WRITING 300 THERE WILL BE BLOOD – OUTLAWS AND DREAMERS IN POST-MODERN AMERICAN CINEMA May 2009 (A01) INSTRUCTOR: Brian Hendricks Email: [email protected] Ph 721 7627 Office: FA 245 CONTENT “MYTHOLOGY IS THE DRAMATIZATION OF PSYCHOLOGY” A critical appreciation and analysis of five American writer/directors and their contributions to American and World Cinema in the late 20th and early 21st century. All aspects of film studies will be discussed including: Narrative structure, characterization, image systems, mise en scene, cinematography, art design, metaphor and symbol, and aspects of the hero’s journey. FILMS 1. Badlands (Terence Malick) 2. Barton Fink (Coen Brothers) 3. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch) 4. Adaptation (Charlie Kaufmann/ Spike Jonze) 5. Magnolia (PT Anderson) 6. Days Of Heaven (Terence Malick) 7. The Man Who Wasn’t There (Coen Brothers) 8. Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch) 9. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Kaufmann and Michel Gondry) 10. There Will Be Blood (PT Anderson) ASSIGNMENTS TERM ESSAY VALUE 40% * Due: June 03 FILM JOURNAL VALUE 60% * Due June 03 * Criteria for essays and journals will be discussed in every class.
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