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  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. 1. FILM HISTORY
    1. Silent Cinema: The Beginning of Film Form (1895-1928)
    2. Pre-cinematic technologies (6th c – 1890)
    3. Edison, Kinetoscope, and Lumière Brothers (1891 – 1895)
    4. The Actualities: Cinema as realism
    5. Georges Méliès: Cinema and the magic tradition
    6. Classical storytelling and Classical Hollywood cinema
    7. World War I & international avant-garde cinema
    8. French Impressionism
    9. Dada and Surrealism
    10. German Expressionism
  3. 2. NARRATION
    1. Story, plot, and narration
    2. Three-Act Structure
      1. Narrators
      2. Female narration
      3. The Rashomon Effect and experiments in time
    3. Time Travel Narratives
  4. 3. MISE-EN-SCENE
    1. Sets, props, and costumes
    2. Performance
    3. Lighting
    4. Color
  5. 4. CINEMATOGRAPHY
    1. Camera placement
    2. Camera movement
    3. Lenses
    4. Aspect ratio
    5. Early Film Gimmicks
      1. Color
      2. Special effects
  6. 5. EDITING
    1. Continuity system
    2. The Kuleshov effect
    3. Discontinuity
  7. 6. SOUND
    1. Silent cinema to the “Talkies”
    2. Voice
    3. Sound effects
    4. Music
    5. Sound design
  8. 7. GENRE
    1. Romantic Comedy
    2. Science Fiction
    3. Horror
    4. Slasher films
    5. J-horror (Japanese Horror)
    6. Film Noir
  9. 8. BEYOND GENRE
    1. Cinemas Beyond Genre
    2. Documentary
    3. Experimental film
    4. Animation
    5. Norman McLaren
  10. 9. FILM ANALYSIS
    1. Writing Film Analysis
    2. Questions to Ask
    3. Writing Tips
  11. CONCLUSION
  12. GLOSSARY

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