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Profile of the programme
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The 1st cycle course on Cinema grants students the skill to act out creatively in the various areas of cinematographic activity (directing, production, screenwriting, photography, editing and sound) as well as in its promotion, publishing and study. The course allows students to reflect on the theoretical, ethical and aesthetics grounds of cinema and encourages critical thinking on both cinema production and creation. Moreover enables students to autonomously carry out film projects.
These goals are achieved through both the experimentation of individual and contemporary approaches to cinematographic creation in its various strands, and also by a solid and in-depth theoretical formation, a strong laboratory and planned practice, and a continuous discussion in seminars, conferences and masterclasses.
The course is intended for both students wishing to enter the labor market immediately after finishing their graduation and students interested in further studies. |
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Key learning outcomes
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At the end of the course students should:
a) Be able to creatively devise a cinematographic work, mastering the needs and specificities of filmmaking (production, directing, screenwriting, photography, editing and sound) and identifying the requirements associated to its creative process.
b) Master both the technical and the artistic sophistication of filmmaking specificities, combining the essential concepts and theories of cinema history with contemporary procedures and technologies which flexibly allows the outcome of a solid cinematographic work.
c) Demonstrate teamwork spirit, sense of responsibility in the management of resources and equipments, availability and endeavor in learning, entrepreneurial skills and/or leadership, and a bold and creative attitude and sense of professional commitment.
d) Be able to put into play critical judgment predicated in other people's work and in their own work, mastering the theoretical tools and the reasoning required for the development of a consistent and inventive visual and verbal discourse.
e) Be able to analyze and understand the cinematographic activity in its many dimensions, ranging from a single cinematographic work to the filmography of an author or to the paradigms of the various traditions and world cinematography.
f) Understand the importance of cinema within all forms of both artistic and communicational expressions and articulate its aesthetical and technical dimensions with various arts.
g) Be able to assess the ethical, political, social and economic conditions, implications and consequences of the cinematographic activity.
h) Reveal higher standards of understanding and application of the diversity and vastness of cinema theory and history in various contexts (creative, media, cultural) related to genres, authors or production systems
i) Be able to devise, plan and promote cinematographic activities of various types, from exhibitions to film festivals, databases, publications, conferences and seminars, among others, in a coherent and innovative manner.
j) Be able to autonomously pursue research initiatives, and reflect on issues, values and procedures of the cinematographic activity.
k) Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset through personal business ventures or through collaboration and integration into existing structures.
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Occupational profiles of graduates
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The comprehensive training course provided combines both a theoretical and practical learning that allows the students to perform a variety of roles in the different strands of cinematographic activity, whether in creative leadership roles (director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer or sound director) or in support tasks.
Such training also enables the development of reflective activities such as scientific research, criticism and essay writing, as well as dissemination of cinema culture (programming or publishing, for example).
Similarly, students are able to develop activities in cinema related areas such as cultural or entertainment events, and content production for various media platforms (television, internet, videogames, etc.).
Students will also be able to provide specialized theoretical and practical training on cinema.
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Learning facilities
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Informatic Center:
a) Computer support
Library:
Open 24 hours, with reading rooms, rooms for group work, bibliography and film library.
UI&D LABCOM-Communication and Arts (FCT Rating: Very Good):
a) Main events
Cinemas in Portuguese Seminar
Cinema and the Other Arts
Magic Mountain (includes artist residency)
storyBits
Film Criticism Seminar
Conference The Creative Process
Listen Images Seminar
b) Publications
Ars Collection - Books
DOC On-line – Digital Documentary Film Magazine
Collection Journeys Cinema in Portuguese
CREA:
TV studio
Post-production image/sound
photography laboratory
Cinubiteca (180 seats)
Film Warehouse
Film divulgation:
UBICinema Festival, since 2006
CINANIMA, CinEco, Caminhos, etc.
Collaboration with PNC-Plano Nacional de Cinema
Student Núcleo Screenings
Portuguese Cinema Database
DOC Alliance – curated program “Made in UBI”
Channel 180 “Showcase UBI”
Facebook: UBICinema |