October
The Language of Film II
Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D.
Director of Education, BMFI

Now that you know what diegesis, mise-en-scene, and chiaroscuro are, what’s next? You’ve learned the vocabulary of The Language of Film, so now get conversant!

This course builds on the cinematic grammar taught in Part I to delve more deeply into film’s formal elements and teaches students how to craft their own insightful aesthetic analyses of films.

Screenings largely consist of clips from a wide assortment of films rich with provocative uses of different aspects of the medium’s language. The course culminates in the class doing its own original formal analysis of a feature film.

By learning how to make meaning of filmmakers’ specific aesthetic choices, you will gain an even greater appreciation for popcorn movies, classic films, and art house fare alike.

Class meets Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, and 31, 10am to 1pm,
at Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr

Fee: $100 includes all screenings

To register, call 610-527-4008

Film Discussion Series: 1945-Present

The Language of Film

The Italian Cinema II

From Page to Screen: The Literary Adaptation

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Blockbuster

Magnificent Obsession: The Melodrama

Touch of Genius: Orson Welles

Scorsese's Cinema of Loneliness

First Acts: Art and Structure

The Documentary Impulse

The Dark Side of Hollywood: Film Noir

The Italian Cinema

Science Fiction: A Film Odyssey

Vistas and Vengeance: The Western

Conscientious Objectors: Post-War Political Films

The Asian Masters

Must See Movies I

Midnight Cowboys and Taxi Drivers

Preston Sturges: The Prince of Paramount

Must See Movies II

The Language of Film - Tuesday class

The Language of Film - Saturday class

The Language of Film II

Cracking Wise and Falling in Love (Again): The Screwball Comedy

Femmes Fatales and Hard Boiled Patsies: Film Noir and Beyond

Mr. Strangelove: Peter Sellers On Screen and Off

Screenwriting Essentials

Singin' on the Screen: The Musical

Quiet Beauty: Silent Film