History and Theory of Cinema

Code:

CC026

Acronym:

HTCIN

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	31	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	5	52	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Acquisition of knowledge about history, aesthetics and film theory in the Western context, so the student can develop a perspective based on massed languages that use the moving image and other approaches to the same subject. Understanding of how, from theater, film and literature, the cinema has forged principles of conceptual and formal organization that constitute a specific sociological and aesthetic field. 

Learning outcomes and competences

The course aims to deepen knowledge about the theories of cinema. To that extent, through an overview of the main theoretical proposals that, in this field were being produced, will allow a comprehensive overview of the issues around which was polarizing film production, from its origins to the present. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Nomenclature of cinema and impression of reality

2 - Archaeology of cinema: Lumière and Méliès

3 - Motion Picture and

4 - Sound Perception

5 - A theoretical school French and Soviet cinema

6 - Visions of Expressinonismo German: aesthetic, social and political history

7 - The Hollywood film: the industrial dimension and major genres

8 - The realist theory: Sigmund Kracauer and André Bazin

9 - The neo-realism: Roberto Rossellini and Italian cinema

10 - The Filmmakers-Theorists

11 - The Cinema Portuguese: Manoel de Oliveira, António Reis / Margarida Cordeiro, and Pedro Costa 

Mandatory literature

GRILO, João Mário; As Lições de Cinema
BAZIN, André; O que é o cinema?
DELEUZE, Gilles,; O cinema I e II
MORIN, Edgar; O cinema ou o homem imaginário

Complementary Bibliography

TUDOR, Andrew; Teorias do cinema
COSTA, João Benard da; Histórias do cinema

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical discipline. Classes are devoted to the study of the major theories related to cinematographic culture and include the viewing and analysis of paradigmatic works to address the issues directly related to the concepts elected. 

Software

Videoprojector, colunas de som de elevada qualidade, tela de projecção

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam - 80%

 

Attendance and participation - 20%