Introduction to film studies
  film as art

Cinema includes elements from all the great art forms in one medium. When we watch movies we experience:
Photography the individual images in a film
Theatre ֖ fine acting performances, not to mention set and costume design
Storytelling both fictional stories and real-life stories in documentary films
Music ֖ the soundtrack or score
Poetry especially in experimental films
Architecture ֖ set design and the spatial design of shots
Graphic Design the opening and closing credit sequences

What’s more, film combines all of these elements and adds movement at twenty-four frames per second ֖ the speed at which films are projected in theatres to create a magical world of illusion, drama, comedy, and intrigue.