course schedule

course schedule:

Sept 18 Course explanation & discussion
Sept 25 History of Taiwanese cinema (HTC) (I)
Oct 2 HTC(II)
Oct 9 HTC(III)
Oct 16 HTC (IV)
Oct 23 HTC (V)
Oct 30 discussions & presentations
Nov 6 grouping (Taiwan directors interviews)
Nov 13 mid-term
Nov 20
Nov 27
Dec 4 off
Dec 11
Dec 18
Dec 25 off
Jan 1 off
Jan 8
Jan 15 final term

TBA

topics covered: (examples)
1) international localist
a. Japanese factors in TW's film
b. HK-TW film connections
c. Hollywoodization of TW's film market
d. Nationalistic/ Localistic debates
e. Mainlander

2)
film/ cultural Policy revisited
a. post 1945
b. post 1949
c. 60+
d. 80+
e. 90+

3) indie + documentary filmmaking
bollywoodization?


4) review systems + prizes


5) validization of theoretical concepts
genre + auteur + director + producer

a) Taiyu (Taiwan language) films
b) Film Noir (black film)
c)

6) film movement + film locales
a. 劇場/影響雜誌/ 電影欣賞
b. 60 /90/ 2000+
c. theatrical sites


7) political economy of film production
a. KMT's legacy
b. Golden Horse
c. Warner Village
d. DVD rentals
e. on-line resource
f. YouthTube