The Hong Kong Institute of Education



THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Course outline

Part I

Programme Title : Bachelor of Education (Honours)(English Language)(Five-year Full-time)

Course Title : Introduction to Film Studies

Course code : ENG 3273

Department : Literature and Cultural Studies

Credit Points : 3

Contact Hours : 39

Pre-requisite(s) : Nil

Medium of Instruction : English

Level : 3

For Second Major (English Language): Elective Course

For Minor (English Language): Available

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Part II

1. Synopsis:

This course introduces participants to contemporary film culture and cinematic trends in the English-speaking world. High-impact English-language films made since the start of the 1990s will be studied for participants’ exposure to basic knowledge and skills in film study, for the improvement of their analytical and critical thinking skills, and for exploring ways of using film in their future teaching.

2. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Upon successful completing this course, students will be able to:

CILO1 demonstrate an understanding of the genre features of film; [PILO2 (SK2)]

CILO2 demonstrate an understanding of the way film communicates meaning. [PILO2 (SK2)]

3. Course Intended Language Learning Outcomes (CILLOs)

Upon successful completing this course, students will be able to:

CILLO1 analyse a film using appropriate terminology and critical vocabularies drawn from Cinema/Film Studies. [PILO2 (SK2) & PILO3 (SK3)]

4. Content, CILOs and Teaching & Learning Activities

|Course Content |CILOs/ |Suggested Teaching & Learning |

| |CILLOs |Activities |

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|Defining film, film language (editing, shot types, narrative structures,|CILO1 |Lecture, tutorials, group work, |

|music, lighting) |CILLO1 |students’ PPT presentation, online |

| | |discussion |

|Gender theories, queer theories, feminisms and masculinities, |CILO1 & 2 |Lecture, tutorials, group work, |

|postmodernism, globalization and culture, film festivals, |CILLO1 |students’ PPT presentation, online |

|transnationalism, independent film making, Hollywood influence on Asia, | |discussion |

|Asian influence on Hollywood, contemporary East Asian cinemas, horror | | |

|studies, city in films, love/romance in films, star image and fans | | |

|culture | | |

5. Assessment Tasks

|Assessment Tasks |Weighting (%) |CILOs / CILLOs |

|Students are asked to watch a film of their choice during the Hong Kong |20 |CILO1 |

|International Film Festival that year and write a critical | |CILLO1 |

|response/reflection on it in 800 words. | | |

|A group presentation on an assigned topic related to and extending the |30 |CILO1 & 2 |

|lecture focus. | |CILLO1 |

|Individual end-of-term essay in 1500 words on one of the given topics |50 |CILO1 & 2 |

| | |CILLO1 |

6. Required Text

Thomas Caldwell (2005). Film Analysis Handbook Essential Guide to Understanding, Analysing and Writing on Film. Insight Publications, VIC, Australia.

(This text is essential and is available for purchase from the Campus Bookshop.)

7. Recommended Reading

|Bernardi, D. (Ed). (2008). The persistence of whiteness: Race and contemporary Hollywood cinema. New York: Routledge. |

|Berry. C. (2006). China on screen: Cinema and nation. New York: Columbia University Press. |

|Boggs, J. M. and D. W. Petrie (2004), The Art of Watching Films, Boston: MacGraw- |

|Hill. |

|Bordwell, D (1985), Narration in the Fiction Film. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. |

|Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2001). Film Art: an Introduction (6th ed.). New York et al: McGraw Hill. |

|Braester, Y. & Tweedie, J. (Eds.)(2010). Cinema at the City’s Edge: Film and urban networks in East Asia. Hong Kong: Hong Kong |

|University Press. |

|Branston, G. (2000). Cinema and Cultural Modernity. Buckingham: Open University Press. |

|Browning, M. (2009). Stephen King On The Big Screen. Bristol/Chicago: Intellect. |

|Bywater, T. and T. Sobchack (1989), An introduction to Film Criticism: Major Critical Approaches to Narrative Film, New York: Longman. |

|Butler, A. M. (2005). Film studies. Harpenden: Pocket Essentials. |

|Chapman, J. (2003). Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present. London: Reaktion Books |

|Cherry, B. (2009). Horror. London: Routledge. |

|Choi, J. (2009). Horror to the extreme: Changing boundaries in Asian cinema. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. |

|Corrigan, T. J. (2007). A Short Guide to Writing About Film, 6th Edition. New York, Pearson: Longman. |

|Dickinson, K. (Ed.)(2003). Movie Music, The Film Reader. London: Routledge. |

|Dixon, W. W. & Foster, G. A. (2008). A Short History of Film. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. |

|Donnelly, K. J. (Ed.)(2001). Film Music Critical Approaches. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. |

|Donovan, B. W. (2008). The Asian influence on Hollywood action films. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. |

|Eather, G. (1998). In Focus: Reading and viewing film and video texts. Melborne, VIC: Heinemann. |

|Eleftheriotis, D. (2001). Popular Cinema of Europe: Studies of Texts, Contexts and Frameworks. New York: McGraw Hill |

|Eleftheriotis, D., & Needham, G. (Eds.) (2006). Asian cinemas: A reader and guide. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. |

|Erb, C. (2009). Tracking Hong Kong: A Hollywood icon in world culture. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. |

|Ezra, E., & Rowden, T. (Eds.) (2006). Transnational cinema: The film reader. London; New York: Routledge. |

|Gazetas, A. (2008). An introduction to world cinema. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. |

|Hill, J., & Gibson, P.C. (Eds, 2000). World Cinema: Critical Approaches. London: Oxford University Press. |

|Hollinger, K. (2006). The actress: Hollywood acting and the female stars. New York: Routledge. |

|Jancovich, M. (2002) (Ed.). Horror: The Film Reader. London: Routledge |

|King, G. (2002). New Hollywood Cinema An Introduction. New York: Columbia University Press. |

|Kassabian, A. (2001). Hearing Film: Tracking Identifications in Contemporary Hollywood Film Music. London: Routledge. |

|Lent, J.A. (1990). The Asian Film Industry. Austin, Texas: The University of Austin Press. |

|Lofrano, G. (2006). Asia shock: Horror and dark cinema from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge |

|Press. |

|Marchetti, G., & Tan, S. K. (Eds.). (2007). Hong Kong film, Hollywood and the new global cinema: No film is an Island. London and New |

|York: Routledge. |

|Manaco, J. (1977). How to Read a Film. New York: Oxford Uni. Press. |

|Maltby, R. (1995). Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction. London: Oxford University Press. |

|Meija, E.A., Xiao, K.M. , & Kennedy J. (1994). 102 Very Teachable Films. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents. |

|Morris, M., Li, S. L., & Chan, C.K. (Eds.) (2005). Hong Kong connections: Transnational imagination in action cinema. Durham, N.C.: |

|Duke University Press; Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. |

|Nichols, B. (2010). Engaging Cinema: An introduction to Film Studies. New York, N. Y.:W. W. Norton & Company. |

|Nelmes, J. (Ed.)(1996). An Introduction to Film Studies. 2nd Edition. London: Routledge. |

|Nowell-Smith, G. (Ed. 1996). The Oxford History of World Cinema. London: Oxford University Press |

|Pang, L. K. (2006). Cultural control and globalization in Asia: Copyright, piracy, and cinema. London: Routledge. |

|Pramaggiore, M. & Wallis, T. (2005). Film A Critical Introduction. UK: Lawrence King Publishing. |

|Sikov, E. (2010). Film Studies: An introduction. New York: Columbia University Press. |

|Tan, S. K., Feng, P. X., & Marchetti, G. (Eds.) (2009). Chinese connections: Critical perspectives on Films, Identity and Diaspora. |

|Philadelphia: Temple University Press. |

|Turner, G. (2006). Film as Social Practice IV. London: Routledge. |

|Villarejo, A. (2007). Film Studies: The Basics. London: Routledge. |

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|Related Web Resources |

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|Basic information on any film: |

| (the world’s largest movie data bank) |

|Information on great directors: |

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|On European cinema: |

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|On American cinema: |

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|On Australian cinema: |

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|On East Asian cinema: |

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|On South Asian cinema: |

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|Related Journals: |

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|Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis. PN1993C675. [Available online]. |

|Screen Education. Victoria: Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). PN1995.S37. |

|Screen. Oxford: Oxford University Press. PN1993.S36. |

|Metro. Melbourne: Association Teachers of Media. PN1993.M47 |

|New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film. Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis. PN1993. N48. [Available online]. |

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