Audiovisual Media Syllabus
Audiovisual Media Syllabus
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2. Cognitive processes. Theories of perception and knowledge. The role of the spectator. The
visual cognition.
3. Semiotics of the image. Dimensions. The image as aesthetic text. Visual discourse. Rhetoric
of the media.
4. Theories and models of image analysis. Formal, psychological, and sociological analysis. Iconism
and its theories.
8. New audiovisual technologies: their implementation in the processes of creation, production and
dissemination of audiovisual product. The generation of new media.
9. Origins of photography. Evolution during the 19th century. Trends throughout the 20th century until
our days. 10. Photography as an aesthetic experience. The photographic genres. Authors
representatives. Photojournalism.
11. The photographic language. Perspective. Movement. Narrativity. Aesthetics and expressive aspects. The
photographic code.
13. Optics and objectives. Aberrations. Image quality. Optical filters. Characteristics, functions,
types, accessories.
14. Lighting. The lighting equipment: sources, supports, exposure meters, and thermocolorimeters. The
lighting in the different mediums: photography, cinema, television, and video. The operator or director of
photography: technical and artistic aspects.
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21. Background of the cinematic image. Origins and evolution up to the incorporation of
sound.
22. The sound cinema. The color cinema. Evolution up to the present. The art and the industry of cinema.
film as spectacle.
24. The movie camera: basic principles, formats, elements, types, filters, accessories, supports.
Specific models of film cameras. New developments.
25. The movie. General characteristics. Types and formats. Edge numbers and Keycode.
Copied. Conservation and preservation of the cinematographic film.
26. Conservation and restoration of audiovisual material. Cinematographic restoration in the environment.
digital. Reconstruction of old movies.
28. Film genres. Fiction and non-fiction. Main works and proposals from authors
highlights. Experimental cinema.
30. The script. Stages. The technical script. The storyboard. The animatic. The production script.
31. The audiovisual language. Space, time, and narration in different media
audiovisuals.
32. The cinematic space. Framing. Composition. Shots. Photography and lighting.
Positions, angles, and camera movements. Scenery. The scene and the exterior. The spectator in
the story.
33. Cinematic time. Editing and time. Laws of editing. Rhetoric of editing. Units
narratives. The continuous shot. The raccord. Types of raccord.
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38. The special effects. Tricks and special effects in filming and in the lab. Digital techniques of
post-production.
40. Origins and evolution of television. From the first mechanical systems to the revolution
numerical.
44. The television and video camera. Optical and electronic systems. Elements, types. Handling and
operation. Accessories and supports. New developments.
47. Analog and digital editing systems. Linear and non-linear editing. Technologies and
settings.
50. Graphic design in audiovisual productions. Typography in film and TV. Intros and
Presentations. Identity of TV channels. The generic.
53. The television discourse. Semiotical, sociological and psychoanalytical space. Scopic repertoires.
54. Video art. Genres and trends. Formal and conceptual experimentation with the image
electronics. Mestizajes.
55. Advertising: concept, evolution, characteristics. Visual advertising media. The spot.
advertising. Rhetoric and seduction. Analysis and sociology of consumption. Marketing.
56. The documentary. Script and production of documentaries. The transmission of information: problems
specific. Diagrams, graphs, process simulation. Pedagogical applications of the documentary and
audiovisual information.
57. Specific production processes in film and advertising video. Aesthetic trends.
58. The artistic direction in film and television. The staging. Different conceptions.
set design of the set.
59. The nature of light. Theory of color. Expressive, psychological and symbolic aspects. Principles
basics of lighting.
60. Lighting in cinema and television. Sources, types, and specific uses.
61. Sound and its fundamentals. Theory of sound. The space and the sound image.
62. The radio. Social and economic presence of the radio. The audience. Organization, broadcasting and
programming.
63. Digitization of the audio signal. Resolution, sampling, sizes, formats, applications.
64. Sound recording and reproduction systems. Analog and digital processes.
65. Relationships between the languages of cinema and comics. From graphic sequence to animated drawing.
66. Animation cinema. Origin and development. Basic principles, physical and aesthetic laws.
Timing and movement.
68. Static photographic techniques for animating puppets, objects, models. Stop motion.
Creators and works.
70. 2D animation with digital methods. Characteristics. Drawing, design, animation, and interactivity.
Most used hardware and software.
72. Overview of animation in Spain and in the international market. Applications of animation.
73. Techniques and personalities of animation cinema. Main studios: USA, Japan, Europe.
74. Comparative analysis: cinema, video, television, computer media. Interactivity.
75. Audiovisual media and education. The theory-practice relationship in media teaching.
audiovisual. Creation and organization of an audiovisual media workshop classroom and a video library.
Team, organization, maintenance. Conservation and storage of audiovisual material.
Sources, distributors, publications.
76. The audiovisual presentation space. Organization, design, and installations. The projection.
Environmental conditions. The acoustics.
77. Legislation on audiovisual media and visual communication. Relevant aspects of the
Spanish legal regulations. Legal regulation of advertising and the use of images.