PART 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES 1
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 47
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 101
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