Film Appreciation

Paper Code: 
24GJMC301
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to define film as a communication medium, identify cinematic movements, and explore contemporary cinematic trends and understand film appreciation, critique to interpret relevant films.

 

Course Outcomes: 

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Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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Course

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24GJMC 301

Film Appreciation

(Theory)

CO133: Assess the impact of different cinematic elements to enhance storytelling in films.

CO134: Recognise the contributions of Indian and global landmark filmmakers.

CO135: Analyse the film form and style, to critically evaluate films.

CO136: Assess films through various lenses exploring diverse perspectives and narratives in filmmaking.

CO137: Critically examine the contemporary Indian film industry.

CO138: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, , Simulation, Seminar presentation, s, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual projects, film reviewing

 

18.00
Unit I: 
Foundations of Film Language
  • Film as a Medium of Communication: Concept, Strengths & Limitations
  • Components of Film: Script, Light, Audio, Camera, Acting, Editing
  • Visual Language: Shot, Scene, Sequence, Montage, Mise-En-Scene, and Continuity
  • Sound in cinema - Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound, Sync Sound, and others
  • Use of Colour as a Stylistic Element

 

18.00
Unit II: 
Exploring Cinematic Movements
  • Various Movements in Cinema: German Expressionism, Soviet Montage, and French New Wave
  • Landmarks in World Cinema: Hitchcock, Vertov, De Sica, Kurosawa, and Ray

 

18.00
Unit III: 
Trends and Debates in Indian Cinema
  • Emerging Trends in Contemporary Indian Cinema: CGI, Crossover, and Experimental Cinema
  • Censorship: Need and CBFC Standards
  • Film Form and Style
  • Auteur Theory
  • Feminist Film Theory

 

18.00
Unit IV: 
Analysing Film Artistry and Criticism
  • Film Appreciation: Concept, Need, Elements, and Cinematic Language
  • Film Review: Critical Appreciation of Cinema as a text, Discourse, and Narrative
  • Job Profile and Responsibilities of a Film Reviewer
  • Alternative Visions
  • Third Cinema
  • Non-Fiction Cinema

 

18.00
Unit V: 
Evolution of Indian Cinema
  • Globalisation and Indian Cinema
  • Contemporary Cinema of the Last Two Decades
  • Overview of Contemporary Indian Film Industry: Multiplex culture, Piracy, and Statistics
  • Watch relevant films, discuss, and analyse

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Dix, A. (2010). Beginning Film Studies. New Delhi: Viva Books.
  • Monaco, J. (2009). How to Read a Film. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Kumar, N. (2015). Brave New Bollywood: In Conversation with Contemporary Hindi Filmmakers. New Delhi: SAGE.
  • Prasad, M. M. (1998). Ideology of the Hindi Film: Historical Construction. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Jayasankar, K. P. (2016). A Fly In The Curry: Independent Documentary Film In India. New Delhi: SAGE.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

 

  • Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. (2017). Film art: An introduction. McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Barsam, R. M., & Monahan, D. (2017). Looking at movies: An introduction to film. W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Giannetti, L. D. (2014). Understanding movies. Pearson.
  • Thompson, K., & Bordwell, D. (2018). Film history: An introduction. McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Dixon, W. W. (2015). Film genre 2000: New critical essays. State University of New York Press.
  • Dwyer, R. (2010). 100 Bollywood films. Lotus Collection.
  • Vasudev, A. (2000). The Indian film theory: Flames of Sholay. Oxford University Press.
  • Corrigan, T., & White, P. (2017). The film experience: An introduction. Bedford/St. Martin's.
  • Ebert, R. (2002). Roger Ebert's movie yearbook 2002. Andrews McMeel Publishing.
  • Rajadhyaksha, A., & Willemen, P. (2015). Encyclopedia of Indian cinema. Routledge.
  • Ganti, T. (2004). Bollywood: A guidebook to popular Hindi cinema. Routledge.

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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