Film Appreciation

2,000.00

Prof. Aysha Iqbal

IIT Madras

*Additional GST and optional Exam fee are applicable.

SKU: IIT Madras Category:

Description

The course focuses on helping the participants to appreciate cinema by understanding its distinct language, its narrative complexity and the way films control and stimulate our thoughts and feelings. Through various examples from Indian and international cinema, the course will explain how cinema as a visual medium, engages with us in constructing meaning.

INTENDED AUDIENCE :

Any Interested Learners

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is professor of film studies, drama and popular culture in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Among her several books are Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors(ed.) Sage: New Delhi, 2017, Post-liberalization Indian Novels in English: Global Reception & Politics of Award London: ANTHEM, 2013.  Her books on communication include English for Technical Communication, and English for Nurses and English for the Hotel Industry

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1. Join the course
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COURSE ENROLMENT FEE: The Fee for Enrolment is Rs. 2000 + GST

2. Watch Videos+Submit Assignments
After enrolling, learners can watch lectures and learn and follow it up with attempting/answering the assignments given.

3. Get qualified to register for exams
A learner can earn a certificate in the self paced course only by appearing for the online remote proctored exam and to register for this, the learner should get minimum required marks in the assignments as given below:

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE
Assignment score = Score more than 50% in at least 6/8 assignments.
Exam score = 50% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
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4. Register for exams
The certification exam is conducted online with remote proctoring. Once a learner has become eligible to register for the certification exam, they can choose a slot convenient to them from what is available and pay the exam fee. Schedule of available slot dates/timings for these remote-proctored online examinations will be published and made available to the learners.

EXAM FEE: The remote proctoring exam is optional for a fee of Rs.1500 + GST. An additional fee of Rs.1500 will apply for a non-standard time slot.

5. Results and Certification
After the exam, based on the certification criteria of the course, results will be declared and learners will be notified of the same. A link to download the e-certificate will be shared with learners who pass the certification exam.

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Course Details

WEEK 1 :
  • Introduction
  • Key concepts-Part 1
  • Key Concepts-Part 2
  • Film Theory
  • Genre Theory
WEEK 2 : 
  • Traditions in World Cinema-Lecture: German Expressionism
  • Lecture: Italian New-Realism
  • Lecture: French New Wave
  • Lecture: Spanish Cinema
  • Lecture: British New Wave
  • Lecture: Chinese Cinema
WEEK 3 : 
  • Action Cinema
  • Lecture: Deewar
  • Aspects of Cinema: Melodrama
  • Formalism in Cinema
  • The Language of Cinema
  • Devdas
  • City Cinema

WEEK 4 :

  • The Semiotics of Cinema
  • Raging Bull
  • Robert Bresson
  • Studio Cinema: Part -1
  • Studio Cinema: Part 2
WEEK 5 : 
  • New Hollywood Cinema: Part 1
  • New Hollywood Cinema: Part 2
  • History of Hindi Cinema Part 1
  • History of Hindi Cinema Part 2
  • History of Hindi Cinema: Part 3
WEEK 6 :
  • Aspects of cinema:
  • Ideology in Cinema
  • Character in Cinema

Cinema in India : 

  • Mythological Cinema in India
  • The Cinema of Satyajit Ray
  • Hindi Film Music
WEEK 7 : 
  • WORLD CINEMA  : The Hollywood musicals
  • WORLD CINEMA  : African cinema
  • WORLD CINEMA  : Iranian cinema
  • WORLD CINEMA  : Canadian Cinema
  • WORLD CINEMA  : Eastern European Cinema
  • WORLD CINEMA  : European Cinema Hungary, Sweden, Greece
WEEK 8 : 
  • Postmodernism and cinema
  • Small towns in cinema
  • Film sequels, remakes and cult films
  • Parallel Cinema from India

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