Film Theory and Analysis
Code: 103047 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2501928 Audiovisual Communication | OT | 3 | 1 |
| 2501928 Audiovisual Communication | OT | 3 | 2 |
| 2501928 Audiovisual Communication | OT | 4 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Joaquín Puig Gonzalez
- Email:
- Joaquim.Puig.Gonzalez@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Joaquín Puig Gonzalez
Prerequisites
Have passed the subject “History of audiovisuals stories” ( 2nd year , Annual, OB)
Objectives and Contextualisation
Competences
- Audiovisual Communication
- Contextualise audiovisual media and its aesthetics from a historic perspective.
- Disseminate the area's knowledge and innovations.
- Manage time effectively.
- Research, select and arrange in hierarchical order any kind of source and useful document to develop communication products.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Learning Outcomes
- Disseminate the area's knowledge and innovations.
- Identify interactions between history, aesthetics and audiovisual communication.
- Manage time effectively.
- Research, select and arrange in hierarchical order any kind of source and useful document to develop communication products.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Content
1. The role of theorists in the aesthetic ideas of cinema
2. The cinematic formalism
3. The cinematic realism
4. Criticism as a prescription, film d’auteur and cinephilia
6. The semiotics of cinema
7. American film criticism and theory
8. Feminist criticism, Queer Theory, and the representation of the minorities in the cinema
9. Input of the documentary film
10. Cinema-going and New Cinema History
Methodology
The subject of "Film Theory and Analysis" is constituted by theoretical classes, seminars and presentations and tutorials.
Programation of the subject:
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.
Note: 15 minutes of a class will be reserved within the calendar established by the center or the degree for students to complete the surveys to evaluate the performance of teachers and evaluation of the subject or module
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Theoretical classes | 37.5 | 1.5 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Reading, analysis and presentations | 82.5 | 3.3 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Seminars | 15.5 | 0.62 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Tutorials | 7.5 | 0.3 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
Assessment
The subject consists of the following evaluation activities:
- The presentation of an individual essay. This activity represents 50% of the final grade.
- The selection and group presentation in a seminar on a topic proposed and previously agreed with the teacher. This exposure represents 20% of the final grade. There will be a list of attendance and if you have not attended regularly, there will be a penalty scoring only half of the grade obtained in this activity. The set of topics presented are added to the theory explained as an additional syllabus for the written test.
- A written test with notes (the syllabus explained in class + the presentations) done in a group or individually and that represents 30% of the final grade.
All three activities must be passed to pass the course.
Recovery system: students who have failed the essay can recover it as long as the grade obtained is equivalent to 20% of the final grade. In the case of the seminars or the test, the mark that must be obtained to be able to opt for recovery must be 10% of the final mark.
There are no activities excluded from recovery. If the three activities have not been approved, the subject will be suspended.
Irregularities:
The student who performs any irregularity (copying, plagiarism, impersonation, ...) that may lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation act, will be graded 0 in this evaluation act. In case there are several irregularities, the final mark of the subject will be 0.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical test | 20% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Independent student work | 50% | 4 | 0.16 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| Seminars | 30% | 1 | 0.04 | 5, 4, 1, 3, 2 |
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAFIA GENERAL
Agee, James (2001) Escritos sobre cine , Paidós, Barcelona.
Andrew, Dudley (1993) Las principales teorias cinematográficas, Ed. Rialp, Madrid
Bazin, André (2008) ¿Qué es el cine? Rialp, Madrid
Bordwell, David (1995) El significado del film, Paidós, Barcelona.
Bordwell, David (1995) El arte cinematográfico: una introducción, Paidós, Barcelona
Bordwell, David, Staiger Janet, Thompson, Kristin (1996) El cine clásico de Hollywood, Barcelona, Ed. Paidós
Burch, Noël (1987) El tragaluz del infinito. Contribución a la genealogía del lenguaje cinematográfico Madrid, Ed. Catedra
Casetti, Francesco i Di Chio, Federico (1998) Cómo analizar un film, Paidós, Barcelona.
Català, Josep Mª: Cerdán, Josetxo y Torreiro, Casimiro. (2001) Imagen, memoria y fascinación: notas sobre el documental en España, Ocho y medio. Madrid.
Gubern, Romà (2006) Historia del cine, Lumen, Barcelona
Maltby, Richard; Biltereyst, Daniël; Meers Philippe (2011) Explorations in new cinema history: approaches and case studies. Wiley- Blackwell, Hoboken 2011
Nichols, Bill (1997) La representación de la realidad Barcelona, Paidós 1997
Nichols, Bill (2013) Introducción al documental, UNAM, México
Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2018) Historia del cine. Teorías, estéticas, géneros, Alianza, Madrid
BIBLIOGRAFIA COMPLEMENTARIA
Aristarco, Guido (1996) Los gritos y los susurros: diez lecturas críticas de películas, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid.
Aumont, Jacques i Marie, Michel (1990) Análisis del film, Paidós, Barcelona.
Bálazs , Béla (2011) Early Film Theory, Berghahn Books, New York
Butler, Judith (1990) Gender Trouble: Feminism and The Subversion of Identity, Routledge, Nueva York
Català, Josep. Mª (2009) Pasión y conocimiento: el nuevo realismo melodramático, Cátedra, Madrid
Cerdán, Josetxo, Torreiro Casimiro Torreiro, (eds) (2005) Documental y vanguardia, Cátedra, Madrid
Colaizzi, Giulia(2007) La pasión del significante: Teoría del género y cultura visual, Biblioteca Nueva
De Lauretis, Teresa (1987) Technologies of Gender: Essays On Theory, Film & Fiction, Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Ebert , Roger (2003) Las grandes películas, Ma Non Troppo, Barcelona,
Ebert , Roger (2006) Las grandes películas 2, Ma Non Troppo, Barcelona
Ebert , Roger (2008) Las peores películas de la historia, Ma Non Troppo, Barcelona
Eisenstein, Serguei M. (2001) Hacia una teoría del montaje, Paidós, Barcelona
Eisenstein, Serguei M. (1999) La forma del cine, Editorial Siglo XXI, Madrid
Eisenstein, Serguei M. (1999) El Sentido del cine, Editorial Siglo XXI, Madrid
Eisenstein, Serguei M. (1970) Reflexiones de un cineasta, Lumen, Barcleona
Farber; Many (1974) Arte termita contra Arte elefante blanco y otros escritos escritos sobre cine, Barcelona, Anagrama
Guarner, José Luis ( 1994) Autoretrato del cronista , Anagrama, Barcelona.
Kael, Pauline (1974) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: el tiempo del cine, Marymar, Buenos Aires
Kracauer, Siegfried (1995) De Caligari a Hitler: Una historia psicológica del cine alemán. Barcelona, Paidós
Mitry, Jean (1967) Historie du cinema, Editions Universitaries, Paris
Metz, Christian (2002) Ensayos sobre el significado del cine Paidós, Barcelona
Molina Foix, Vicente (1993) El cine estilográfico, Anagrama, Barcelona.
Mulvey, Laura (1989) Visual and other pleasures, Indina University Press, Bloomington
Nichols, Bill (1997) La representación de la realidad Barcelona, Paidós
Nicholls, Bill (2013) Introducción al documental, UNAM, México
Talens , Jenaro i Zunzunegi, Santos ( Eds.) ( 2007): Contracampo: ensayos sobre teoría e historia del cine, Càtedra, Madrid.
Throughout the classes, links will be provided to the audiovisual content of each topic
Software
Students don’t need any specific software for this subject