Course title and code: BBNST10200 Introduction to Film Analysis
Credits: 6
Type of course (lecture/seminar) and hours per week/semester: lecture, 2/30
Method of assessment (exam/practical grade): exam
Suggested semester: spring
Prerequisites (if any):
Course description:
This introductory course gives an overview about the important terms and concepts of film analysis
thus providing the students with basic tools for the ongoing subjects in their film studies. From the
mise-en-scéne “ingredients” like cinematography, the frame and the shot to the narration and
editing it reveals film form and textuality highlighting their crucial building elements with the help
of film shots and sequences of classic and experimental works.
Required and recommended reading:
BORDWELL, David, THOMPSON, Kristin, Film Art, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2012, ISBN 978-0073-53510-4
CORRIGAN, Timothy, WHITE, Patricia, The Film Experience, Boston, St. Martin’s, 2012, ISBN 9780-312-68170-8
DYER, Richard, “Introduction to Film Studies”, In: HILL, John and CHURCH GIBSON, Pamela (eds),
Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-19-871115-8
Lecturers participating in teaching: Andrea Pócsik