Film Theory, History and Textual Analysis:
The Language of Film
Content Overview
- Cultural Context
- Film Elements*
Assessment Overview
Which assessment objectives are covered in this unit?
Denotated with *- Cinematography*
- Critical Response and Reception
- Editing*
- Filmmakers’ influences, intentions and vision*
- Genre, codes and conventions*
- Mise-en-Scene*
- Motifs, Symbols and Themes
- Narrative Structure*
- Sound*
Skills and Understanding
- An understanding of the variety of ways in which film creates meaning
- An understanding of the effective use of appropriate film language
- Originality and creativity in developing an idea through the various stages of film-making, from conception to finished production
- Technical skills and appropriate use of available technology
- The ability to draw together knowledge, skills, research, and experience, and apply them analytically to evaluate film texts.
