Notes from lecture
1895 - the birth of cinema
The first film was made by the Lumière brothers.
Why is television important?
- accessible and immediate
- greater reach
What we will be studying:
- Explore film and TV through analysis of visual grammar, genre codes & conventions, critical theories etc - and how these shape our interpretation of the visual media (the contexts).
What we will be doing in Term 1 (8 sessions, weeks 2-6):
- mise-en-scene
- cinematography
- editing
- sound
- documentary
Presentation:
- 10th and 17th November
- 10 mins
- Select TV programme & analyse it for its use of mise-en-scene etc. Discuss artistic and/or technical qualities
Useful resources:
- Film Art - Bordwell & Thompson
- (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound)
What we will be doing in Term 1 (weeks 8-10)
- understanding genre
Studying 3 main genres:
- the sitcom (e.g. The Vodka Diaries)
- the soap opera (e.g. Eastenders)
- crime drama (e.g. The Bill)
"The essence of drama is conflict"
December 9th - 500 word formative assessment
Key critical theories:
- alienation
- classicism
- expressionism
- feminism / gender / race
- gaze theory
- ideology
- modernism & post-modernism
- realism
- semiotics
- surrealism
- the other
- the uncanny
- psychoanalysis
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