
Master the key features of film-editing techniques, and creating plots and narratives in this free online cinema course. Do you know the difference between the plot of a film and its narrative? Do you know how enigma codes and cultural codes can be used in the editing process? This free online course in cinema studies covers film-editing techniques, plots, narrative and colour theory. You will also analyze the incorporation of myths into film plots and uncover some key notions of creating different characters.
| Course Category | Arts, Crafts & Hobbies |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Describe theories of filmmaking and techniques in cinema • Explain concept of cinematography • Identify the roles of colours in filmmaking • Explain the concept of 'defamiliarization' • Describe certain cinematic and literary concepts • Explain Genette’s concept of an unreliable narrator • Distinguish between montage and jump cut techniques • Define the difference between realism and naturalism in cinema |
| Course Code | 2910 |



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