Introduction to Film Studies

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Film Studies provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Introduction to Film Studies is taught by Ms Juhee Prasad.

Overview
  • The course will focus on some important trends and genres in world cinema, along with key concepts in film studies. It aims to make participants familiar with some major international cinematic figures and films.
    INTENDED AUDIENCE : Any Ineterested LearnersPRE-REQUISITES : Nil

Syllabus
  • COURSE LAYOUT

    1.Cinema and Modernism2.Semiotics of Films
    3. Realism
    4. Editing in Cinema
    5.Film Theory
    6.Character in cinema
    7.Plot in Cinema
    8.Colour Theory and Cinema
    9.Ideology in Cinema
    10. Intertextuality and Films
    11. French new wave
    12. German Expressionism
    13.Italian Neo-Realism
    14. Great European Directors: Jean Renoir
    15. Luis Bunuel16. Robert Bresson (1907-1999)17.Classic Hollywood18.The Cinema of Orson Welles19.New Hollywood20.Counterculture and cinema21. Auteur Theory: Alfred Hitchcock22. Martin Scorsese
    23.Michael Mann24.The Cinema of David Cronenberg25.Film Genres26.The Western27. Film Noir28.Gangster Cinema29.Melodrama30.Anthology Films31.Films about Media32.Japanese Cinema33.Chinese Cinema34.Representations of Small town in Films35. Representation of City in Cinema36. Film remakes & sequels37. Stardom38.Key Film Texts39. Key Concepts 140.Key Concepts 2