Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
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
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
A classroom presentation on very specific case studies will be requested.
A written work of reflection, possibly collaborative, is also requested to the students for the end of the course.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Recommanded reading :
Antoine Gaudin, L'Espace cinématographique, Esthétique et dramaturgie, Pars, Armand Colin, 2015.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
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