The opening module defines the term major filmmaker through canon, influence, biography, filmography, context, method and plural corpus building.
Learning goal
Build a rigorous method for studying major African filmmakers without reducing them to fame, awards or a single film.
Completed lessons
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Course
Major African Filmmakers
Lesson list
Lesson 1
Define the idea of a major filmmaker while questioning canon, visibility, influence and exclusion.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Define the idea of a major filmmaker while questioning canon, visibility, influence and exclusion.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 2
Build a filmmaker profile that connects life, works, historical context and analysis method.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Build a filmmaker profile that connects life, works, historical context and analysis method.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Lesson 3
Construct a filmmaker corpus that balances regions, eras, genders, diasporas, forms and industries.
Estimated duration
60 minutes
Learning goal
Construct a filmmaker corpus that balances regions, eras, genders, diasporas, forms and industries.
Reading sections
2
Resources
1
Open only when you are ready to apply this module. The complete prompts are preserved here.
Define what makes a filmmaker major and test the definition on one filmmaker.
Expected output
A criteria-based filmmaker note.
Quiz structure
1 question are prepared to validate the core concepts of this module.
Instructor-provided course material for filmmaker study methodology.