Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Introduction to Film Studies: Styles and Forms
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Film and Creative Writing
Module Code	09 30518
Module Lead	James Walters
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Introduction to Film Studies: Styles and Forms will embed the practice of film analysis, with a specific focus on ‘close reading’ to evaluate the specific formal and stylistic of individual films. The critical vocabulary of film studies will be introduced and utilised within student work. Aspects of film history will also form the basis of this module, as texts from particular periods are studied in order to build a sense of cinema’s chronology.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: employ the critical vocabulary of film studies demonstrate skills in film analysis, interpretation and evaluation articulate a broad understanding of cinema history demonstrate an understanding of an individual film’s generic and formal boundaries
Assessment	30518-01 : Shot Analysis : Coursework (30%) 30518-02 : Sequence Analysis : Coursework (70%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Shot analysis (1,000 words) – 30% Sequence analysis (2,000 words) – 70% Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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