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