How to Understand Cinema
20 essential films to help you
We will teach you how to watch movies like a film critic and help you practice your skills. Become a master in analyzing scripts, editing, genres, the composition of the frame, camerawork, and the director’s signature tools!
2440+ students
20-minute lessons
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Beginner level
What is this course about?
Everyone watches movies, but what do film critics pay most attention to? Why are some movies considered masterpieces, whereas others are deemed hollow?
This course will teach you what to look at in movies, using the example of 20 key films from different eras. This way, you will trace the development of cinematography and master the most important skills for analyzing any movie.
This course will teach you what to look at in movies, using the example of 20 key films from different eras. This way, you will trace the development of cinematography and master the most important skills for analyzing any movie.
What will you learn?
1.
understand the films that changed the history of cinema
2.
identify the main editing techniques and understand why and when they are used
3.
distinguish between different genres and know how they evolved and why they intermingle
4.
the laws of drama in cinema, when they are obeyed and when they are violated (and why)
learn innovative techniques that once were a breakthrough but have now become all too familiar
5.
understand how scripts work and why some stories and characters become iconic
6.
1. The Formation of Cinema
Battleship Potemkin, 1925
Metropolis, 1926
City Lights, 1931
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, 1937
Metropolis, 1926
City Lights, 1931
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, 1937
2. Immortal Classics
Citizen Kane, 1941
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
Seven Samurai,1954
Vertigo, 1958
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
Seven Samurai,1954
Vertigo, 1958
3. Novators and Revolutioners
La Dolce Vita, 1960
Breathless, 1960
The Graduate, 1967
2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
Breathless, 1960
The Graduate, 1967
2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
4. New Hollywood
The Godfather, 1972
Taxi Driver, 1976
Blade Runner, 1982
Pulp Fiction, 1995
Taxi Driver, 1976
Blade Runner, 1982
Pulp Fiction, 1995
5. Indie Cinema and Blockbusters
The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
Titanic, 1997
No Country for Old Men, 2007
Inception, 2010
Titanic, 1997
No Country for Old Men, 2007
Inception, 2010
Course program
Showing how cinema works on the example of 20 masterpieces
Bonus lectures
Quentin Tarantino: the Story of Success
Stanley Kubrick: the Iconic Director of the 20th Century
Lars von Trier: Eros and Thanatos
Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to Spaghetti Westerns
Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer: The Birth of Auteur Cinema
Stanley Kubrick: the Iconic Director of the 20th Century
Lars von Trier: Eros and Thanatos
Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to Spaghetti Westerns
Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer: The Birth of Auteur Cinema
Course program
1. The Formation of Cinema
Battleship Potemkin 1925
Metropolis 1926
City Lights 1931
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 1937
Metropolis 1926
City Lights 1931
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 1937
Showing how cinema works on the example of 20 masterpieces
2. Immortal Classics
Citizen Kane 1941
The Maltese Falcon 1941
Seven Samurai 1954
Vertigo 1958
The Maltese Falcon 1941
Seven Samurai 1954
Vertigo 1958
3. Novators and Revolutioners
La Dolce Vita 1960
Breathless 1960
The Graduate 1967
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Breathless 1960
The Graduate 1967
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
4. New Hollywood
The Godfather 1972
Taxi Driver 1976
Blade Runner 1982
Pulp Fiction 1995
Taxi Driver 1976
Blade Runner 1982
Pulp Fiction 1995
5. Indie Cinema and Blockbusters
The Shawshank Redemption 1994
Titanic 1997
No Country for Old Men 2007
Inception 2010
Titanic 1997
No Country for Old Men 2007
Inception 2010
Quentin Tarantino: the Story of Success (release date: 24.12.2021)
Stanley Kubrick: the Iconic Director of the 20th Century (release date: 24.12.2021)
Lars von Trier: Eros and Thanatos (release date: 24.12.2021)
Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to Spaghetti Westerns (24.12.2021)
Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer: The Birth of Auteur Cinema (29.12.2021)
Stanley Kubrick: the Iconic Director of the 20th Century (release date: 24.12.2021)
Lars von Trier: Eros and Thanatos (release date: 24.12.2021)
Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to Spaghetti Westerns (24.12.2021)
Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer: The Birth of Auteur Cinema (29.12.2021)
Bonus lectures
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Art for Introvert is one of the biggest educational projects in Europe. Our ultimate goal is to make art, psychology, and science accessible to a wider public.
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At the lectures I received all the answers to my questions about art and painting! Listening to the course is very exciting, it is impossible to just stop doing it! Art for Introvert - you are the best !!Samantha Lewis - Finished watching the course on art. I wanted to get some structured information on this topic for a long time. This is the best course I have ever come across! I have been searching for high-quality materials on art history for a very long time, but this course completely sorted all of my knowledge out. Thank you very much!Philip Mallbrow
- I've completed the course "Become an expert in the history of art". Amazing format. The presentation of the material was so fascinating that 24 hours just got away. I thank the lecture hall for this opportunity to have used the time constructively, having watched such interesting and enjoyable lectures. They actually provide a lot of information, which is varied and new, but you don’t feel tired afterwards and there is no confusion in the head. I now have a desire to definitely listen to wonderful courses on fashion and architecture!Susan Ross
- This course and your lecturers impressed me so much that I just can’t stop thinking about it all day! I love people who are enthusiastic, immersed in the subject, committed and who share their knowledge with great pleasure. They provide an opportunity to analyze everything and draw conclusions after everything you hear and see! The course is wonderful! Dear Introverts, you are great! Thank you for what you are doing. Thanks for allowing us to fill our everyday lives with new emotions and knowledge.Lilly Oulson
- In my opinion, “Art for Introvert” is the best lecture hall where you can be fully immeresed in art. I've watched a lot of lectures and courses about art, but Art for Introvert is the best. Thanks to these classes, I finally sorted out the history of art!
At the lectures I received all the answers to my questions about art and painting! Listening to the course is very exciting, it is impossible to just stop doing it! Art for Introvert - you are the best !!Samantha Lewis - Finished watching the course on art. I wanted to get some structured information on this topic for a long time. This is the best course I have ever come across! I have been searching for high-quality materials on art history for a very long time, but this course completely sorted all of my knowledge out. Thank you very much!Philip Mallbrow
- I've completed the course "Become an expert in the history of art". Amazing format. The presentation of the material was so fascinating that 24 hours just got away. I thank the lecture hall for this opportunity to have used the time constructively, having watched such interesting and enjoyable lectures. They actually provide a lot of information, which is varied and new, but you don’t feel tired afterwards and there is no confusion in the head. I now have a desire to definitely listen to wonderful courses on fashion and architecture!Susan Ross