Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in information and communication | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in performing arts, professional focus (Master international) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course provides a survey of the main trends in film analysis from the 1960s until the present day, through various approaches (semiology, narratology, psychoanalysis, aesthetics, history of art, anthropology, sociology, ideology, etc.). Various notions will emerge from detailed analyses of films (mainly contemporary Hollywood films).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Film analysis being the common practice of all those who intend to work in the field of cinema the point of this course is to provide a theoretical and methodological framework as well as necessary conceptual tools.The course also gives important historic and esthetic references to the Hollywood cinema.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
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. 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 course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Synthesis sheets will be handed out.
Recommanded reading:
Jacques AUMONT et Michel MARIE, L'Analyse des films, Paris, Nathan, 2020 (4e édition, 2015).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
The examination consists of the oral defense of a written, personal, and original work previously submitted in accordance with the instructions given during the course.
The use of artificial intelligence is permitted with caution and critical awareness (A.I. produces numerous errors, biases, or entirely fabricated information on a daily basis; therefore, its use must always be accompanied by the necessary precautions: a critical examination of the answers provided, and systematic verification of sources and information). Artificial intelligence may support personal work, but it must NEVER replace it.
Work placement(s)
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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.
Martin Scorsese
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