Knowledge of video and audio editing software is necessary

1. Get a panoramic knowledge of American cinema from the 1970s to the present. Ability to identify the different historical periods, genres, movements, styles and principal authors of American cinema. 2. Get a good understanding of the traditions, issues and problems of American cinema. 3. Ability to analyze and interpret contemporary American cinema.

New Hollywood Cinema Cult Films & Blaxploitation 1970s Politics & Film The Rise of Horror in the 1970s & 1980s The 1980s as seen in American Comedies 1980s Auteurs: From Brian de Palma to Michael Mann Independent Cinema in the 1990s: Key Movements & Directors History & the Nation: from Saving Private Ryan to Zero Dark Thirty Queer Identities & Empowered Minorities from the 1980s to the Present New Voices in Horror Corporate Hollywood: from the Studios to the Streamers

1. Lectures Basic understanding on economic, technological, social and cultural context in which the American film production develops. Main movements, trends and authors. 2. Practical classes Case study. Interpretation and analysis of movement, style or relevant author. 3. Student work Supervised study of theoretical and practical training materials and conducting a trial on specific aspects of the program of the course content.