Spring 2027

Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

Examines contemporary Hollywood cinema through narrative, style, technology, and institutions. Surveys major directors and analyzes box office impacts of key genres and film cycles.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.24 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=61 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.19 GPA, 49.1% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.27 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the major directors, genres, and cycles that have shaped the contemporary landscape of Hollywood film production

  • Explain the overall market structure of the contemporary film industry and the studios’ main strategies for generating profits and managing financial risks

  • Analyze the narrative patterns of a contemporary Hollywood film, including its large-scale sections, its turning points, its motifs, and its use of deadlines, dangling causes, and dialogue hook

  • Produce a close textual analysis of the stylistic elements found in a scene or sequence from a contemporary Hollywood film

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COM ARTS 350 or concurrent enrollment

COMARTS 552

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.24 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=61 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.19 GPA, 49.1% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.27 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Interrelations of cinematic narrative, style, technology, and institutions
  • Work of major contemporary Hollywood directors
  • Box office impact of key genres and film cycles
  • Market structure and financial strategies of the contemporary film industry

Skills

  • Describe major directors, genres, and cycles shaping contemporary Hollywood film production
  • Explain the market structure of the contemporary film industry and studio profit/risk strategies
  • Analyze narrative patterns in contemporary Hollywood films, including sections, turning points, and motifs
  • Produce close textual analyses of stylistic elements in film scenes or sequences

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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