Introduction to Cinematic ExpressionLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Provides students with basic resources needed to grasp conceptually and technically the expressive characteristics of cinema. Students gain a basic knowledge of cinematic expression and an understanding of the different aspects of cinema. Students also learn the various expressive choices involved at different levels in the process of making a film and can later enhance this knowledge in professional specialisation studies.

Content

Language of cinema vs. other narrative forms, problems of cinematic conventions
Narrative and archetypes
Form, topic, theme and content of cinema
Characters, plot, genre, structure, conflict and turn of events
Three act structure and its variations
Theories of myth
The experiences of watching films, identification