2020-2021 / CINE0041-1

Issues relating to aesthetics of the image

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS) (Master international)5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Dick Tomasovic

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This theoretical course aims at laying out the foundations of the aesthetic approach to cinema and more largely to images. The course dedicates itself to a series of problems around the question of the representation of the space in the cinema. Surface, depth, 3-D, attraction and other notions will be envisaged through the analysis of films.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Provide students with a solid theoretical framework on issues of aesthetics.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students must hand in a written file by the end of the year.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face to face. 

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The evolution of sanitary conditions will not modify the methods of the evaluation (work to be submitted by email).

Recommended or required readings

Recommanded reading :
Antoine Gaudin, L'Espace cinématographique, Esthétique et dramaturgie, Pars, Armand Colin, 2015.

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 work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Written work.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Le Cinemascope n'est pas un format fait pour filmer les hommes, mais les serpents ou les enterrements.
Fritz Lang

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