History of Film Style: An Introduction

Each lecture involves watching excerpts from a variety of moving images.
In particular, focusing on the formal style of cinema, we will trace its transformation in detail from the birth of cinema to the contemporary film and
video culture (from Hollywood movies to TV commercials and videos circulating on the Internet such as YouTube, TikTok, and video GIFs). The
course will examine the characteristics of cinema/moving image as a visual art form.
Students are expected to answer questions to check their understanding of the lecture contents each class.

Film, moving image, television, video, history, visual art, Internet, media

1) Orientation
2) What is "cinema"?
3) What is a "shot"?
4) What constitutes a "shot"?
5) What is a "long take"?
6) What is "close-up" in cinema?
7) What is an "attraction" in cinema?
8) What is a "story" in cinema?
9) What does "time" mean in cinema?
10) What is "editing" in cinema?
11) What is "classical editing"?
12) What is "continuity" in editing?
13) What is "modern editing"?
14) What is "sound" in cinema?
15) Summary (extra day)
16) Written exam
*Subject to change.

Syllabus (Japanese site only)