Open to All.
Course begins: Jan 27, 2026
Course Ends: March end, 2026
Objectives
SYLLABUS
Module 1: Exploring Cinema: Art, Story, and History (9 hours)
A Brief History of Cinema: From Silent Films to the Digital Age, Major Cinema Industries:
Hollywood; OTT Cinema, Indian Cinema, African Cinema, Latin American Cinema, Thai
Cinema, Third Cinema, Understanding Global Genres
Module 2: How to Read a Film: Tools for Understanding (10 hours)
What is Reading a Film?; Story versus Plot; Narratives Structure; Film as a language: Images,
sounds, symbols, mood; Characters and Relationships: How films create empathy; Themes,
Metaphor, and Subtext: Finding the “story beneath the story”; The Director’s Vision: How
choices shape meaning (not technical, but “effect”); Approaching a film review: Watch, reflect,
respond
Module 3: Creating Meaning: The Basics of Film Form (6 hours)
Mise-en-scène: Feeling the world on screen (setting, costume, light, performance); Cinematic
techniques (framing, shot, music, editing, focused on “why this matters” to viewers); Basics of
Film Editing
Module 4: Film Viewing and Discussion—Case Studies in Appreciation (5 hours)
Film discussions will focus on:
Assessment:
Students will be able to:
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