How to watch a movie - course 3120 rub. from Synchronization, training 10 hours, Date November 30, 2023.

Graduated from Moscow State University. Lomonosov (history department), postgraduate studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors.

Section 1.
Filmmaking
Films: “The Lord of the Rings”, “The Hobbit”, “Birdman”, “Avengers: Endgame”, “Mirror”, “Four Rooms” and more
- How a film idea turns into a script;
- What are the stages of preparation for filming?
- How the film crew works;
- How the director and editor interact;
- How long does each stage of filming take?
- What edits can producers make to the film?
- What influences the commercial success of a film.

Section 2.
Dramaturgy
Films: “The Godfather”, “Basic Instinct”, “City Lights”, “A Clockwork Orange”, “The Diamond Arm”, “The Silence of the Lambs”, “The Social Network”
- How stories are created and how the plot differs from the plot;
- Why the retelling of the script should fit into one sentence;
- How the script text turns into a video sequence;
- What components does the film composition consist of?
- What techniques do screenwriters use to make us empathize with and admire the characters;
- When dialogues are needed at the beginning of a film, and when you can do without them;
- How the viewer's involvement in a film depends on the plot, characters and conflict.

Section 3.
Video sequence
Films: “Seven Samurai”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”, “Inglourious Basterds”, “The Cranes Are Flying”, “The Shining”, “American Beauty”
- How the director and cameraman interact on the set;
- What are the focal length and aperture of the lens and how do they affect the perception of the film;
- How to convey the hero’s emotions using camera movement, light and shadow;
- What effect does the combination of cold and warm colors create in the frame;
- How directors and cameramen compose the palette of films;
- What is a “Dutch angle” and why do operators use it;
- What is the composition of the frame and what goals does it help to achieve?

Section 4.
Sound
Films: “Metropolis”, “The Artist”, “No Country for Old Men”, “Brother”, “The Elephant Man”, “WALL-E”
- Why do they re-voice actors in some films?
- How fight scenes are voiced;
- What is sound counterpoint and how is it used in cinema;
- How individual sounds and noises can become iconic;
- What sounds help to evoke a sense of space in the audience;
- Why in a good movie the music almost never duplicates the mood of the scene.

Section 5.
Installation
Films: “The Sprinkler”, “Joker”, “Breathless”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, “Battleship Potemkin”, “Rear Window”
- How filmmakers once managed without editing;
- What are the installation rules and why are they sometimes deliberately violated;
- How an editor can change the perception of almost any scene;
- What is intelligent editing and in what cases is it used;
- How to make films without cuts.

Section 6.
Types and genres of cinema
Films: “2001: A Space Odyssey”, “The Tree of Life”, “The Simpsons”, “Terminator”, “Seven”, “Russian Ark”, “Eraserhead”
- What are pseudo-documentary films and why do their creators deceive viewers;
- How computer graphics erased the boundaries between feature films and animation;
- What is experimental cinema and why Andy Warhol invites viewers to look at a motionless skyscraper for 8 hours;
- How a director can turn a comedy script into a tragedy;
- Why is it that close-ups are almost never used in comedies, while in Westerns there are so many long-shots;
- How film genres reflect the spirit of the times;
- Can arthouse be considered a separate genre?

Section 7.
Around the film
Films: “Strawberry Field”, “Afonya”, “Jaws”, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, “Vertigo”
- In what cases is it impossible to correctly understand a film without a historical context;
- Why study the director’s filmography;
- How the biography of the director can help understand the film.