Learning Outcomes
The students are expected to:
• get a solid grasp of film terminology, and more particulary, terms and concepts related to movement in film.
• exploit authentic texts from the area of film studies.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Authentic reading texts from the area of film studies followed by comprehension and vocabulary exercises, and discussion questions. There are also sections that comprise broader activities that engage the students in more open and free-spirited tasks and activities. The texts touch upon various fields of film studies and are taken from a wide variety of sources. Indicative titles of units: Kinetics, avant-garde films, movement in epic movies, movement in psychological movies, kinetic symbolism, the idea of stasis, the moving camera, basic moving camera shots, space and time, mechanical distortions of movement, animation, Cabaret, Gone with the Wind.