Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is a continuation of the History of cinema course. In the same basic spirit we will approach cinema not as a historical object but as a complex system to convey meaning through the specific means of image and sound. It will examine the problems raised by shots, frames, depth of field, off camera, sequences, retakes, construction of space, organisation of time, cutting, narrating, perspective, identifying viewers, voices, music, noises, etc.
These various notions will emerge from detailed analyses of film extracts.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Using film analysis and theoretical tools the course aims at introducing students to what a film actually is, as a technical, aesthetic and ideological object. The pleasure they experience viewing a film can turn into the pleasure of understanding - including the various professional outlets in the field of cinema. The course will also interest all the students in communication who will be equipped with invaluable tools of analysis of the audiovisual language.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
History of cinema course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course, very illustrated, requires the active participation of the students. The students are also invited to view and to analyze by themselves a series of films. The list of films to be seen is passed on by the teacher at the beginning of the course.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face to face.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Depending on the evolution of sanitary conditions, the written exam will be held face-to-face or remotely (questionnaire to be received and returned by email within a specified time).
Recommended or required readings
Synthesis sheets will be handed out.
Recommanded reading: David BORDWELL et Kristin THOMPSON, L'art du film, Ed. de Boeck, 1999 (3e édition, 2014).
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written examination.
Preparatory work for the examination may be requested.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
« Le cinéma substitue à nos regards un monde qui s'accorde à nos désirs »
Le Mépris, Jean-Luc Godard, 1963
Contacts
Dick Tomasovic
Département Médias, Culture et Communication
Théories et pratiques du spectacle
Esthétique du cinéma et des arts audiovisuels
Université de Liège
Place du XX Août, 7
4000 Liège
Belgique
32 4 366 32 88 ou 32 79 (secrétariat)
dick.tomasovic@uliege.be