Film Criticism
Subject Overview
Students will be introduced to the process of critical analysis and new terms to describe film as well as to identify the negatives and positives of a film, what they liked and didn’t like about a film and use appropriate descriptors in context. Students will explore two areas to critique: performance and direction. They will discover the basics of analysing film structure and interpret how well the director used mise-en-scene in a film and provide their opinions on whether the performances were authentic. Students will also learn how to structure a film review and work towards producing a film review during the course. BYOD: Students will need access to a dictionary and thesaurus.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss and present ideas and opinions on film form, craft and how context and history impact upon films.
- Articulate the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound in film
- Explain how music effects the emotional experience of audiences.
- Describe a film’s story world and it’s genre conventions as part of a film review
Prerequisite
The Prerequisite subjects are:
- Mise-en-scene & symbolism in film
- Basic Cinematography