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16623
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Cinema
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Entry requirements |
Some bibliography and filmography will be made available in a foreign language.
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Learning outcomes |
At the end of the UC, students must:
a) aknowledge the importance and complexity of film analysis;
b) acquire and operationalize basic knowledge about film analysis methodologies;
c) articulate, in a well-founded and critical way, the analysis of films with contextual and structural elements of cinematographic practice.
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Syllabus |
1. Film Analysis
Analyze for what?
Analysis methods and software
Analyze and Interpret
2. Formal analysis
The shot (duration, framing, angle, movement)
Sound elements
Visual elements
The assembly
3. Narrative analysis
"Genealogy"
Dramatic graph
Sound ambiences
Visual ambiances
4. Contextual analysis
Creative process
Production modes
Critical studies
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Main Bibliography |
J. Aumont & M. Marie. Film analysis. Texto & Grafia, 2004.
M. Barker (& T. Austin). From Antz To Titanic. Reinventing Film Analysis. Pluto Press, 2000.
D. Bordwell, K. Thompson & J. Smith. Film Art. An Introduction. MacGraw Hill, 2017.
T. Corrigan. A Short Guide to Writing about Film. Pearson, 2004.
T. Elsaesser & W. Buckland. Studying Contemporary American Film. A Guide to Movie Analysis. Arnold, 2002.
S. Sontag. Against Interpretation. 1964.
Filmography
2001: a space odyssey, S. Kubrick (1968)
A bout de souffle, J-L. Godard (1960)
Beau Travail, C. Denis (1998)
Belarmino, F. Lopes (1964)
Cléo from 5 to 7, A. Varda (1962)
Fish Tank, A. Arnold (2009)
Gisaengchung, Bong Joon-ho (2019)
Jeanne Dielman, C. Akerman (1975)
Jigeumeun matgo geuttaeneun teullida, Hong Sang-soo (2015)
La Cienaga, L. Martel (2001)
La Jetée, C. Marker (1962)
La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, C. Th. Dreyer (1927)
Ne Change Rien, P. Costa (2009)
Touch of Evil, O. Welles (1958)
Underground, E. Kusturica (1995)
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Viewing and analysis of film excerpts.
Reading and analyzing texts.
Tutorial follow-up.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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