PART1 AN INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES Chapter 1 A Brief History of Film 1 Chapter 2 Studying Film 11 Chapter 3 Major Film Genres 21 Chapter 4 The 5 Basic Characters 29 Chapter 5 The 7 Classic Plots 37 PART2 CHARACTERS AND GENRES Chapter 6 The Protagonist 47 Chapter 7 The Antagonist 57 Chapter 8 Supporting Characters 65 Chapter 9 Main Genres: Drama 75 Chapter 10 Main Genres: Action 83 Chapter 11 Main Genres: Comedy 93 PART3 GLOBAL FILM HISTORY AND CULTURE Chapter 12 Hollywood 101 Chapter 13 Europe 111 Chapter 14 China and Japan 121 Chapter 15 India, South Korea and Thailand 131 AFTERWORD 141 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 142 GLOSSARY 143 PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 146 SAMPLE SCRIPT 149 MOVIE MAKING PROJECT FINAL RUBRIC 150 STORYBOARD TEMPLATE 151
