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In this introductory Film Studies module, we will think about cinema from the perspective of the audiences that filmmakers have envisioned and the types of cinematic engagement filmmakers have sought to inspire. We will consider a range of cinematic and scholarly understandings of 鈥榯he spectator鈥�, and ask how ideas around spectatorship have varied across history and genre and have been shaped by changes in technology. We will also think about the different senses brought into play as we engage with films, from looking to listening. The module will encourage you to explore ideas about the spectator from Film Studies in relation to your own experiences as cinematic spectators, and we will collectively consider the different ways we watch films.听

Topics studied will vary from year to year, but may include: audience responses to early cinema and reports of 鈥榙izziness鈥� and vertigo; political cinema and related debates about 鈥榓ctive鈥� vs. 鈥榩assive鈥� spectatorship; avant-garde critiques of Hollywood cinema as enacting a 鈥榩olicing鈥� of vision and experimental attempts to engender new viewing experiences; feminist debates around the politics of the 鈥榞aze鈥�; the importance of thinking of spectatorship as a multi-sensory experience and scholarship on listening to film; experiments with 3D, VR, and iPhone filmmaking and the impact of these technologies on spectatorship; and how the contemporary algorithmic and data collection contexts of platformed streaming services such as Netflix shape spectatorship and film production in new ways. We will explore these topics through a diverse range of cinematic case studies, spanning from Hollywood blockbusters to experimental 鈥渆xpanded cinema鈥�. By the end of the module, you will gain a strong understanding of the different types of spectatorship cinema has desired and inspired.听听

Teaching Delivery鈥�听

The module will run in weekly 2-hour seminars, which will combine elements of lecture-style teaching with seminar exercises and class discussions. The emphasis will be on collective participation. The module will have a dedicated Moodle page.听听

By the end of the module, students will demonstrate:听

• a good understanding of the concept of the spectator and the different ways it has been discussed by scholars听听

• a good understanding of how ideas of spectatorship have varied historically, across genre, and have shifted in conjunction with changes in technology听听

• a good understanding of how to identify and analyse the different types of spectatorship that films envision and/or inspire, and how audio-visual elements impact upon the spectatorial experience听

• the ability to engage in close visual and audio-visual analysis using accurate terminology听

Please note: this module description is accurate at the time of publication. Amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.鈥�听