Varied and flexible teaching and learning methods will be employed aiming to develop the students' analytical and research skills. These will include:

A textual analysis of those films selected for screening

The reading of selected articles and discussions relating to this reading

Small group seminar presentations of around 15-20 minutes duration relating to one topic introduced in the module

Presentation feedback by the tutor to the seminar group highlighting its strengths and areas for improvement and their engagement with module content and theory

The completion of a report that allows the students to reflect upon module content and issues pertaining to that content and essay that underpins understanding and knowledge.

Formal tutor input (lecture) to introduce the topics and some tutor led seminars to underpin the lectures and research topics

This module will focus upon an historical examination of the three areas identified below. Particular reference will be paid to the economic and industrial practices that have led to an impact upon the aesthetic appreciation of film. The areas are:
Hollywood-the 'classic', golden era will be explored. This includes analysis of the studio system ,vertical integration, genre
European film movements-Italian neo-realism, French new wave and New German cinema and their impact upon 'new' Hollywood directors will be explored.
British cinema- an examination into funding and production methods that created distinct forms and movements e.g. the New Wave and spawned a number of popular genres e.g. war

A group presentation followed by an individual evaluation of the presentation [Learning Outcomes 2, 4]

A written 'end of module' essay based upon topics addressed [Learning Outcomes 3, 1]

Library, Internet, Media Lab., Film Theatre, TV/DVD/Video

Stanley, R.H. 2003, 'Making Sense of Movies' McGraw Hill

Nowell-Smith, G. 2002, 'The Oxford History of World Cinema' OUP

Cook, P. & Bernink, M. 1999, 'The Cinema Book-2nd Edition' bfi