FTVMS 308

Screening Hong Kong

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for FTVMS 308.

Description

“Hong Kong cinema is one of the world’s most widely distributed popular cultural genres” (Morris). Through examining some of its major genres, the course looks at a wide range of issues reflected in this dynamic and vigorous cinema.  By taking into account its aesthetic features and its links with the traditions of Chinese cinema, the courseaims to achieve two purposes: an appreciation of film aesthetic styles, some of which are peculiar to Hong Kong cinema; a knowledge of the nature of changes the Hong Kong film industry has experienced as well as its relations to Hong Kong society, particularly since the 1980s.

Students who have completed the paper are expected to

• Be better informed about the development of cinema in Hong Kong as an industry and mass medium
• Be more alert to the aesthetic elements that form film language
• Be more aware of film’s capacity to ‘reflect, reveal and shape’ aspects of society
• Have a better understanding of the wider disciplinary context for debates in Hong Kong cinema
• Be more capable of using databases to support independent research on set topics
• Have the ability to apply information to develop a distinctive critical voice

Availability 2016

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Xuelin Zhou

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

FTVMS 308: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from FTVMS 201-214, 216-239, MĀORI 271

Restrictions

FTVMS 205