Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
4020FILM-SEP-MTP
Aims
1. To introduce students to the study of film through the formal properties and techniques of the medium.
2. To analyse the stylistic and narrative dimensions of films through a study of formal properties and techniques of the medium.
3. To introduce the basic elements of academic essay writing.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and analyse characteristic film techniques.
2.
Understand the ways in which techniques are used to produce aesthetic effects.
3.
Write essays in an appropriate academic manner.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Mise-en-scene; Cinematography; Editing; Sound; Music; Narrative; Narration; Writing Skills.
Module Overview:
Film Language will introduce you to the key formal and aesthetic properties of film. You will learn different components of filmmaking, such as cinematography, editing, lighting, music, sound and mise-en-scene. This module will equip you with the fundamental tools for close textual analysis and basic elements of academic essay writing.
Film Language will introduce you to the key formal and aesthetic properties of film. You will learn different components of filmmaking, such as cinematography, editing, lighting, music, sound and mise-en-scene. This module will equip you with the fundamental tools for close textual analysis and basic elements of academic essay writing.
Additional Information:Film Language offers an introduction to the key formal and aesthetic properties of film. Each week deals with a specific component of filmmaking, such as cinematography, editing, lighting, music, sound and mise-en-scene. This module equips students with the fundamental tools for close textual analysis.