AUDIOVISUAL LANDSCAPES

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in CULTURAL TOURISM STUDIES

Disciplinary Sector:

Cinema, Photography and Television

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CARDONE Lucia

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

The module does not require any pre-requisites, since the teaching of film history and theory is not included in secondary school teaching programmes as devised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research. It is however advisable that students have a strong interest in, and an intellectual curiosity for, film and audio-visual culture.

AF code:

A000350

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The assessment method is primarily based on student participation in the form of a dialogue between the teacher and the students during the lectures and the seminars. At the end of the module students will be required to take an oral exam in which they will be asked to identify and put into context some excerpts from the films discussed in class and to answer questions related to the topics of the module.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The module is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of film and audio-visual language, with specific attention to the representation of real as well as symbolic landscapes, in different historical periods and production contexts.

Contents

The module is divided into two parts. The first lectures will focus on the birth and establishment of the cinematic institution, with an introduction to the main currents and experiences in the history of cinema. The second part of the module will focus on the relationship between cinema and landscape, with specific attention to the representation of urban landscapes in Fascist cinema, in Neorealism, in genre cinema (noir), in modern cinema and in specific contemporary productions.

Recommended Bibliography

Antonio Costa, Saper vedere il cinema, Bompiani, Milano, 2011, pp. 432.
The following films will be discussed during the module:
Tempo massimo (M. Mattoli, 1934);
Double Indemnity (B. Wilder, 1944);
Ladri di biciclette (V. De Sica 1948);
(Cléo de 5 à 7 (A. Varda, 1962);
Pane e tulipani (S. Soldini, 2000).

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The module includes lectures and seminars. A selection of films will be screened during the seminars and they will be preceded by an introduction about the historical context and the technical characteristics of each work. This will be followed by a close analysis of some of the film's key features.

Contacts/More Information

Prof Cardone will inform students about her office hours at the beginning of the module. For every request, students may contact her at this email address: cardone@uniss.it

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AUDIOVISUAL LANDSCAPES
SCIENZE DEL TURISMO CULTURALE - TERRITORIALE

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