Exploring My World in Film

The experience of viewing a film has changed over the years. Whether you rent a movie to watch with friends, download it to your device, or experience it with multi-dimensional graphics and surround sound in a large theatre, many of the basic cinematic techniques have remained. Seeing a film for entertainment can sometimes be a passive experience, that requires as much thought as the viewer wishes to put forth. However, studying a film, as a literary text, involves more purposeful and critical thinking. Exploring a film in more depth allows the viewer to look beyond the entertainment factor to the actual creation techniques of the piece. As with all literary texts, a film requires high level knowledge of various filming techniques in order to effectively convey its intended information and themes.

Film creators undertake a highly complex job!. In this section, you will view and study a film from the critical perspective. If you haven't already done so, it is time to choose and access a film to study for this course from the following list. Films may often be found through popular media apps, or perhaps your affiliated school, or public library have copies you may borrow.



Appreciating the cinematography or artistry of film and exploring how film creators work their magic is the essence of your task in this part of the course. You may find that some online research will help you learn more about the film. Using your notes, movie trailers, and online research, you will have the opportunity to analyze your chosen film. Characters in films all grapple with who they are, and how they will fit into their world, just as we all do. Connecting personally to films adds to our understanding of the films, and can help us to make sense of our own lives.