FA 255 Understanding Movies: Film Styles 3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr. Introduces the art of cinema. Emphasizes the feature length film. Focuses on ways in which a person can come to understand the meaning of a movie. Includes a weekly film screening lab that accompanies the lecture. FA 256 Understanding Movies: The Great Film Directors 3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr. Analyzes films from the standpoint of the director as creator. Highlights the films of one or two directors in an effort to understand and critique the individual films as the work of an artist, especially within the context of viewing the films as an evolving body of work expressing a particular and unique view of the world. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 lecture and lab credits. FA 257 Understanding Movies: Themes and Genres 3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr. Explores the meanings a film conveys within the context of a specific film genre, national movement, or thematic topic. There is a weekly film screening lab that accompanies the lecture. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits total.