22910156 - Cinema, photography and television

The course aims to acquire knowledge and skills related to the origins and development of the language of images, from photography to the web, and the use of images in education.
With the study of Cinema, Photography and Television the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension:
- to know the historical, epistemological and methodological-procedural foundations of the discipline;
- be able to identify the different sources and nature of photographic, cinematographic and television images.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- discriminate the didactics of cinema from the didactic use of film;
- use theories and models related to images in the educational field.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- to make targeted choices of audio-visual narrations concerning the specific ages of the subjects to whom the educational-didactic action is addressed;
- to conceive and write an audio-visual narration that can be used in the educational-didactic field.
In terms of communication skills:
- use the basic vocabulary of cinematic language;
- contribute to group work;
In terms of learning skills:
- analyse a problematic situation from different points of view;
- be able to access the relevant scientific literature.
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Programme

The course aims to examine some peculiarities of the contemporary media landscape (starting from some keywords such as convergence, flow, post-mediality, participatory cultures) and then focus on cinema and digital media through the historical awareness of their evolution.
Starting from the analysis of the contemporary media landscape, the main stages of the historical evolution of the cinematographic language will be retraced, focusing on some basic elements for the analysis of the still and moving image.

Core Documentation

R. Eugeni, La condizione postmediale, Editrice La Scuola, 2015.
S. Bernardi, L’avventura del cinematografo, Marsilio, 2007.

Reference Bibliography

R. Eugeni, La condizione postmediale, Editrice La Scuola, 2015. S. Bernardi, L’avventura del cinematografo, Marsilio, 2007.

Type of delivery of the course

The course will be divided into theoretical lectures and a more laboratory part, with the vision and critical analysis of audiovisual material.

Type of evaluation

The examination will consist of an oral interview covering the major topics of the course.