Ethics and Film: Messages, Themes, and Techniques Module 4: The Merchant of Venice

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 (eg., 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).