University degrees: Postgraduate
Course length: 2 years full-time
Course city: Lisboa
The Master¿s in Cinematography Studies integrates the study plan of the Department of Communication Sciences, Arts and Technologies of Information in the areas of Cinematography Studies, and is part of the integrated 2nd cycle training in the progression of the study of students with a Degree in Cinema, Video and Multimedia Communication, or other similar degrees. Complementarily, the degree is destined to all professionals who wish to deepen their competences in the fields of cinematography production and direction.
This new master¿s degree presents a unique and original configuration in our country, being totally oriented towards an effective production and direction of cinematography projects framed in an environment of critical and theoretical reflexion. Therefore, the entire degree is based on a methodology of a project in development and throughout the degree the students will be invited to:
Individually develop a written project and planning a feature-film, respecting every regulation and principles that allow them to prepare a project that can be submitted for evaluation to the ICA ¿ Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts or the MEDIA program of the European Union; Direction of a short film in a film format; Direction of a documentary; Direction of a experimental/artistic nature project with resort to the potential of new digital technologies.