Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through courses with alternating themes every year, the student becomes acquainted with different areas of film history, such as film genres, major directors, special themes, or interplay between film and other arts.

Credits: 2

Schedule: 09.01.2023 - 13.01.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Olaf Möller, Satu Kyösola

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Olaf Möller: shosukester@googlemail.com

Satu Kyösola: satu.kyosola@aalto.fi tai 050 5541655

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

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  Course contents change every year. Specific course descriptions will be updated in MyCourses Syllabus at the latest three weeks before the beginning of the course.

   

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  ELO-E1034 Film History Theme Courses 3

  Which Is Your World? Oshii Mamoru Between Animation and Live Action (2 ECTS)

  9.1.-13.1.2023 / Odeion

   

  Oshii Mamoru is mainly known as one of the most innovative and visionary of anime masters – but in reality, his oeuvre is quite evenly split between animation and live action, with the latter having taken center stage in the last fifteen or so years. What makes Oshii's cinema so interesting is that he moves freely between these two spheres, narrating sometimes even tales from the same story worlds in both forms. Watching and discussing choice examples of Oshii's art will offer us a unique opportunity to talk about questions like “What is real in cinema?”, and how seemingly opposing artistic approaches might turn out to be just two sides of the same coin. 

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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  Evaluation on a scale of 0-5, based primarily on the essay or other individual assignment approved by the teacher in charge.

Workload

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  Contact teaching: Screenings, lectures, discussions (21 hours)

  Independent work: essay or other individual assignment approved by the teacher in charge (33 hours)

  Accepted completion of the course requires 80% attendance in contact teaching.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

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  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

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  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
  2023-2024 Spring III

  Enrollment :

  Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

  The maximum number of participants in the course is 45 students. The course will not be held if there are less than 5 students enrolled.

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Details on the schedule

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  The course will take place in Odeion (Maarintie 8, 2nd floor) - from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

  There is a one-hour lunch break at around noon (the exact schedules vary according to the length of the films and the discussions that follow.

  
  

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