Ethics and Film: Messages, Themes, and Techniques Module 1: Part I – Triumph of the Will; Part II - Casablanca

by Magaret Haun, PhD

Objectives

Upon completing the Ethics and Film Module students will be able to:

• Identify and analyze a film's hierarchy of values (or ethical scheme).
• Use vocabulary appropriate to the critical discussion of film.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of film (e.g., rough cut, cutaway close-up, long shot, medium shot, tight shot, diegetic and nondiegetic sound, etc.)
• Analyze the connection between a film's formal or technical elements and its content.
• Define propaganda and discuss its characteristics in film.
• Distinguish the various kinds of documentary films (observational, interactive, reflexive, expository).