How do we understand the moving image in what we know as contemporary cinema? How do we critically engage the history and traditions of media practices while testing the boundaries of established forms? In Great Painters & Film Auteurs, students will, through discussions, frame analysis and guest speakers, engage with these and other questions as they not only discover the link between the great painters of the past and today's auteurs of the cinematic screen but develop a new and exciting "filmic" eye. Students will be challenged to think about how we truly perceive cinematic information and what is done to form a single, cohesive moment of visual, emotional power.