Kempsville High – LA 1444: Cinema Studies

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The purpose of Cinema Studies is to provide students who have completed Introduction to Theatre Arts with the opportunity to continue their theatre arts studies in a comprehensive and sequential production-oriented course which encompasses a wide array of theatre topics in conjunction with 21st century skills. Cinema Studies provides opportunities for students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to respond to and create film and video works. Students will gain practical experience in some of the major areas of the industry including acting, scriptwriting, and production. This course will examine the development of cinema as an art form, as well as considering a range of examples from various genres of visual media. The aim is to expose students to the diversity of filmmaking practices which have arisen throughout cinema history, as well as giving them the theoretical tools to draw connections between cinema and the various social, economic and cultural contexts in which visual media have been produced. This project-based course involves script analysis, writing, casting, story-telling, documentary production and video and technology domains.