Analysing Film (E) (P3082)

15 credits, Level 5

Autumn teaching

Look. Look again. What do you see?

This module equips you with the key skills in examining film texts in close detail and thinking about how they create meanings. You’ll analyse the creative choices available to film-makers as well as the potential they have for generating meaning and pleasure when combined together.

You’ll explore the diverse ways in which film-makers use key techniques of cinematic expression such as:

• narrative
• cinematography
• mise-en-scène
• editing
• sound
• tone

The module includes many examples of contemporary cinema, such as Get Out (Peele, 2017), Carol (Haynes, 2015) and Sicario (Villeneuve, 2015). 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.