Great courses (DVD)

24 lectures (30 min. each)

Course no. 7000

Lecturer: Professor Eric Williams, Ohio University

DVD

In English ; closed-captioned

disc 1.

Art of the silver screen -- We all need another hero: universal stories -- Movie genre: it's not what you think -- Genre layers and audience expectations -- Popcorn can wait: story shape and tension -- Themes on screen --

disc 2.

Paradigm shift: Citizen Kane and Casablanca -- Language of visual storytelling -- Building screen space: blocking and framing -- Cutting room floor: powerful editing -- Sound design and acoustic illusion -- Setting the scene: masterful set design --

disc 3.

Special effects in the 20th century -- Special effects in the 21st century -- Scoring the history: music in film -- Color and light: elements of atmosphere -- Knowing characters from the inside out -- Knowing characters from the outside in --

disc 4.

Secondary characters and supporting actors -- Star power: lead actors and their roles -- Character relationships and audience empathy -- Pathways to great antagonists -- Point of view in script and on screen -- Filmmaker's voice and audience choice