During the lengthy second-half of the summer term, your main objectives in Film Studies will involve an exploration of the AUTEUR THEORY, THE AVANT GARDE, CINEMATOGRAPHY & THE INDEPENDENT STUDY.

We will begin by considering the history of the AUTEUR THEORY by looking at the Keynote presentation taken from Leo Baudry. Our text of study will be CITIZEN KANE including the BATTLE FOR CITIZEN KANE, a documentary on film (always good for your Independent study) which explores the importance of institutional determinants on texts, including SHEP as context.

S- SOCIAL CONTEXT
H- HISTORICAL CONTEXT
E- ECONOMIC CONTEXT
P- POLITICAL CONTEXT

Our study of Citizen Kane will consider the importance of the director, script-writer and cinematographer. We will assess the form wars from the 1970s and the antagonism between Peter Bogdanovich (Film Director & Critic) & Pauline Kael (Film Critic & Feminist).

Our consideration of Greg Toland's cinematography from Citizen Kane will be juxtaposed with Gunnar Fischer, the cinematographer of Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. The latter will also be used to begin considering the significance of AVANT GARDE, experimental cinema.