Exploring the intersections of cinema
This course is an inexhaustive journey through some of the major trends in American comedy films from the early days of narrative filmmaking to the present. It should provide both an understanding of where modern comedy comes from, and some useful categories for thinking through different styles of comedy represented in cinema no matter the… Continue reading AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF COMEDY IN AMERICAN CINEMA: Course Syllabus
In contrast to comedy, which tends to have maximum effectiveness within a specific time and place, tragedy is universal and timeless. This course presents five categories through which to view the ways tragic stories can be told based on the way the tragic conflict or antagonist affects the protagonist. The antagonists being namely: self, power,… Continue reading AN OVERVIEW OF TRAGIC CINEMA: Course Syllabus
In this course Alex and Jonathan will be diving deep into the French New Wave, focusing on the major figures of the Cahiers du Cinéma staff who became some of the most influential filmmakers of all time. While identifying and examining the styles and techniques which make each of these directors unique, we will also… Continue reading CAHIERS DU CINÉMA: Course Syllabus
Fairy tales are some of the oldest and most streamlined forms of storytelling that we have, so for the next several months Alex and Jonathan will be taking a look at a variety of ways that these classic tales have been translated into the cinematic medium. Hopefully by the end of the series you will… Continue reading FILMS OF FAERIE: Course Syllabus
In the first of a new style of episode series we're dubbing "Filmlings Courses," Alex and Jonathan will be exploring the development of the Western genre as we know it today. What started as a convenient story trope to a newly created film industry in Hollywood eventually became one of the most dominant box office… Continue reading WESTERNS 101: Course Syllabus
The Filmlings 