Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 6320/2018 - 28/06/2018
4 ECTS; 2º Ano, 1º Semestre, 60,0 TP + 3,0 OT , Cód. 817714.
Lecturer
- João Pedro Freire Fonseca da Luz (1)
- Marco Filipe de Almeida Santos Oliveira (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Objectives
a) An overview of experimental cinema focusing on the 20th century.
b) Understand the relationship between experimental cinema and artistic movements
c) Be able to establish a connection between the works and the broader sociopolitical context
d) Foster authoring and experimental production
Program
1. Art and the early 20th century avant-garde (pre-First World War).
2. The French avant-garde (post-First World War)
3. Surrealism
4. The Thirties - the transition to documentary filmmaking
5. The post-Second World War avant-garde
6. The "Underground movement
7. Structuralism"
8. Fluxus
9. Pluralisms
10. Contemporaneity
Evaluation Methodology
Attendance (20%)
Paper 1-avant-gardes (Oct) 10%
Paper 2-Disrupted narrative (Nov) 20%
Paper 3-Art and Performance (Dec) 20%
Paper 4-Experimental Documentary 30%
First Attempt/Resit/Special assessment
Written test 50%+papers 50%
Bibliography
- Adams Sitney, A. (2002). Visionary Film: The American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Audrey Foster, G. e Winston-Dixon, W. (2002). Experimental Cinema, The Film Reader. London: Routledge
- O'Pray, M. (2002). Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions. New York: Columbia University Press
- Rees, A. (2011). A History of Experimental Film and Video. London: British Film Institute
Teaching Method
A - Oral presentation
B - Participatory film screening
C - Film exercises
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