Blog | Kamarie Chapman

Kamarie Chapman

May 8, 20205 min read

Mise-en-scène of Film Pedagogy

Before we get started with class... A Land Acknowledgement is a respect paid toward the true caretakers and protectors of the lands in...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20202 min read

Week One (History of Cinema... Well, FILM actually)

And here we go! Welcome to week one of your virtual Introduction to Cinema Class! Now that you've read the intro and have a chance to...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20202 min read

Week Two (Coming-Of-Age)

During the second week of our film class we will explore the ideas and culture behind the Coming-of-Age film and a bit of formal...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20202 min read

Week Three (Catharsis)

This week we explore the ideas behind CATHARSIS. The entire film industry hinges all their bets on this idea behind catharsis and our...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20202 min read

Week Four (Structures)

This week we explore and discuss narrative and structure. It's important to understand that films are written in a certain way- not...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20201 min read

Week Five (Documentary)

During this week we will discuss and explore documentary in film. You may find it surprising how much more you understood of this film...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20201 min read

Week Six (Kurosawa and Movement)

Moving along, this week we look at Samurai Film and Akira Kurosawa's influence on American film and Westerns. While I get a bit...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20201 min read

Week Seven (French Mods)

This week we will be discussing ideas brought about by the French Mods (sometimes called The New Turks) and the French New Wave Film. ...

Kamarie Chapman

May 7, 20202 min read

Week Eight ( Adaptation vs. Appropriation & Audience Responsibility)

As we come to a close for the last week of class, I want to thank you all for being here. Please be sure to send me your thoughts. ...