Filmmakers Theory

Code	13062
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Cinema
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	At the end of the course unit the student should: - Identify a theory of a filmmaker and a research in history, aesthetics and film theory - Identify thematic universes and stylistic marks in the work of a filmmaker - To confront the discourse of the filmmakers with work accomplished - Building the theory of a cinema from its filmography and other documentation - Apply a theory of one or more filmmakers in different contexts different from their original conception
Syllabus	1- Concepts: filmmaker, theory, art. 2- Filmmaker's theory: historical and theoretical approachs. 3- Elaborate a methodology to study cinema from filmmaker's perscpective.
Main Bibliography	André Rui Graça, Eduardo Baggio, Manuela Penafria, "Teoria dos cineastas: uma abordagem para a teoria do cinema" in FAP Revista Científica, Curitiba, v.12, jan./jun., pp. 19-32, 2015. Jacques Aumont, (2002), As Teorias dos Cineastas, Papirus Editora, 2004. Jacques Aumont, "Pode o filme ser um ato de teoria?" in Revista Educação e Realidade, nº 33 (1), jan/jun pp 21-34, 2008. Manuela Penafria, Ana Santos e Thiago Piccinini, “Teoria do cinema VS teoria dos cineastas” in Atas do IV Encontro Anual da AIM, Covilhã: AIM, pp. 329-338, 2014.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.