Month September 2016

Week 10 brought with it the screening of Ronin (1998, d. John Frankenheimer), and the questions What is action cinema? Is it just mindless entertainment? What can it do?   Action cinema traditionally follows the story of a resourceful protagonist… Continue Reading →

In week 9, we exploded genre by deciphering the ‘bottle-drama’ and discussing whether it can in fact be classified as a genre or not. We watched a bottle episode of Community and the film Coherence(James Ward Byrkit, 2013) We answered a number of… Continue Reading →

This week, our class dissected the genre of film noir, and argued as to whether it really is a genre or not. The film The Killers(Robert Siodmak, 1946) displayed many of the conventions linked with film noir, specifically the lighting… Continue Reading →

Week 7 brought with it our mid-semester critiques, in which each student must present their achievements and goals so far this semester to a panel of tutors for feedback! The critiques proved very insightful for my PB3, as I was… Continue Reading →

In Week 6, the class broke down  the musical genre, and watched the film One Night The Moon(2001, Rachel Perkins) along with snippets from some other musicals. While in groups, we looked at how quickly songs can advance the plot… Continue Reading →

In week 5, we explored the genre of horror, taking an in-depth look at the film Berberian Sound Studio(2012, Peter Strickland). The film was based around the story of a sound engineer named Gilderoy who begins working at a studio…. Continue Reading →