THIRD SEMESTERcoretheorySem 3
FILM STUDIES
HUM 4322
Syllabus
- 01History of invention of motion pictures - Daguerre, Muybridge, Edison, Skaldanowsky Brothers, Lumieres
- 02Evolution of film – Lumieres, Melies, Porter, Griffith
- 03Basic techniques – Mise-en-scene, Mise-en-shot, Deepfocus Photography, Longtake, Continuity, Editing, Montage
- 04German Expressionism
- 05French Impressionism
- 06Soviet Montage cinema
- 07Hollywood cinema, Italian Neo-realism
- 08French Nouvelle Vague
- 09Documentary
- 10Directors – Eisenstein, Kurosawa, Godard, Chaplin, Bergman; Mohsen Makmalbakf, Majid Majidi, Keislowski, Zhang Yimou, Kim Ki Duk
- 11“New Wave” Cinema in India - Bengali; Malayalam; Kannada; Hindi
- 12To be screened- Bicycle Thieves, The 400 blows, Rashomon, Wild strawberries, Battleship Potemkin, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The kid, Children of heaven, Hero, Ghatashraddha, Pather Panchali, Mathilukal
References
- 100 Years of American Films
- Bowker's Complete Video Directory
- Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
- Dictionary of Film Studies: The Aesthetic Companion to Film and Art
- Filmakers Dictionary
- Halliwell's Film and Video Guide
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total