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The Department of Film and Theatre

RTVF 111-Sec. 85: Alternative Cinema (Spring 2024)

Course Description and prerequisites: (3) units

Uses films from previously marginalized national cinemas from around the world as primary sources to teach students to appreciate, understand and compare diverse cultures. Introduces students to alternative modes of filmmaking and analysis.

Satisfies SJSU Studies V: Cultures and Global Understanding.

Prerequisite(s): Passage of the Writing Skills Test (WST) or ENGL 100A / LLD 100A with a C or better (C- not accepted), completion of Core General Education and upper division standing are prerequisites to all SJSU studies courses. Completion of, or co-registration in, 100W is strongly recommended.

COURSE FORMAT AND A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES:

This course is completely asynchronous course, you are required to have access to a computer to do your assignments, good internet connection, and ability to stream movies from various sources.

Some you must pay for (less than purchasing textbooks for this course) but some are free.

• All assignments are due by 11:59 PM PST, unless otherwise noted.

• All content is online in Canvas and all of the assignments are delivered online.

• Check your email regularly – updates will come via email and in Canvas.

• Late assignments due to technical issues will not be accepted – plan ahead!

• Fast and reliable internet connection is required when doing quizzes/exams.

• There is no textbook to purchase (all readings will be delivered via PDF viewing),but online viewing of films is required. You will need to rent the films from streaming sites when they are not available for free on Kanopy (free for SJSU) & YouTube. Film rental costs are in lieu of textbook costs for this course.

• You will need fast internet connections and access to online films on streaming platforms. Where possible, we will use the free resources of SJSU’s Streaming Video Collection. Some films will require rental of media through other streaming platforms, in lieu of the cost of a textbook

• I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY DISRESPECT, BULLYING OR IGNORANCE. Oppressed people will have my support in and out of my class.

REQUIRED TEXTS AND VIEWINGS:

• READING: A Short Guide to Writing About Film by Timothy Corrigan (PDF file Provided)

• Additional readings available on Canvas as pdf files (assigned by module w/ links)

3.MOVIES: Most of the films are available on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Youtube and Kanopy, a streaming service one can get for free (through the library at SJSU). There are movies that you will have to purchase via a streaming service for $1.99-3.99 each, but this will be your only expense as you do not have to pay for a textbook. If paying for these two films is difficult, please reach out to Professor Shahinearly to make an accommodation and not when your assignment is due. Please plan ahead.

COURSE OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this course is to explore different manifestations of “Alternative” cinema, made throughout history and around the world. The curriculum combines earlier generations of filmmaking, in order to locate traditions and influences, with contemporary cinema. This online course introduces major concepts of film studies, modes of narrative storytelling, aesthetics visual style, issues of representational politics and other facets of critical, cultural and social analysis of independent and “alternative cinema.” Lessons will focus on the ways in which new filmmakers, who produce work outside of the Hollywood systems, tell stories in and about communities of color, often in resistance to stereotypes.

Following World War I, the Hollywood studio system established a position of dominance in terms of film production and worldwide distribution, sparking concern that American cultural hegemony would relegate other cinemas to ever greater positions of marginality. Yet, the surge in postcolonial, transnational, and independent cinema since the late 20th Century is evidence of a thriving existence of and desire for alternative perspectives. In this course, we will think about the extent to which films from around the world are able to challenge US cultural hegemony.

We’ll study the context of production, analyze narrative content and representation, and examine the film form looking at elements including framing, composition, mis-en-scene, the use of color, editing, pace, sound in these filmic cultural productions. The goal here is to build both a theoretical framework and practical understanding of theory, practice and industry, that will help develop media literacy and critical viewing habits that help us to understand how filmmakers use voice and vision as visual storytellers, in relation to the film Hollywood industry. We will focus on contemporary films by predominantly first-time filmmakers (focusing on their roles as writers and directors), who are telling stories of communities of color in ways that resist, oppose and counter the hegemonic narratives too often represented in “Hollywood” films to gain abetter sense of how and why these productions maybe labeled “alternative.”

We will consider these films theoretically, aesthetically, industrially (as in film industry), socio- economically, and also thematically. Along the way we’ll touchupon a range of important movements — cinematic, artistic, political, and historical — that will help us contextualize the subject of study. The point of this class is not to survey the “greatest” films of all time — nor is it your objective to love the movies screened — but rather to analyze and understand them in a series of frameworks.

CONTENT WARNING: This class requires you to watch and engage with films with content that some may find alarming or triggering that tell stories such as violence, family incest/sexual molestation, suicide and graphic sexuality. If you are sensitive to this content for any reason, please email to discuss your concerns. Also please be considerate of others’ beliefs, traditions, background, and culture. Again, I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY DISRESPECT, BULLYING OR IGNORANCE. Oppressed people will have my support in and out of my class.

RTVF 111 COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES (CLOs):

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

• Experience significant works of film art.

• Understand the historical and cultural contexts in which specific films were created.

• Identify the technical components of filmmaking, understanding film terminology and using it accurately.

• Appreciate a diverse spectrum of filmmakers and filmmaking methodologies.

• Acquire skills and strategies to analyze a wide range of cinema, relating film style and form to meaning.

• Learn to think and write critically about cinema, expressing a coherent thesis, developing it, and defending it.

GE AREA V — STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLOs):

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

V1. Ascertain and analyze the ways that culture and nation impact how films are made around the world.

V2. Recognize the diversity of filmmaking styles and purposes outside of the United States.

V3. Identify the powerful relationship between film and history in the modern age of colonization, industrialization, and globalization.

V4. Understand how a culture’s filmmaking patterns change in response to both domestic and global pressures.

V5. Compare systematically — through cinema — the ideas, values, representations, images, cultural artifacts, political cultures, economic structures, technological developments, and attitudes of people from other societies.

(Courses to meet Areas R,S, and V of SJSU Studies must betaken from three different departments, or distinct academic units.)

RTVF STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (PLOs):

Upon successful completion of the RTVF major, students will be able to:

• Communicate media literacy: Know the history, processes and current structure of the electronic media, its ethical parameters, and the social and political effects of electronic and mass communication (radio, television, film) on an audience.

• Tell meaningful stories through production of good narratives in radio, television, and film. Appreciate the art and aesthetics of media.

• Communicate information and entertainment to diverse cultures using radio, television and film. Be sensitive to the ways and processes of, and the attitudes held by races, religions, political and social groups that are not their own.

• Understand how to plan, produce, write and direct radio, television and film/cinema projects. Achieve professional-level skills of production. Select and operate video/television, film, and audio/radiotechnologies.

• Determine what type of information is needed for a research question, problem, or issue, and be able to retrieve, evaluate and effectively use such information to produce scholarship and production in radio, television, and film.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:

Typically, the class will be a mixture of lecture, discussion of texts, and screenings. For the online version, remember this class does not have an assigned meeting time, thus you will have to follow Professor Shahin’s recorded and written PPT lectures. The lectures are further supplemented by the very thorough and visual lectures Professor Shahin posts.

. University Syllabus Policy S16-9

. University’s Syllabus Information web page

For this class it is recommended that you download the syllabus and then follow each MODULE.

The modules outline everything you need to know/do for the currentweek very clearly.

Each week you are required to do all/some of the following:

• Movie screening.

• Film review.

• Post a discussion FOR or AGAINST and respond to 2 classmates. (This will be explained in a discussion post).

• Read the assigned text/reading.

• Watch PPT and lecture.

You will have 2-3 quizzes and one final. Quizzes will cover the lectures and readings. It will also include specific details from previous films and screening, so make sure you watch and read attentively.

University Policy S16-9

“Success in this course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of 45 hours over the length of the course (normally three hours per unit per week) for instruction, preparation/studying, or course related activities, including but not limited to internships, and labs. Other course structures will have equivalent workload expectations as described in the syllabus.”

Final Examination or Evaluation

University policy S17-1 “Faculty members are required to have a culminating activity for their courses, which can include a final examination, a final research paper or project, a final creative work or performance, a final portfolio of work, or other appropriate assignment.”

Our Final will be a Comparative Analytical Film Essay. An essay that will be composed based on films we watched.

Grading Information

• University Attendance and Participation Policy F15-12

• University Grading System Policy F18-5

Determination of Grades

• Each assignment is worth 20 points. Please see the rubric for points in each assignment instructions.

• Below is a list of percentage weight assigned to various class assignments.

• I will allow late work to be submitted for -5 points for each late day up to 3 days. After that.

Grade	Points	Percentage
A plus	960 to 1000	96 to 100%
A	930 to 959	93 to 95%
A minus	900 to 929	90 to 92%
B plus	860 to 899	86 to 89 %
B	830 to 859	83 to 85%
B minus	800 to 829	80 to 82%
C plus	760 to 799	76 to 79%
C	730 to 759	73 to 75%
C minus	700 to 729	70 to 72%
D plus	660 to 699	66 to 69%
D	630 to 659	63 to 65%
D minus	600 to 629	60 to 62%

This course must be passed with a C- or better as a CSU graduation requirement.

Passage of the Writing Skills Test (WST) or the WST Directed Self Placement or ENGL/LLD 100A with a C or better (C‐ not accepted), and completion of Core General Education are prerequisite to all SJSU Studies courses. Completion of, or co‐registration in, 100W is strongly recommended. A minimum aggregate GPA of 2.0 in GE Areas R, S, & V shall be required of all students.

Assessment

Film Reviews, discussions, and other homework (65%) 1-6, V1-5,

A, B, C, E

• Reviews:

• You will write a minimum of 300-350 words film review on each film we watch.

• You must use the Film Review Guideline Sheet. (It will be in the files on Canvas).

• No late work will be accepted after 3 days.

• Discussions:

• You are required to post a discussion every week based on your assigned group.

• Your posts will alternate between FOR and AGAINST every week.

• Respond to two classmates’ posts, if you wrote FOR respond to AGAISNT and viceversa.

• Finish the discussion. No discussion questions or comments should be unanswered

Participation (5%) 1-6,

V1-5, A, B, C

I require a response for some announcements, please read all of them and respond to the ones I require responses for.

Final Exam and Quizzes (30%)

V1-5, A, B, C

Final exam will be cumulative and comprised of multiple-choice and/or essay

CLASSROOM POLICIES & PROTOCOL

• LATE POLICY: Please note: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR POINTS after 3 days. NO exceptions or extensions are granted for technology failure or other excuses.