紀錄片與論文電影

This course introduces students to the history and aesthetics of documentary and the essay film. We will read history and theory texts as well as watch film texts, so that students who do not have training in film studies can fully comprehend the aesthetic and political issues at stake for filmmakers and theorists. We will also have two class sessions in which contemporary Taiwanese filmmakers are invited to show their films and participate in discussions. These events include director HO Chao-ti screening & discussion (9/25, Friday) and director TSAI Tsung-lung screening & discussion (10/29). Attending these screenings and Q & As is mandatory. Selected films from the 2020 Women Make Waves Taiwan International Festival will be screened on 11/27, 12/4, and 12/11 at NCTU Cinema for the Arts (Room #326 of Humanities Building 2). Students who take this course are required to attend the screenings unless they have other class meetings on these Friday afternoons. Students who take this course may write a term-paper or produce a documentary or an essay film as the final project for the class. 本課程聚焦紀錄片與論文電影之歷史、美學與政治。課程閱讀文獻除了包括紀錄片與論文電影之歷史與理論文本,亦包括紀錄影像與論文電影文本──後者對於無電影史與電影研究基礎與訓練之學生,尤其重要。 在9/25與10/29日,本課程邀請了兩位當代台灣紀錄電影導演來課堂放映其作品並與學生共同思辨紀錄片與論文電影之美學與政治意義。此外,〈流移與交織:2020年台灣國際女性影展交大巡迴場〉在11/27、12/4與12/11亦有三場紀錄片與相關類型放映,地點在交大人文電影館(人社2館3樓)。修課同學必須參加所有的放映與座談,並書寫與上傳觀影筆記。 修課同學可在學期末選擇寫研究論文或者以紀錄電影或論文電影形式作為期末作業。

1. This course is taught bilingually, in Mandarin Chinese and English. 雙語授課 2. We have a virtual class discussion room on Slack. 本課會在Slack上有虛擬黑板與討論空間。

This is a graduate seminar—which means that students are expected to be active participants rather than passive consumers in the class. 1. In-class presentation and discussion: 30% 1.1) Each week, students should take turns to give a brief presentation (30 minutes) of weekly assigned materials. 1.2) Those who are not presenting should also read course materials in advance and share their reading notes on Slack. 1.3) In addition to their notes on course readings (many of which are rather brief by the standard of a graduate-level course), students should also upload their notes on the films we have watched and discussed in the previous week to Slack. *The notes are due every Thursday at 8am. / 閱讀與觀影筆記必須於每週四早8點以前上傳。 Graduate students should upload their notes on course readings and film texts every week. Undergraduate students should post their notes every three weeks at least. 研究生必須每週上傳讀書與觀影筆記。大學部學生至少每三週必須上傳一次讀書與觀影筆記。 * Those who are absent for more than 3 times will get a “zero” grade for this item. 無論任何原因缺席3以上者,本項將以零分計算。 2. In-class presentation of the final project: 20% Each student will present a talk on their final project at the end of the semester. The talk should not take longer than 25 minutes. 3. Final Project: 50 % *Students who take this course have two options to pursue their final projects: 3.1) For students who want to write a term paper: Please write a paper of 20-25pages (For undergrad students: 15 pages). Please analyze a documentary, an essay film, an experimental documentary, or a conceptual moving-image artwork in your paper. Do try to relate the concepts that you learn in class to the films you discuss in your paper. 3.2) Those who have a background in art-making may produce a documentary, an essay film, a video essay, or other non-fiction moving-image art form, as the final project for the class. * Please submit your final projects ON TIME. No late submission will be accepted. 不接受遲交作業。 4. No auditors, please.

時間

Friday afternoons.

聯絡方式

hjtsai1@nctu.edu.tw