Browning Cinema’s Summer Film School is a great way to learn how to recognize and analyze the unique conventions movies use to have flat, giant images on a wall make us laugh, weep, and cheer. Broken into four classes, Summer Film School in 2025 will focus on some of the biggest components of film style: mise en scène, cinematography, sound design, and editing. Great for film aficionados and casual fans alike, building a better appreciation for the thought processes behind these key ingredients should yield richer viewer experiences for films of all stripes.
Lectures will run about 30 minutes on each subject before screening a classic film. After the film, there will be a discussion of how it harnessed that week’s subject material to enhance its narrative and impact.
