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Course: 2024/2025

Film Criticism

(13551)

Bachelor in Film, Television and Media Studies (Plan: 382 - Estudio: 211)

Coordinating teacher: ROMERO SANTOS, RUBEN

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:

Semester:

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

audiovisual narrative

Objectives

1. Knowledge about theory and methodology of academic cinema critic 2. Abilities to elaborate cinema critics

Skills and learning outcomes

Link to document

Description of contents: programme

-21st century cinema * Technological aspects * Artistic aspects -Cinematic criticism * Formal aspects * Stylistic considerations * Typology of the different types of criticism * Tools for film criticism - Critical and comparative analysis of film criticism - Critical analysis of current movies * Contemporary movements and debates * New narratives

Learning activities and methodology

1. Master class Theorical lessons. Abilities 1 and 2 (0,75 ECTS) 2. Practical lessons Interpretation and analyze of critics with concepts and technics from the program. Active participation of the students in commentary of critics and pictures. Ability 3 (0,75 ECTS) 3. Personal work Tutorial study of theorical and practical contents and pedagogic materials, Abilities 1 and 2 (0,5 ECTS) Several film reviews + a Final Essay. Ability 3 (1 ECTS)

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

- Final exam / Assignments 60% of the final evaluación

- Work / Essay : 40% of the final evaluation

- Active participation of the student in practice class and tutorial can be used to augment the final evaluation

-Course will be considered passed with a mark of 5 out of 10

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Bordwell, David. Narration in the Fiction Film. Routledge. 2013
Corrigan, T. A short guide to writing about film. Pearson. 2014
Imbert, Gérard. Cine e imaginarios sociales: El cine posmoderno como experiencia de los límites (1990-2010). Cátedra. 2010
Manovich, Lev. The Language of New Media. MIT Press. 2001
Prince, Stephen. Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. Rutgers. 2012
Schrader, P.. Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer. Univ of California Press. 2018
VV.AA.. Tecmerin: Revista de Ensayos Audiovisuales / Tecmerin. Journal of Audiovisual Essays. https://tecmerin.uc3m.es/en/journal/.

Electronic Resources *

VV.AA · Tecmerin. Revista de Ensayos Audiovisuales / Tecmerin. Journal of Audiovisual Essays : https://tecmerin.uc3m.es/en/journal/

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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.