INTRO TO FILM LANGUAGE - FMS200 Spring 2021
Course

Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Lesson on Feb. 8Introduction to Course. Movement as first tool for Film Language . |
2. Lesson on Feb. 15
Feb 09
We will examine movement as a fundamental and expressive tool in film language. |
3. Lesson on Feb. 22
Feb 19
we will screen movement exercises and examine Murnau's film Sunrise for how movement is used as an expressive tool. |
4. Lesson on March 1
Feb 26
We will examine frame as an expressive tool in film language |
5. Lesson on March 8
Mar 05
We will examine frame as an expressive tool of film language |
6. Lesson on March 15
Mar 12
We will look at narration and point of view theory, examining clips from the film Marketa Lazarova to illustrate how POV helps audience to believe that what they are seeing has really happened. |
7. MidtermA test is given on material covered during lectures on movement, frame, POV and composition |
8. Lesson on March 29
Mar 16
Composition |
9. Lesson on April 12
Mar 26
We will explore using depth of field as an expressive tool |
10. Lesson on April 19
Apr 02
Shot Sizes - we will explore how different shot sizes fulfill different functions in film language. |
11. Lesson on April 26
Apr 09
We will look at shot size exercises and start to explore color theory. |
12. Lesson on May 3
Apr 16
We continue to explore color, understanding additive and subtractive colors, complementary combinations and ways in which color can be used to enhance a film's drama |
13. Lesson on May 10
Apr 23
We explore how filmmakers work with angles and axes as expressive tool for dramatic storytelling. |
14. Final Exam
May 17
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