Advanced Diploma in Film Studies
Online
DURATION
20 up to 30 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Introduction
Study the key concepts of cinema and analyze the work of major filmmakers in this free online advanced diploma course. Get a historical overview of cinema and study the work of major filmmakers and their contributions to movies in this free online course. The material covers the fundamental principles and practices in film-editing techniques, colour theory and canonical texts. You will study French, Italian, Japanese and American cinema and learn about auteur theory, expressionism and key concepts of different genres in cinema.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 20-30 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
Are you ready to be introduced to film techniques, theories and movements in global cinema? You will study the different types of, and myths in, plots present in films, and how characters work as plot elements in cinema. The material then covers the great contributions of Soviet filmmakers Lev Kuleshov and Sergei Eisenstein in the field of montage editing. This course will cover critical theories about realism, such as the ideology from Marx’s theory of economics, and naturalism, such as Darwin’s ideas about nature. The course then describes the work done by important theoreticians of colour such as Rudolf Arnheim, David Bordwell and Raymond Edward Turner.
In addition, you will learn the key features of intertextuality, modernism and expressionism in cinema by studying popular movies such as ‘Citizen Kane’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘Casablanca’ and ‘Blade Runner’. This course will also give you an overview of the French, Italian and Japanese masters, and their contributions to cinema. Finally, you will learn about auteur theory, postmodern cinema, and the New Hollywood Wave (also known as the American New Wave or the Hollywood Renaissance).
This course is aimed at meeting the interests and needs of young career professionals who want to develop a deeper understanding of different genres and theories of cinema, and for arts students who wish to improve their knowledge of film theory. If you start this course now, you can improve your understanding of key elements of cinema today.
- Module 1: Introduction to Film Techniques, Colors and Semiotics
- Module 2: Plots, Narratives and Characters in Cinema
- Module 3: Editing Techniques in Cinema
- Module 4: Introduction of Intertextuality, Modernism and Expressionism
- Module 5: Diploma in Introduction to Film Studies - First Assessment
- Module 6: The French Masters and Concept of Canonical Text in Cinema
- Module 7: Classic Hollywood
- Module 8: Introduction to German Expressionism, Italian Cinema and Japanese Cinema
- Module 9: Auteur Theory, New Hollywood and Major Filmmakers in New Hollywood
- Module 10: Introduction of Genre, Post-Modern Cinema and The Western
- Module 11: Diploma in Introduction to Film Studies - Second Assessment
- Module 12: Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Describe theories of filmmaking and techniques in cinema
- Identify the roles of colour in filmmaking
- Describe the theories of narrative and certain cinematic and literary concepts
- Discuss the theory of French philosopher Roland Barthes, concerning narratives in plots
- Describe editing techniques in cinema
- Explain the key concepts of 'intertextuality'
- Identify the work of the French masters and their contribution to cinema
- Describe a brief historical overview of the Academy Awards or Oscars
- Analyze the work of major filmmakers in Japanese cinema
- Explain Italian neorealism with a brief background of Italian cinema
- Discuss auteur theory in Hollywood
- Explain the concept of 'genres' in cinema
Knowledge & Skills You Will Learn
- Filmmaking
- Cinematography