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I. An Introduction to Cinema

1. A Brief History of Cinema

2. How to Watch a Movie

   CINEMATIC LANGUAGE
   EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT MEANING
   FORM, CONTENT AND THE POWER OF CINEMA
   EVERYONE’S A CRITIC

3. Mise-en-Scène

   SETTING
   CHARACTER
   LIGHTING
   COMPOSITION
   CINEMATIC STYLE

4. Narrative

   THE SCREENPLAY
   NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
   COMPELLING CHARACTERS AND THE PRIMARY NARRATOR
   THEME AND NARRATIVE INTENT
   GENRE IN CINEMA

5. Cinematography

   FILM VERSUS DIGITAL
   BLACK & WHITE VERSUS COLOR
   LIGHT AND LIGHTING
   THE LENS
   FRAMING THE SHOT
   MOVING THE CAMERA
   THE LONG TAKE

6. Editing

   SOVIET MONTAGE AND THE KULESHOV EFFECT
   EDITING SPACE AND TIME
   CONTINUITY EDITING
   DISCONTINUITY EDITING

7. Sound

   SOUND RECORDING
   SOUND EDITING
   SOUND MIXING
   MUSIC

8. Acting

   THE EVOLUTION OF PERFORMANCE
   TWO SCHOOLS OF ACTING
   ACTING FOR CINEMA
   A COLLABORATIVE MEDIUM

II. Representation in Cinema

1. Women in Cinema

   WOMEN IN THE GOLDEN AGE
   SECOND WAVE FEMINISM AND THE MALE GAZE
   WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA

2. African Americans in Cinema

   THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF RACE IN AMERICA
   EARLY CINEMA AND REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACKNESS
   THE RISE (AND FALL) OF EARLY BLACK CINEMA
   BLAXPLOITATION AND THE POST-CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
   MODERN HOLLYWOOD CINEMA AND REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACKNESS
   MODERN BLACK CINEMA AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION