Visual Narratives

Code:

NV211

Acronym:

NV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Design

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication Design

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DC	21	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	4	-	3	34	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Introduction to (audio) visual narratives theory and history. Different methodologies of analysis. Critical and contextualized readings. Creative individual speech.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understand the importance that visual narratives have in the contemporary culture and its possibilities as a comunication device.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Genres and narrative conventions in different cultural and historical contexts. The problem of visual narratives from the perspective of the author and the viewer. Narrative, collective and individual imagery. Adaptation, quote, reference and ownership experience as imagery. The narrative structure - time and sense.

Mandatory literature

AUGÉ, Marc; A guerra dos sonhos. Exercícios de etnoficção, Celta, 1998
AUMONT, Jacques; L'image, Nathan, 1990
AUMONT, Jacques; L' analyse des films, Nathan, 1988
BARTHES, Roland; O óbvio e o obtuso, Edições 70, 1982
BASILICO, Stefano; Cut: Film as Found Object in Contemporary Video, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2005
CARDULLO, Bert; Soundings on Cinema: Speaking to Film and Film Artists, State University of New York Press, 2008
COTTON, Charlotte; The Photograph as Contemporary Art, Thames & Hudson, 2004
GRANT, Barry Keith & SLONIOWSKI, Jeannette; Documenting the documentary: close of documentary film and video., Wayne State University Press, 1998
MANOVICH, Lev; The Language of New Media, MIT Press, 2001
RUSH, Michael; New media in late 20th century art, Thames & Hudson, 1999
XAVIER, Ismael; A Experiência do Cinema, Edições Graal, Embrafilmes, 2003

Complementary Bibliography

ABEL, Richard; Encyclopedia of Early Film, Routledge, 2005
ARIJON, Daniel; Grammar of the film language, Silman-James Press, 1976
BAZIN, André et al.; A política dos autores, Assírio & Alvim, 1976
ECO, Umberto; Os limites da interpretação, Difel, 1992
MASCELLI, Joseph; The five Cs of cinematography, Silman-James Press, 1998
REES, A. L.; A history of experimental film and video, BFI Publishing, 1992
RIESER, Martin; The New Screen Media: Cinema/Art/Narrative, BFI Publishing, 2002
STEINER, Georges; As gramáticas da criação, Relógio D’Água, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and two research papers.

keywords

Humanities > Arts > Fine arts > Plastic arts
Humanities > Arts > Visual arts
Humanities > Arts > Visual arts > Film studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Knowledge acquired, demonstrated and implemented, taking into account its design and adaptation to the specific project context.

Calculation formula of final grade

Estimated average of the two research papers.

Observations

The lectures are given in Portuguese, although sometimes in English. Discussion and follow-up of projects can take place in English and French.