Film Appreciation 101 will take you on a journey through the world of film. You'll gain insight into the medium through a review of the history, styles, genres, movements and criticisms. This course is for anyone interested in film and film making so ifyou love film, why not gain an informed opinion that will hopefully make your enjoyment of the film medium deeper.
Lessons cover:
Ø Lesson 1: The Value of Film Viewing
Ø Lesson 2: Early Film History
Ø Lesson 3: The Filmmaking Process
Ø Lesson 4: 100 Years of Film Styles and Movements
Ø Lesson 5: Film Psychology
Ø Lesson 6: Films To Watch----1900--1960
Ø Lesson 7: Films To Watch 1960---2007
Ø Lesson 8: General Ideas on Art Theory as a Consumer Habit
Ø Lesson 9: Film Composers to Know
Ø Lesson 10: Film Directors to Know
Ø Lesson 11: How to Get Your Money's Worth at the Movies
Ø Lesson 12: New Ways to Enjoy Film, Technology, and the Future
Ø Lesson 13: Personal Enrichment as a Film Audience Consumer
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
'Film Appreciation for Modern Audiences' is intended as a journey through the world of film, for a sampling of the thought and accumulated critical opinion that forms the basis of the modern stature of 100 years of film-making, as art or culturally important dramatic work.
If you love film, here you can learn more about the narrow-passages of film-analysis, discussion of film, the period genres and movements in film-style, and more, for an informed opinion that will hopefully make your enjoyment of the film medium deeper.
This course may be useful for professionals who need to be informed and conversant about the film-industry; for the layman who wants to know as much as he can about the world of film for his personal enjoyment; or for the student, hoping to become familiar with the 'lay-of-the-land' for film-criticism.
Chapters include discussions on:
vHow you can get real enjoyment from the films you watch, and why you should care
vEarly film-history
vThe process of film-making and how it relates to understanding the films you watch
vA look at 100 years of film-styles, genres and movements
vA discussion of film-psychology, and some fascinating aspects of the perception of films
vA review of 'films to watch', taken in 20-year periods starting in 1900, and moving through 2007, featuring all the classics from each era
vGeneral ideas about film and art-theory as a consumer habit
vFilm composers to know
vFilm directors to know
vHow to get your twenty-dollar's worth at the movie-theater
vNew ways to enjoy film and new audience technologies
vAnd much more
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Class Participation
Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Merit
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).