Film studies 1.S3.EP.ECS.4

Course objectives:
The main goal of the course is to familiarise the students with the most basic terminology used in film studies. It provides a foundation for interpreting and understanding the art of film. It centres on the technology, language and interpretation of film.
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Course content:
1. Beginnings of Cinema - historical overview
2. MISE-EN-SCÈNE
3.CINEMATOGRAPHY and composition
4. EDITING
5. SOUND IN FILM
6. NARRATION IN FILM
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
multimedia presentation, discussion, pair work, ICT tools/MS Teams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 3 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation (50% university site/50% online) 0,5 ECTS - 15 hours: consultations 0,5 ECTS – 15 hours: preparation and home study 1 ECTS = 20 h preparation to the final test/essay

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Full-time studies academic profile

Type of course

elective courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

English and Culture Studies elective module

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Stankomir Nicieja

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
1. The student recognizes and defines the functionality of the use of means of expression in the process of film analysis and interpretation (m-W-2/P6S_WK)
2. The student has a basic knowledge of film terminology (m-W-1/P6S_WG)

Skills
3. The student is able to use the knowledge of film techniques to determine the genre, style and temporal affiliation of the analyzed films (m-U-1/P6S_UO)
4. The student is able to apply the knowledge of the aesthetic conventions represented by the chosen creativity or tendency in the process of creating forms of disseminating knowledge (m-U-2/P6S_UW)

Social competence
5. The student is ready to update their knowledge and skills on their own (m-K-1/P6S_KR)
6. The student is aware of the importance of film and other audiovisual media in the modern world, can determine their cognitive, educational, entertainment and values (m-K-2/P6S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active class participation - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
2. Terminology test - 55% of the final grade (1,2,3,4)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson: Film Art. An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill ,2016.
James Monaco, How To Read A Film, Oxford: OUP, 2002.

Supplementary reading
Alicja Helman, Andrzej Pitrus, Podstawy wiedzy o filmie, Gdańsk 2008
A. M. Przylipiak, Kino stylu zerowego. 20 lat później, Sopot 2016

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.S3.EP.ECS.4 in USOSweb