POPULAR CULTURE AND FILM STUDIES (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain the concepts and theories of culture, cultural studies, and popular culture; analyze popular culture cases and phenomena with concepts and theories of cultural studies and popular culture; explain principles of film form, elements of cinematography, genre, history of film, and narrative structure in films; analyze films as an art and entertainment form based on the concepts and theories given.

Topics:

1. Introduction: What is popular culture?;
2. Explaining pop culture;
3. Print culture;
4. Radio and TV culture;
5. Pop music;
6. Advertising and branding;
7. Pop language;
8. Online pop culture;
9. Forever pop;
10. Review 1;
11. Looking at films;
12. Principles of film form;
13. Types and genres of films;
14. Elements of narrative;
15. Mise-en-scene;
16. Elements of cinematography;
17. Acting;
18. Editing and sound;
19. Film history;
20. Filmmaking technology and production;
21. Review 2.