Film studies · Beginner
Visual Storytelling and the Language of Film
Understand how films tell stories with images, sound and editing — the foundation for every other film skill.
Before you make films, learn to read them. This course introduces shots, scenes, sequences, genre, point of view and how cinema communicates ideas, with a short look at African cinema’s place in world film.
What you will learn
- Describe shots, scenes and sequences
- Explain how framing, movement and editing create meaning
- Identify genre, theme and point of view
- Analyse a short scene
- Name major African film festivals and film traditions
Course content
- Shots, scenes and sequences12 min
- How images create meaning16 min
- Genre, theme and point of view14 min
- African cinema and learning from the world12 min
- Final exam — 10 questions30 min · pass mark 75%
