Module Descriptors
FILM HISTORY AND FILM THEORY
FTVR50469
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Stephen Griffiths
Email: S.C.Griffiths@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
  • 2ND PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
Module Details
Resources
Film Theatre
Library
Internet
Tutor
Peer Group
Reading Lists
Hand-outs
Selected Movies
Additional Assessment Details
Semester 1: Portfolio of 2 essays [LO 1-5]

Semester 2: Portfolio of 2 essays [LO 1-5]

Overall 5,000 word count

Key Information Set:
100% coursework
Texts
Abrams, N. (2010) Studying Film, London: Bloomsbury Press
Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2013) Film Art: An Introduction, New York: McGraw-Hill
Buckland, W. (2012) Film Theory: Rational Reconstructions, London: Routledge
Cook, P. (2007) The Cinema Book, London: BFI
Etherington-Wright, C. and Doughty, R. (2011) Understanding Film Theory, London: Palgrave McMillan
Hayward, S. (2012) Cinema Studies: Key Concepts, London: Routledge
King, G. (2002) New Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction, London: I.B. Tauris

Learning Strategies
Short essays, Tutorials, Reading Handouts and Directed Research, Viewing Films, Independent Research and Learning.

Key Information Set:
24% will be tutor led learning/lectures
76% will be independent learning/self directed reading & research
Indicative Content
Genre Theory, Auteur Theory, Hollywood Studio System, Hollywood Star System, Development of Sound, The Canon and Greatest Film ever Made.