Film Modules

This module explores camera composition, lighting, and editing techniques through a series of cinematic projects. Topics include 2D and 3D camera moves, film and script analysis, storytelling conventions, choreography, and staging.

This module aims to explore and survey the historical development of cinema. Students will be introduced to various cinemas from around the world, particularly from the United States, Europe and Asia, including key filmmakers and films, their characteristics, styles, and contexts in which these film movements and cultural centers were formed, including some historical discourse surrounding popular and cult cinema. The module will also introduce two basic film theories, namely genre and auteur theory, that are essential for students to examine films and filmmakers critically. Lastly, it aims to familiarise students with basic skills to analyse films, including developing aural-visual sensitivities to film language such as editing, cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound and music. With Gen AI becoming a more strategic educational tool, the course will incorporate aspects in teaching, learning and assessment, including the ethical and critical use of AI in generating knowledge and ideas.