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CERTIFICATE COURSE IN FILM APPRECIATION

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    By - Mr Vishal Nayak

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Course Requirements

Open to All.

Course begins: Jan 27, 2026
Course Ends: March end, 2026

Course Description

Objectives

  • To introduce students to cinema as an art form, storyteller, and cultural artifact
  • To foster the ability to decode and appreciate films beyond surface entertainment
  • To cultivate empathy and understanding through global cinematic voices
  • To develop confidence in discussing and writing about films


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)

  • Bicycle Thieves (Italian Neo Realism)
  • Rashomon (Multiple perspectives)
  • The Lunchbox or Pather Panchali (Indian social setting)
  • The Godfather or Casablanca (Hollywood storytelling and character)
  • The Ghost and The Darkness: Narrative Structure

Film discussions will focus on:

  • What’s happening? What do you feel? Why did the director make these choices?
  • Social/cultural context in brief

Assessment:

  • Writing a short “review” or “reflection” after each film
  • Short reflective responses or reviews (not technical, but expressive and analytical)

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Discuss how films construct meaning and evoke emotion
  • Identify basic elements of narrative, style, and symbolism in films
  • Appreciate films from diverse social and cultural contexts
  • Write or present an informed response to films (reviews or discussions)

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