Disc 1. The art of the silver screen -- We all need another hero -- Universal stories -- Movie genre: It's not what you think -- Genre layers and audience expectations -- Popcorn can wait: story shape and tension -- Themes on screen. Disc 2. Paradigm shift: Citizen Kane and Casablanca -- The language of visual storytelling -- Building screen space: blocking and framing -- the cutting room flor: powerful editing -- Sound design and acoustic illusion -- Setting the scene: masterful set design. Disc 3. Special effects in the 20th century -- Special effects in the 21st century -- Scoring the story: music in film -- Color and light: Elements of atmosphere -- Knowing characters from the inside out -- Knowing characters from the outside in. Disc 4. Secondary characters and supporting actors -- Star power: lead actors and their roles -- Character relationships and audience empathy -- Pathways to great antagonists -- Point of view in script and on screen -- Filmmaker's voice and audience choice.