What is Film Theory?
How to understand and employ the basics of film theory and impress your friends.
How To Watch Movies: A Beginner's Guide to Film Theory
What is Narrative Structure? The Difference Between Plot and Story
How to use narrative structures to identify a plot and tell a story
What is Film Editing?
The Movement of Pictures and Why Its Is Important
Film Genres: Types of Genres in Movies and How to Identify Them
Identifying the where and the when of a film and why it matters.
What are Archetypes in Movies?
The heroes and villains we love and why we love them
Movie Themes: Thematic Concepts and Motif in Film
What is the point of the plot anyway?
What is Cinematography? Types of Angles and Shots in Film
How every frame of a film becomes a tool for meaning
What is Tone in Film?
How to analyze the atmosphere of a film and its impact on the audience.
What Does a Film Director Do?
Understanding and identifying the individual style and techniques in a filmmaker’s repertoire.
Why is Sound and Lighting in Film Important?
Visual and auditory techniques used on film to create a story for our senses.
