Introduction to Film 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)

No

Syllabus

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.