Private: Faculty of Fine Arts
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Exploring Movie Construction and Production: What’s so Exciting about Movies? | FMPR 231 |
| Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema | FMPR 231 and FMST 200 |
| Film Appreciation | FMST 200 |
Description and Access
Exploring Movie Construction and Production: What’s so Exciting about Movies?
This open textbook contains eight chapters of the major areas of film construction and production, including: theme; genre; narrative structure’ character portrayal; story; plot; directing style; cinematography; and editing.
Includes: instructor resources, production and cinematography assignments
May suit: FMPR 231 Filmmaking I
Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema
This textbook is an introduction to the art and science of moving pictures. It explores the tools and techniques of mise-en-scene, narrative form, cinematography, editing, sound and acting, how each has contributed to the evolution of cinematic language, and how that evolution implicates critical issues of representation in mass media.
May suit: FMPR 231 Filmmaking I, FMST 200 Introduction to Film
Film Appreciation
This open textbook provides an overview of film history and addresses essential themes in film studies, namely narration, mice-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound and genres. It provides a guide on writing film analysis.
May suit: FMST 200 Introduction to Film
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