ELO-E1032 - Film History Theme Courses 1, Lecture, 16.10.2023-20.10.2023

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

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: 16.10.2023 - 20.10.2023

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 / 050 554 1655

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

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    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.

     

  • applies in this implementation

    The Lover's Attitude: The Particular Poetics of Amateur Filmmaking

    Habitually, film history deals exclusively with industrially produced movies (pace experimental cinema), which means that, paradoxically, the greatest number of moving image works remain outside its field of vision: that of films made by amateurs. And no wonder, for this is a world apart, usually private, open only to a choice few and of interest to even less (who hasn't fallen asleep watching a holiday video?). Somewhere in the middle between the professional filmmaking we learn here at Aalto and the private citizen with a camera lies the focus of this course: Fiction films by amateurs; in some cases this means truly personal creations made for no other purpose than that of entertaining the nearest and dearest; in others cases, though, the makers did aim for bigger audiences which saw to wide releases of their labors of love eg. via Youtube. In this course, we'll watch animations by a retired machine fitter, martial arts movies by a peasant, fan films by a father & son team of superhero films, and many other creations that sport a questioning, bemused, cheeky or simply loving attitude towards the standards of cinema! 


Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

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

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching: Screenings, lectures, discussions (21hours Independent work: essay or other individual assignment approved by the teacher in charge 33 hours).

    At least 80% participation in face-to-face teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course.

    All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.

    Study methods changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 1st of February 2023.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    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.

  • applies in this implementation

    The course will take place in Odeion (Maarintie 8, 2nd floor).

Details on the schedule

  • applies in this implementation

    From Monday to Friday / 9 am - 4 pm

    Lunch break at around noon according to the length of the sessions (lecture + screening).

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