Film Appreciation. Instructor: Prof. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras.

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1194 years, 3 months

Units & Quizzes

43

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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. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Currilcum

    • Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
    • Lecture 02 – Key Concepts, Part 1 Unlimited
    • Lecture 03 – Key Concepts, Part 2 Unlimited
    • Lecture 04 – Film Theory Unlimited
    • Lecture 05 – Genre Theory Unlimited
    • Lecture 06 – German Expressionism Unlimited
    • Lecture 07 – Italian Neo-Realism Unlimited
    • Lecture 08 – French New Wave Unlimited
    • Lecture 09 – Spanish Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – British New Wave Unlimited
    • Lecture 11 – Chinese Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 12 – Action Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 13 – Deewar Unlimited
    • Lecture 14 – Melodrama Unlimited
    • Lecture 15 – Formalism in Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 16 – The Language of Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 17 – Devdas Unlimited
    • Lecture 18 – City Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 19 – The Semiotics of Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 20 – Raging Bull Unlimited
    • Lecture 21 – Robert Bresson Unlimited
    • Lecture 22 – Studio Cinema, Part 1 Unlimited
    • Lecture 23 – Studio Cinema, Part 2 Unlimited
    • Lecture 24 – New Hollywood Cinema, Part 1 Unlimited
    • Lecture 25 – New Hollywood Cinema, Part 2 Unlimited
    • Lecture 26 – History of Hindi Cinema, Part 1 Unlimited
    • Lecture 27 – History of Hindi Cinema, Part 2 Unlimited
    • Lecture 28 – History of Hindi Cinema, Part 3 Unlimited
    • Lecture 29 – Ideology in Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 30 – Character in Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 31 – Mythological Cinema in India Unlimited
    • Lecture 32 – The Cinema of Satyajit Ray Unlimited
    • Lecture 33 – Hindi Film Music Unlimited
    • Lecture 34 – The Hollywood Musicals Unlimited
    • Lecture 35 – African Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 36 – Iranian Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 37 – Canadian Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 38 – Eastern European Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 39 – European Cinema: Hungary, Sweden, Greece Unlimited
    • Lecture 40 – Postmodernism and Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 41 – Small Towns in Cinema Unlimited
    • Lecture 42 – Film Sequels, Remarks and Cult Films Unlimited
    • Lecture 43 – Parallel Cinema from India Unlimited