Great Courses
A curated directory of high-signal university lecture series, OpenCourseWare archives, verified MOOCs, and masterclasses in Film and Media Studies. These resources expand upon foundational study with deep-dives into transnational cinema, film philosophy, digital platform governance, and cinematic craft.
- Cinema History, Global Industries, and Transnational Film
- Film Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Critical Analysis
- Digital Media, Algorithmic Platforms, and Game Studies
- Cinematic Craft, Directing, and Screenwriting Masterclasses
Cinema History, Global Industries, and Transnational Film
- Hollywood: History, Industry, Art (PennX / University of Pennsylvania / Peter Decherney)
- Hong Kong Cinema Through a Global Lens (HKUx / The University of Hong Kong / Gina Marchetti et al.)
- Scandinavian Film and Television (Coursera / University of Copenhagen / Eva Novrup Redvall & Ib Bondebjerg)
- The Business of Film (OpenLearn / The Open University / Bharat Nalluri et al.)
- Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies (Coursera / University of London / Royal Holloway)
- Introduction to Film Studies (NPTEL / IIT Madras / Prof. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan)
Film Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Critical Analysis
- Philosophy of Film (MIT OpenCourseWare / Irving Singer)
- Philosophy In Film and Other Media (MIT OpenCourseWare / Irving Singer)
- Film Theory Video Lecture Series (YouTube / Film & Media Studies)
- European Graduate School Video Lectures: Cinema and Media Philosophy (YouTube / European Graduate School)
Digital Media, Algorithmic Platforms, and Game Studies
- Media Ethics & Governance (Coursera / University of Amsterdam / Rutger de Graaf et al.)
- Introduction to Game Design (Coursera / California Institute of the Arts / Fran Krause)
- Crash Course Media Literacy (CrashCourse / Jay Smooth)
Cinematic Craft, Directing, and Screenwriting Masterclasses
- The Art of Filmmaking Specialization (Coursera / California Institute of the Arts)
- Script Writing: Write a Feature-Length Screenplay for Film or Television (Coursera / Michigan State University / David Wheeler)
- BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture Series (YouTube / BAFTA Guru)
- Crash Course Film Production (CrashCourse / Lily Gladstone)