Course Name: Film Appreciation

Course abstract

The course focuses on helping the participants to appreciate cinema by understanding its distinct language, its narrative complexity and the way films control and stimulate our thoughts and feelings. Through various examples from Indian and international cinema, the course will explain how cinema as a visual medium, engages with us in constructing meaning.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan

Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is professor of film studies, drama and popular culture in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Among her several books are Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors(ed.) Sage: New Delhi, 2017, Post-liberalization Indian Novels in English: Global Reception & Politics of Award London: ANTHEM, 2013. Her books on communication include English for Technical Communication, and English for Nurses and English for the Hotel Industry

Teaching Assistant(s)

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 Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 20-Aug-2021
 Exam Date : 26-Sep-2021

Enrolled

2298

Registered

290

Certificate Eligible

193

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

44

Elite

80

Successfully completed

67

Participation

44

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    NoteWe have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 course
Film Appreciation - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

RAJESH KUMAR BHAGAT 98%

VIDYA PADMANABHAN 91%

M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

AJAY KUMAR YADAV 88%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER), TIRUPATI

SUNIL KARAMCHANDANI 87%

DWARKADAS J.SANGHVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

AYANABH PAUL 87%

DR. VISHWANATH KARAD MIT WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY, PUNE

SANJIV KUMAR GUPTA 87%

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JASON SISUMANI JOSE 87%

ST. JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

PARTHA PRATIM ROY 86%

Govt of West Bengal

VERONICA D KHONGWIR 85%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

DR SAAD ULLAH KHAN 85%

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2298

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 290

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

I would be happy to see the video examples of film scene where inclided like they have in film studies.


The course was satisfactory and helped in achieving great knowledge about films from around the world.