THE DOCTOR HAS ANIMATED THE SYLLABUS. IT IS NOW ALIVE.
Read at least TWO of the books marked with an asterisk as well as the two articles on the web site.
“Naishan Dene Creativity with Monsters” (which can be found in hard copy in Plains Anthropolgist Vol. 44, No. 167, pp. 73-75
"Sound Symbolism and Japanese Monsters" (which can be fond in Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 1993
Among the questions you should keep in mind during the course are:
Remember that monsters are very much a "special effects" or "make-up" phenomenon in films, and hence they are very visual. It is impossible to stress strongly enough the VISUAL aspects of monster films and you should constantly be thinking about this during the course.
GRADES
Grades are based on a term paper and a final.
DEPARTMENT RULE:
Anyone missing more that TWO classes automatically fails the class.
TENTATIVE FILM LIST
MONSTER MOVIES
Below are some films from different monster categories.
DINOSAUR/DRAGONS
GIANT ANIMALS
ALIENS
FORMERLY HUMAN OR VAGUELY HUMAN
EVOLVED OR SORT OF EVOLVED
CREATED MONSTERS
ANCIENT MONSTERS
*Japanese
NOTE: The 1930'S and 1940'S were the years in which Universal Studios made most of its famous monster films (as well as horror films). Many of those films were recreated by Hammer Studios in England more than a decade later starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. These two studios, Universal and Hammer, are famous for their monster films and you should be familiar with both the studios and their monster movies. Hammer Studios became known as "The house that dripped blood".
IF YOU SURVIVE THE CLASS THE FINAL WILL BE HELD FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM ON JULY 9TH 2008. BE THERE!!!!!
FILM 29: MONSTER MOVIES
FILM DEPARTMENT
SUMMER SESSION I 2008
SYLLABUS
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
JOHN BEATTY
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The topic for the paper will be discussed in class
** Korean