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Type of information
Name of the lecturer(s)
Content
Iwona Pomianowska
Academic degree
PhD
Affiliation
LUCA - School of Arts (Campus Sint-Lukas Brussel)
Course title
Visual Perception of Film and Media
Course type (lecture,
seminar, class); number of
hours; number of ECTS
Seminar
30h
3 pt ECTS
elective course
Group of the course:
2. Cognitive Psychology
Learning outcomes
A Learning Outcome, thus what a candidate is expected to have
learned after successfully completing a syllabus item, is as
follows:
- The students understand the fundamentals of the visual
perception of film and media and they can formulate the most
prominent problems/issues of human perception within the
visual media creation.
- The students are able to explain and illustrate the principals
of visual attention distribution over the screen while watching
a filmic material as well as the image-factors having influence
on that.
- They can recognize and identify potential problems in the
media creation process concerning the reception of the visual
information.
- They can apply knowledge and concepts on Visual Perception
to derive potential improvements into the media design in order
to facilitate the recipients understanding of the visual
message.
Assessment methods
and criteria***
Grading:
There will be a number of points, which are required to be
obtained in order to pass this class. The quantity of points
determines the grade. Attendance is obligatory.
Students will be obliged to fulfill two practical tasks. Each task
will be separately evaluated:
- A PowerPoint presentation based on one of the chapters from
the M.Livingstones book Vision and Art, The biology of
seeing
- One piece of practical homework containing a movie analysis
Grading
scale:
49
50
points
=
5!
46
48
points
=
5
41
45
points
=
4,5
36
40
points
=
4
31
35
points
=
3,5
26
-
30
points
=
3
<25
points
=
failed
Presentation: There will be one obligatory presentation (15-20
minutes) on The role of visual attention in perception of
a film scene. Students will be able to choose one of the topics
concerning the human visual perception described in the book
Session 3:
1. Students presentations on a chosen media creation issue.
2. Presentation of the most interesting examples of students
practical homework.
3. Work in groups. Students will be introduced to the practical
problems from the media creation process. These problems will
concern: Social cues perception and its influence on movie
perception
4. Final evaluation.
Bibliography****
1. Livingstone, Margaret (2002). Vision and art, the biology of
seeing. Harry N. Abrams.
2. Bordwell, David & Thompson, Kristin. (2003). Film Art: An
Introduction (Ninth edition ed.). International edition: McGrawHill.
3. Malamed, Connie. (2009) Visual Language for Designers:
Principles for creating graphics that people understand.
Beverly, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers.
Remarks
Information on Instructor:
Education:
MA Diploma in Psychology, Warsaw University
(Diploma Honorificum); Thesis on Cognitive
Psychology Visual Perception
BA Diploma in Inter-Faculty Studies of
Multimedial Forms and Editing; The Leon Schiller
State Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in
Lodz (PWSFTiTv)
Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics; School of
Computer Science and Statistics, OReilly Institute,
University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin
PhD in Experimental Psychology, The Multisensory
Cognition Research Laboratory, Trinity College
Institute of Neuroscience, Dublin, Ireland.
Graphic Design courses at LUCA - School of Arts
(expected date of obtaining Master degree: May 2014)