Week 1 Viewed Clips

Films that we saw glimpses of in Week1 (June 21):

1. Metropolis:

Complete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rI__TRvcY

2.  Playtime:

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3SIkso0QQ

3. How much does your building weigh Mr. Foster?

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5aVIIf-9I

4. I'm an Architect mix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uloc1iW-pgc

5. Birth of Cinema

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0jm6j3s_uE

6. Lumiere brothers' early films:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s

7. Melies- Four heads talking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFnOAnL8Ss&index=2&list=PL0AF02C8E6F4DA958

8. Melies- A voyage to the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk

Week1- Assignment

Understanding Cinema- Fall'2014

Week1- Assignment

Q1.

Make groups of 2 (maximum 3).
Each group will film a minute of material in the manner of the Lumière Brothers.

The shot will be from a fixed position, lasting one minute and include the sounds recorded on
location at the time of filming. The minute can be filmed either indoors or outdoors.
Chose a place, a subject, a moment and record it, with out influencing anything in the shot.
(no observer effect like you saw in the original Lumière films)
You must NOT edit the clip.

Upload your clips in the folder: https://drive.google.com/#folders/0BxgNT_KzuZBiUGRkZ1JkRk9UWHc

Send an email to me at tapan.khopkar@gmaill.com with the following details:
The email MUST have the following in the subjectline: SOAC14

File Name
Participant 1 Name, Participant 2 Name, (Participant 3 Name- if required)

Q2.

Watch the films made by Lumiere brothers and George Melies as per the URLs posted on the course blog.
Compare the two Masters on the following parameters (in less than 200 words):
- Camerawork
- What emotions do they evoke?
- What is their impact on modern cinema

Email me your answers (The email MUST have the following in the subjectline: SOAC14)

Due date:

28/6/2014, by 12 noon

Welcome

Welcome to 'Understanding Cinema', Fall 2014, AIKTC-SOA.
This is an elective course at AIKTC-SOA. 

We strive to build an understanding and appreciation for cinema through the study of:
- History of cinema
- Elements of cinema
- Film theory
- Cinematic movements
- Genres of  cinema
- Works of great directors
- Indian Cinema &  Bollywood
- Cinema and architecture
- Cinema in the age of Youtube

Instructor: Tapan Khopkar

The instructor would use this blog to post links to additional reading material, movies, discussions.
The students taking this course are encouraged to do the same.

Let's have fun, while we learn!