Resent by Jeremy Butler because of possible problems with original posting. Send comments to Craig Russell [log in to unmask] -------------------------original message---------------------- Hi everyone, I've just finished my first semester teaching a course in film analysis. While I have a great love of film, my academic knowledge is somewhat small - I'm primarily a writing/literature instructor and begged for this course when the original instructor left. I learned a great deal about film during the course of the semester, but want to learn much more and develop a first rate film analysis class. I would be very interested, therefore (and most grateful!), to hear any and all suggestions about texts to use, approaches to take (historical? genre? director?), and films to show. The books I used this semester - ordered by the previous instructor - were "Understanding Movies" by Giannetti and "A History of Narrative Film" by Cook. While I learned a lot, as I said, I wonder if these are the best available. What else is out there? I would be especially interested in books particularly about film analysis. Many of my students had difficulty, especially at first, in viewing a film objectively, in analyzing rather than criticizing. Thanks very much in advance! I've been lurking on this list for about a month now, and am very impressed with the width and depth of knowledge. I've learned quite a bit reading your posts. I hope to learn even more! Craig Russell <---- End Forwarded Message ----> ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]