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Cinema and Digital Culture

Code 16632
Year 2
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area Cinema
Entry requirements It will be provided bibliography in English
Learning outcomes 1) Understand the contemporary media ecosystem and the main effects of digitalization on various genres and formats.
2) Know the properties and principles of digital, as well as its effects on contemporary culture.
3) Identify and understand the new formats, understanding the way in which they are articulated and reconfigured the modalities of expression in Cinema

At the end of the curricular unit, the student must be able to master and apply the logic, creative processes and tools that define new media projects.
Syllabus 1. Digital Media
1.1. Introduction to media theories
1.2. Mediation and remediation
1.3. The Language of New Media
1.4. The Principles of New Media
1.5. Media Convergence and Transmedia

2. Hypertelevision and Streaming
2.1. Introduction to Television Studies
2.2. Television and Internet
2.3. New reception modalities
2.4. The global screen

3. Hybrid and digital formats
3.1 Agency and reciprocity
3.2. Interactive narrative
3.3. Immersion and presence in Virtual Reality
3.4. Artificial intelligence

4. Laboratory Modules
4.1 Television and Hypertelevision
4.2 Interactive Film
Main Bibliography Bolter, J. D., & Grusin, R. (2000). Remediation, Understanding New Media.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide. New York:
New York University Press.

Lotz, A. (2018). We Now Disrupt This Br0adcast. Cambridge, Massachusetts London,
England: The MIT Press.

Manovich. L. (2001). The Language of New Media. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Expository classes allow the introduction, development and reflection on the topics covered in the curricular unit, as well as the detailed analysis of cases relevant to the discipline program. Laboratory classes encourage the development and application of technical and creative skills in a practical context.

During the semester, under a continuous assessment regime, the student will carry out a knowledge assessment test and practical work, in line with the two teaching methodologies adopted in the curricular unit:

- Test (frequency)
- Group work
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2025-04-02

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