
October 9 Frankenstein View 1996 version of Frankenstein
October 13 Frankenstein Discussion of revison
October 14 Frankenstein/"The Post-Modern Prometheus" Read Movies and Meaning Chapter 5 (Sound Design)
October 15 Frankenstein Rough draft due
October 16 Frankenstein Paper #2 due
October 20 The Orchid Thief Chapters 1-4
October 21 The Orchid Thief Chapters 5-7
October 22 The Orchid Thief Chapters 8-10
October 23 The Orchid Thief Chapters 11-13
October 27 Adaptation Read Movies and MeaningChapter 6 (The Nature of Narrative in Film)
October 28 Adaptation View Adaptation
October 29 Adaptation TBA
October 30 Adaptation Editing Paper #3 due
November 3-6 Conferences See Conference Schedule for times
November 10 Beauty and the Beast Read the two versions of "Beauty and the Beast" here and here. Also read the background to the story here.
November 11 Beauty and the Beast Read Chapter 7 in Movies and Meaning (Modes of Screen Reality)
November 12 Beauty and the Beast Watch "La Belle et Le Bete" (Jean Cocteau director)
November 13 Beauty and the Beast Watch Beauty and the Beast (Disney version)
November 17 Beauty and the Beast Editing Paper #4 due.
November 18 12 Monkeys Read Movies and MeaningChapter 8 (Hollywood INternational)
November 19 12 Monkeys Watch La Jetee
November 20 12 Monkeys Watch 12 Monkeys
November 24 12 Monkeys Bring in four copies of your best paper for the final editing project.
November 25 12 Monkeys Editing Paper #5 due
November 26 Office hours
December 1 Group Editing Meetings Group A
December 2 Group Editing Meetings Group B
December 3 Group Editing Meetings Group C
December 4 Editing Final Editing/Paper Exchange Final papers due
December 9 Wrap-up/Revision
Final Editing Groups
Morning class
  • Group A - Carl, Helene, Patrick
  • Group B - Hoyoung, Stephen, Kate
  • Group C - Sasha, David, Eric

    Afternoon class

  • Group A - Jason, Sarah, Jacqueline
  • Group B - Jennifer, Dean, Sharona, Ilham
  • Group C - Ali, Brian, Erica