Objective

On completion of the course the students will be able to:

• Appreciate films from a theoretical and technological point of view
• Understand why cinema is a cultural artefact that brings in comparison with literary texts

Module I: (10 Hours)

The Language of Films

• Shots
• Sequences
• Mise-en scene
• Editing
• Cuts
• Montage
• 30-degree rule
• 180-degree rule
• Temporal ellipses
• Three-point light
• Off-screen space
• Sound and colour

Module II: (10 Hours)

Evolution of Cinema

• Introduction to the history and growth of cinema
• Major film movements- Film genres
• Auteur Theory
• Feminist Film Theory

Module III: (10 Hours)

Literature and Film

• The interface between literature and cinema
• Early film adaptations
• Adaptation as interpretation

Suggested Readings:

• Amy Villarejo. Film Studies.
• J Dudley Andrew. The Major Film Theories.
•  Andrew Dix Beginning Film Studies
• Satyajit Ray Our Films, Their Films
• JarekKupscHistory of Cinema for Beginners
• Graeme Turner Film as Social Practice

Suggested Films/Scenes:

• Godfather – Baptism scene
• Citizen Kane – The Union Forever! scene
• Weekend – Traffic jam scene
• MajidMajidiChildren of Heaven
• Mark Herman The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
• Zhang Yang Getting Home
• David Lean Doctor Zhivago
• VikramadityaMotwaneLootera
• Quentin Tarantino Inglorious Bastards
• SrijitMukharjeeBaisheSarbon
• K. G. George Yavanika
• MishkinOnayumAttukkuttiyum
• NagarajManjuleFandry