The course offers students a general knowledge about film history, genre and practices. It teaches analytical concepts for understanding film industry and cinema texts as cultural, artistic, industrial and political phenomena. It stimulates students’ interest for film studies. Topics may comprise national cinemas, Third cinemas and Chinese language cinemas, including representations of gender and sexualities.

CILO-1: Describe and use theories of cinema. CILO-2: Provide a basic analysis of specific cinema techniques. CILO-3: Use the knowledge gained to engage critically with film and cinema. CILO-4: Recognize the relationship between different aspects of film production.