Introduction to Film Studies
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2019-2020
01012708
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Classes are expository and include screenings of clips from television series (and some films) and moments of discussion that enable the sustained participation of students.
Learning Outcomes
Objectives:
1) understand the art of cinema as a material production
2) develop the ability to appreciate the form and style of a movie
3) reflect about the critical differences between types of film
Competencies to develop:
1) understanding the art of cinema as material production
2) the ability to appreciate the form and style of a movie
3) the aptitude to reflect on the critical differences between types of film.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Film Art and Production
• film production
• modes of production
• distribution and exhibition
2. Film Form
• principles of film form
• aspects of narrative construction
• the process of narration
3. Film Style
• mise-en-scène
• photography
• editing
• sound
4. Film Types
• the concept of genre
• documentary, experimental, and animated films.
Head Lecturer(s)
Sérgio Emanuel Dias Branco
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Participation in classes: 10.0%
Frequency: 40.0%
Research work: 50.0%
Bibliography
BORDWELL, David and Kristin THOMPSON. Film Art: An Introduction, 9.ª ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009.
DIAS BRANCO, Sérgio. “Compreensões do Cinema: Funções da Linguagem Analítica e Crítica”. Comunicação apresentada na Universidade Nova de Lisboa a 20 maio 2009 e na Universidade do Minho a 21 maio 2009.
AUMONT, Jacques e Michel MARIE. Dicionário Teórico e Crítico do Cinema, trad. Carla Bogalheiro Gamboa e Pedro Elói Duarte. Lisboa: Edições Texto & Grafia, 2009.
JOURNOT, Marie-Thérese. Vocabulário de Cinema, trad. Pedro Elói Duarte. Lisboa: Edições 70, 2009.
MARNER, Terence. A Realização Cinematográfica, trad. Manuel Costa e Silva. Lisboa: Edições 70, 2010.