How do core themes organize the cinematic experience?
In short: In this video, instructor David Thorburn outlines the structural frameworks used to study film. He explores how specific concepts like genre and organic form provide a lens through which we can understand the power of the moving image.
Instructor David Thorburn examines the thematic spines that organize the MIT 21L.011 'The Film Experience' course. The discussion covers the inherent power of movies and the functional role of genre in storytelling. Additionally, the video explores the concept of organic form and various artistic qualities, such as the multiplicity principle, which help frame the study of cinema.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Thematic Spines of the Course
- Also: Thematic Spines of the Course | The Film Experience | Literature | MIT OpenCourseWare
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