Learning to watch movies and talk about them - course RUB 5,475. from Level One, training 9 lectures, Date November 29, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / November 29, 2023
Let's understand the history of cinema, learn to see references to other films and directors. After the course, you won’t just “like” the film—you’ll easily explain that it’s the plot, unusual angles, or special editing.
Art critic, film critic, researcher at the library named after. Turgenev
I have selected 8 films that accurately describe their era. These films are so important to cinema that by watching them you can see their spirit and influence in other films.
Let's look at them together.
How to understand the language of cinema
Lecture-instruction. Let's look at how arthouse differs from popular films, why a film needs a cameraman, what role editing plays, and why actors and plot are not always the main thing in a film. Now we know how to pay attention to important details - let's start watching
What is cult cinema
A truly cult Tarantino film that is loved by many. In the lecture we will talk about why the film is considered a cult and at what point it became so. Let's solve all the director's mysteries and see references to the film in modern cinema. We’ll also discuss other cult films and make a list for further viewing.
The Birth of Special Effects
In the lecture we will discuss the development of science fiction using the example of one of the most influential science fiction films in the history of cinema. Let's talk about how science fiction helped to reveal the talent of great directors using the example of Kubrick's "A Space Odyssey" and Tarkovsky's "Solaris". We will also discuss the cinema of the 80s: from the cult “Welcome or No Trespassing” to Almodóvar and “Star Wars”.
Why is there so much violence in modern cinema?
Let's dive into the past and move on to Taxi Driver - another cult film that became a turning point for Hollywood. Now everything is not perfect in the cinema - they no longer sing or dance with umbrellas. Scorsese finds new facets of what is permitted and makes cinema dark and truthful - this is how we know it now.
When the director became the main thing on the film set
The reasons for Tarantino and Scorsese's rebellion go even deeper and are rooted in the films of the 60s. It was then that the director became in charge: he controlled the camera himself, filmed from unusual angles, and the actors did not have strict scripts - the director let them improvise. Directors became more and more bold and no longer wanted to remain within the usual framework - this is still happening.
Not only Hollywood: how the whole world fell in love with Japan
Modern cinema has borrowed ideas from all over the world. Let's figure out how Akira Kurosawa opened Japanese cinema and Japanese culture to the whole world, and also allowed cinema to speak the language of philosophy.
Why is Hollywood cinema so popular?
Let's figure out why Hollywood has become a mecca for filmmakers. Let's discuss something important - money: where it comes from in films, how they make and lose fortunes from films. Let's understand how major film studios work, appreciate the importance of the role of the producer and see how they saved and ruined films.
How cinema became art
A black and white film without sound can really be interesting. Eisenstein's masterpiece will shock the audience - he was the first to show violence and murder. Reminds me of Tarantino and Scorsese, doesn't it? Let's talk about the similarities between 1920s cinema and modern cinema - it's more than it seems.
What to watch in cinema today
Let's go back to our time to make sure that great films are also shown in cinemas today. We analyze the modern classic Paolo Sorrentino, look for parallels with films of other eras and simply enjoy the beauty of the film. At the same time, we are compiling a list of the main directors of our time and arguing whether TV series will become a replacement for cinema.
kate1908
30.10.2022 G.
Education and entertainment for little money
Advantages: easy presentation of material, professional lecturers. Disadvantages: I couldn’t find it. I met Levelvan thanks to my husband. Somewhere he saw their advertisement for a free webinar on cinema and sent him a link. We registered, listened and were very pleasantly impressed. The lecturer spoke so coolly about different genres, techniques and directors! Then they began to occasionally take different lectures for 50...