Plan of studies
Degree in Cinematography / Filmmaking

Historical tour from the beginnings of cinema to the Second World War. Study of the stages, schools, styles, titles, authors and main films of this period.

Study and analysis of different audiovisual aesthetic practices and trends developed from the 70s and 80s of the last century to the present. Development of an analytical and critical praxis of contemporary visual culture and acquisition of conceptual tools to carry out theoretical research and design audiovisual projects based on aesthetic and theoretical grounds.

Knowledge of the elements of editing in an audiovisual work. Use of space, time, rhythm, transitions between planes, different logics for splicing the material, etc. Use of the video editing tool for basic audio and video editing and post-production operations.

Approach to film scriptwriting and specific attention to creativity, creative writing and thinking. Theoretical tools to understand the construction of the script. Analysis and study of classic and contemporary film scripts.

Collective and interdisciplinary processes and production of one's own project, becoming aware of the expressive tools and the creative capacity and dialogue with other artistic branches. Unity and team responsibility, ethical values, creative freedom and self-reflection.

Application of narrative techniques that shape cinema as a language: morphology, grammar and expressive signs. Study of the figure of the director and his/her comprehensive vision of the arts to combine the elements of staging: planning, actors/actresses, lighting, scenography, colour, sound, music, etc.

Processes, techniques and technologies for direct sound recording in audiovisual productions and musical concepts related to the narrative of a cinematographic work.

Control of light and color, image capture and lighting techniques, the language of optics and framing, etc. Introduction to the management of the tools and expressive resources used in the creation of a cinematographic image, as well as in the work of the camera and photography department in the day-to-day life of an audiovisual production.

Introduction to the phases of the production process, from the development of the idea to the distribution and exhibition of the cinematographic work. Study of new models of film production in national and international markets: legal aspects, needs and obligations.

Preparation, filming and post-production of a short audiovisual work, with the performance of several jobs in the Departments of Production, Script, Direction, Photography and Camera Direction, Sound, Editing and Post-production. Teamwork.

Historical journey from the Second World War to contemporary cinema. Study of the stages, schools, styles, titles, authors and main films of this period.

Dialogue between cinema and other artistic disciplines to delve into new poetics and contemporary forms of creation where the audiovisual coexists with the stage, the performative and the experimental.

Preparation for the official TOEIC Listening and Reading Test. Learning in groups according to level of linguistic competence.

Conceptualization of the audiovisual work from the director's point of view. Tools for working on style and coherent staging, the specific syntax of various cinematographic genres, other narrative forms and non-fiction, as well as for directing actors/actresses in the tonal context of the work.

Relationship between the photography and camera department and other departments during the work processes. Variables in image capture. References and photographic styles of cinematography. Camera movements and filming styles. Safety and health prevention during filming. Lighting design for an indoor or outdoor scene/day and night.

Introduction to the artistic direction of cinematographic works to understand what the work of the Art Department consists of from a technical and aesthetic perspective.

Deepening of the study of the elements of a script through an eminently practical methodology. Acquisition of the scriptwriting technique by going through the entire process, from the generation of the original idea to the final version.

Knowledge of the audiovisual market and skills to be able to function in different scenarios.

Deepening of the narrative, aesthetic and semiotic qualities of film editing, from the laws of classical continuity and the principles of intellectual editing to deconstruction and the new formulations of postmodern cinema. Assembly practice and introduction to digital composition from the knowledge and application of technological tools.

Introduction to the concepts and technological tools applied in sound post-production for audiovisual works.

Preparation, filming and post-production of a short audiovisual work, applying the characteristic codes of the different cinematographic styles and/or designing a staging and framing consistent with the narrative, achieving a stylized and plausible piece. Rotation of trades in the different departments.

Interpretive and instrumental analysis, aesthetic interpretations and formal mechanisms. Study of sequences, the composition of the frame, the type of scenes, the categories of cinematographic time, the spaces and movements of the camera, visual and sound signifiers, character analysis and presentation criteria. Application of critical judgment.

Approach, development and realization of an audiovisual work of non-fiction and of an authorial nature. Preparation, filming and post-production of a short fiction work from the specific skills of each department and trade. Performance of different positions in all departments.

Operation and business of the audiovisual industry. The filmmaker as an entrepreneur. Marketing in the audiovisual sector. Entrepreneurship techniques. Entrepreneurship. The strategic plan and the definition of business opportunities. Methodology for the elaboration of the business plan.

Writing a treatment for a fiction feature film or a pilot for a television series following the creative, narrative and structural processes of an audiovisual dramatic work.

Identification, analysis and creation of dramaturgical proposals present in different forms and contemporary artistic stories from an interdisciplinary perspective and with the scenic as a starting point.

Development of the specific functions of film direction, focusing on the point of view, the conceptualization of the ethical and artistic discourse of the work, the construction of audiovisual praxis, style and staging, and leadership in all phases of production. the production.

Knowledge of the main interpretive methods and tools of actors and actresses, as well as the techniques and work processes in pre-production and filming.

Immersion in non-fiction cinema with special attention to the narratives of the creative documentary in its different essayistic, observational, experimental and self-reflexive forms.

Comprehensive understanding of the pre-production and filming phases for the organization and leadership of all its processes, the preparation of documents that establish a workflow and communication between all departments and compliance with the vision of the director. , according to logistics criteria, optimization of resources and respect for sustainability and health on set.

Study of filmmakers who have simultaneously developed a theoretical reflection and a film practice around editing, fostering this feedback capacity in students.

Understanding of production design as the set of interrelated disciplines that allow the embodiment of a diegesis through the construction of physical environments and the recreation of filmic atmospheres as a fundamental support for the narrative.

Translation of the script in an economic, functional and organizational structure oriented to the realization of a cinematographic or audiovisual production led by the unifying figure of the production director, who establishes the bases of execution of the project, obtaining the minimum resources and essential for optimizing time and budget.

Tour of the different phases of distribution of an audiovisual work, learning to develop strategies that address sales, marketing, communication, promotion and exhibition.

Transversal control of the phases of film production through the preparation of scheduling documents, breakdown and production work plan, as well as the optimization of resources linked to the budget creation process and the control of the economic aspects of the project.

Immersion in the different formats and television programs from the perspective of production and its design.

Management of human, material and logistical resources in order to carry out the materialization of a scenic production through the search for a balance between the artistic, administrative aspects and the specific tools that come together in the implementation of a representation live.

Audiovisual production from a legal perspective, delving into the acquisition of skills linked to audiovisual law from the very creation of the work to its diffusion in the market.

Procedures for creating an audiovisual company, its structure and operation through different business models.

Analysis of the function of color in the moving image, its psychology and its emotive, aesthetic and conceptual use in the audiovisual work.

Software: work environment, processes and tools. Conceptualization and design of VFX for advertising. Technical advice on filming. 3D composition and background creation.

Conceptual approach to the aesthetic and narrative values ​​of sound in the conception of an artistic and/or cinematographic work.

Sound design in audiovisual projects based on technical knowledge and the creative possibilities of editing and mixing tools.

Introduction to the fundamentals related to acoustics and electronics that are related to the generation and propagation of sound, essential knowledge for its capture, recording, treatment and reproduction. Analysis of the different systems and techniques related to audio. Advanced techniques for capturing optimal sound that allow the post-production department to achieve a professional finish.

Management of editing software and application of technical, artistic and narrative knowledge for the assembly of audiovisual works in different formats and genres, reproducing the working conditions and premises of professional environments.

Knowledge of the processes and protocols of the assembly assistant. Deepening of the tools of the main editing software and post-production workflow coordination procedures.

Specialized knowledge of the concepts and instruments involved in film photography.

Knowledge of the essential trades, procedures and protocols of the camera department.

Work processes of the lighting and machinery department based on applied knowledge of electricity, lighting sources and machinery.

Keys to photography and lighting work in the field of fiction and non-fiction television, understanding the needs and characteristics of each format.

Analysis and practice of the work of the digital image technician: digital cameras, lenses and cameras in HDTV, digital cinema, DIT station.

The symbolic, narrative and emotional function of color in the moving image and an introduction to photography after filming.

In-depth analysis of the new audiovisual languages ​​of the XNUMXst century, focusing especially on Nordic and Eastern European cinema, Asian cinema, Latin American and Spanish cinematography.

Obtaining academic credits, based on the participation of undergraduate degree students in artistic, cultural or student representation university activities, in order to complete their curricular development with activities not strictly linked to the degree.

Internships in companies linked to the film industry in which students will come into real contact with the operating mode of these companies, assuming various responsibilities and tasks.

Original, autonomous and personal work carried out under the guidance of a teacher, in which the knowledge and skills acquired during the degree are applied. The work will be developed, defended and qualified individually, and may be elaborated in collaboration with other students when the chosen topic so advises.

Understanding and interpretation of cinema from all its dimensions (social, commercial, artistic, narrative, aesthetic, etc.) and development of the ability to assess audiovisual works objectively.

Design of a television fiction series following contemporary creation parameters with the aim of developing a sales dossier and the literary script of the pilot chapter.

Knowledge of new conceptual tools for the development of the director's artistic personality and awareness of authorial and independent film trends.

Knowledge of the concepts, techniques and processes of advertising cinema from the perspective of the director - director.

Knowledge of the nature, characteristics and expressive functions of music for its participation in the film story as an element of emotional and tonal communication, as well as the tools for creative work with the composer.

Understanding of cinema as a cultural asset framed in the entertainment industry and the internalization of production in this process through the figure of the executive producer and their work in search of assets and economic resources through means of traditional financing and other alternative sources.

Identification of the various cultural sectors, their differentiating characteristics and components, as well as the geographical, positioning and sales factors for the different public vectors. Physical and virtual exhibition supports and other multipurpose spaces. Ethical and moral perspective of art, entrepreneurial vision and design of a business plan.

Understanding of the unifying nature of image, sound and music and visual effects through post-production, as well as the sense of global project of this conclusive phase of production, in search of a balance between creativity and compliance with the schedule and the established budget.

Study of the production processes of a television series from the creation and sale of its dossier to its premiere on platforms or other windows of exploitation.

Creative immersion in composition/VFX for cinema from the knowledge of applied technology, tools, plug-ins and work processes.

Basic concepts for the creation and modeling of characters, objects and backgrounds, as well as the physical parameters to provide them with movement. Workflow and work phases in 3D animation projects.

Deepening in the languages ​​and cinematographic forms of fiction and non-fiction, in contemporary audiovisual trends and in the different serial narrative structures from the perspective of editing.

Phases of musical production. The studio recording session. Specific type of microphone for each instrument. Individual and collective instrumental recording. Voice recording. General concepts of musical composition and arrangements. MIDI systems and sequencers.

Deepening of the concepts of film photography and development of artistic and leadership skills.

Theory and practice of exposure in digital cinema and the advanced digital camera. Advanced optics. Camera assistant. Camera assistant. Composition and framing. Advanced filtering on camera. Advanced filming techniques.

The conception of the advertising image and its specific work processes in its double aspect of still photography and photography in movement.

Lighting design of virtual spaces and advanced development of virtual lighting schemes applicable to a real environment.

Immersion in the technical, narrative and creative processes of photography after shooting.