Non-Award
The course introduces students to narrative theories in drama and cinema, focusing on film analysis concepts and their application in critical and creative works.
The course explores the historical and contemporary narrative theories of drama and cinema. Students will learn the concepts and terms most commonly used in film analysis, and how to use these concepts and terms in writing their own analysis of a film or group of films. This subject serves as an introduction to the basic concepts and terminology used in the critical study and analysis of film and other moving-image media, where films will be considered as an art form; as a cultural artefact; as political expression; and as an economic enterprise.
On completing the course, students will be able to:
The course explores the historical and contemporary narrative theories of drama and cinema. Students will learn the concepts and terms most commonly used in film analysis, and how to use these concepts and terms in writing their own analysis of a film or group of films. This subject serves as an introduction to the basic concepts and terminology used in the critical study and analysis of film and other moving-image media, where films will be considered as an art form; as a cultural artefact; as political expression; and as an economic enterprise.
On completing the course, students will be able to: