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Introduction to Cinema

Code 16617
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area Cinema
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes The student must be able to:
- perceive cinema's theoretical and pratical dimensions
- question the artistic and industrial status of cinema
- question both the author's role and the genre system in film creation
- master the fundamentals of film language
- critically analyse and discuss a film work
- question the cultural place of cinema and the role of the spectator
Syllabus 1. Shot
1.1 Typology
1.2 Camera movements

2. Editing
2.1 Brief History
2.2 Fiction, documentary, experimental, animation

3. Image
3.1 Aspect ratio
3.2 Light
3.3 Color

4. Sound
4.1 Music
4.2 Dialogue
4.3 Voice Over
4.4 Sound Design

5. Art
4.1 Avant-garde
4.2 Author Cinema
4.3 Other arts

6. Industry
6.1 Studio system
6.2 Star system
6.3 Narrative

7. Author
7.1 Innovation
7.2 Style

8. Genre
8.1 Imitation
8.2 Theme

9. Theory
9.1 The First Theories: From Canudo to Balázs
9.2 The Latest Theories: From Manovich to Gaudreault

10. Practice
10.1 Manifestos
10.2 Theories by the Filmmakers
10.3 Self-reflexivity
Main Bibliography Barsam, Richard, Monahan, Dave, Looking at Movies: an Introduction to Film, W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
Boggs, Joseph, Petrie, Dennis, The Art of Watching Films, McGraw-Hill, 2008
Bordwell, David, Thompson, Kristin, Smith, Jeff, Film Art: an Introduction, McGraw Hill, 2017
Mercado, Gustavo, The Filmmaker’s Eye, Focal Press, 2011
Miller, Toby, Robert, Stam, A Companion to Film Theory, Blackwell Publishing, 2004

Filmography:
Filmografia:
Viagem à Lua – 1902
Jogo dos reflexos e da velocidade – 1925
Um Cão Andaluz – 1929
Meshes of the Afternoon – 1942
Neighbours – 1952
Noite e Nevoeiro – 1956
La Jetée – 1962
Mothlight – 1963
The Big Shave – 1967
Powers of Ten – 1977
Vincent – 1982
The Man who Planted Trees – 1987
Outter Space – 1999
George Lucas in Love – 1999
Prologue – 2004
One Man Band – 2005
Where’s my Romeo? – 2007
Transformers: the Premake – 2014
Hell’s Club – 2015
The Long Goodbye – 2020
15 Minutes Flic School – 2005
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria 1. Film screening classes
2. Presentation and debate classes
3. Project monitoring classes

Students may choose one of the following projects:

a) Short film (preferably in a group)

b) article (preferably individually)

The general objective of the project will be to answer the question: What is Cinema?

General evaluation parameters:
Despite the specificity of each project, the general criteria that must be present in the preparation of the projects and will support their evaluation are the following:
a) Originality (of the proposal)
b) Creativity (of the approach)
c) Depth (of the reflection)
d) Consistency (of the structure)
e) Relevance (of the arguments)
f) Clarity (of the expression)
g) Competence (of the execution)
h) Coherence (of the aesthetics)
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-09-25

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