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Lights Camera Action: Introduction to Film studies

Passionate about film making? Have you been dreaming of becoming a film maker? Here is a course on film studies for all you future film makers and directors.

FREE

Level
Beginner
# Learners
68
Duration
1 hrs 33 mins
Rating
(1)

About Course

Film studies continues to grow, as does the industry it focuses on. With great films under various production houses hitting the box office and making loads of money, film enthusiasts all around the globe are coming out of their comfort zones and exploring the world of film making.

Film studies is a discipline that deals with the various aspects of film making. Film studies include the study of everything from Hollywood blockbusters, to arthouse movies. In this course, you will study about various genres, how plots work, script writing, screenwriting, direction and critiquing too.

You will also learn about the the purpose of a genre, examples of genres for better understanding and semiotics among many other interesting topics. This course is best suited for:

  1. Film enthusiasts who wish to learn about the basics of film making.
  2. Film studies students who wish to brush up their basic knowledge about genres and plots.
  3. Anybody interested in film making and wanting to try their hand at it.

Curriculum

Section 1 : Let’s Begin
1.1
Course Overview
01:00

Section 2 : Film Genre
2.1
Types of film genres
03:34
2.2
Purpose of genre
04:14
2.3
What is sub-genre?
05:01
2.4
Genres and their examples
10:12
2.5
Features and tendencies of film genre
07:02

Section 3 : Cinema and Semiotics
3.1
Semiotics and its concepts
16:20

Section 4 : Plot in cinema
4.1
Concepts and levels of plot: Part 1
08:55
4.2
Concepts and levels of plot: Part 2
10:27
4.3
Character as a plot element: Part 1
13:36
4.4
Character as a plot element: Part 2
10:39
4.5
Characters with their examples
02:15

About the Author

Dr.Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan
Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences

Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan also holds an M.A(Literature), M.Phil(Literature) and PhD(Literature) from Vikram University, Madhya Pradesh. She works as a professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. She was a consultant for South Asian Film Festival 2012, Vancouver, Canada. Her areas of research interests include film studies, drama and American literature.

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