Programme Structure
All profiles express the same spirit and allow students to achieve a homogeneous degree of preparation, developing chronologically starting from a base of common teachings in a coherent path of growth that includes:
- from the first year to the second year, historical-theoretical disciplinary courses and contextual cultural skills (historical and literary) and the first practical work experiences in laboratory groups, aimed at basic technical skills (writing and video production, public speaking and performance, photography, organization of events and exhibitions);
- from the second year to the third year, courses aimed at analytical and strategic study (aesthetics, languages and semiotics) and theoretical-practical disciplines (dedicated to performative skills, practices of production, direction and management of audiovisual content, organizational and curatorial practices in the field of art events);
- In the third year, the common courses of professionalization (strategy, production and organization), internship opportunities and personal final examination projects.
The DAMS programme allows access, at the Brescia campus, to the graduate programme in Digital Content Management for Media, Corporate Communication and Cultural Heritage and to the graduate programme in Modern Philology.
The programme also allows access to graduate degree programmes in the fields of communication and entertainment activated at the Milan campus of Università Cattolica.
ECTS
180 university credits (ECTS) are required to obtain the three-year degree. Each exam is awarded a certain number of ECTS, the same for all students, and a grade (expressed in thirtieths) that varies according to the level of preparation.
A 6 ECTS course includes 30 hours of lectures; A 12 ECTS course has 60 ECTS. Courses may be taught according to a semester or annual calendar, as indicated in the timetables on the Faculty Bulletin Board.
A characteristic of DAMS is the integrative didactic offer of professional activities, in which to work concretely under the guidance of professionals. A 2 ECTS workshop includes 30 hours of shared work, as well as personal or group in-depth study.
The final exam is expressed in one hundred and tenths. It can be theoretical or practical. In the first case, the test consists of an evaluative discussion of a research, documentation, critique or design paper that concerns the areas of interest. In the case of the practical test, a theatrical, audiovisual, radio, multimedia, artistic production will be discussed in an evaluative sense; or the organization of an artistic or museum or communication event in the field of fashion and design; or the production of a dossier of articles or a journalistic investigation, carried out in the press or as a television or radio reportage; or the conception and implementation (at least partial) of a project for the cultural enhancement of the territory.
The DAMS programme is divided into three training profiles:
DAMS for arts is designed to introduce the world of visual arts, design and fashion in three areas: in the conception and planning of initiatives and events in the world of culture, in the promotion and communication of artistic events, in training and teaching activities for exhibitions, museum itineraries and cultural tourism projects. Courses in art, architecture, design, photography, video art, fashion and visual art introduce students to the diverse world of contemporary art, while workshops provide the appropriate skills to transform content into projects.
The first year is dedicated to historical-theoretical training in the fields of contemporary art, visual arts, architecture and design and makes use of workshops that immediately introduce the areas of application of theoretical skills: with Cristiana Campanini, curator and art critic of Repubblica, you learn a specific method of critical writing for art, while with Mariacristina Maccarinelli, curator of the Leonesia Foundation in Puegnago del Garda (BS), visual art artists meet and educational projects with art are carried out.
The second and third years deepen the areas of visual arts, with courses dedicated to photography, video art and fashion. You learn to photograph cultural heritage and the landscape expressively with the American photographer Bob Tyson and you create a real exhibition in public spaces in the area in all its aspects, from the curatorship to the promotion and set-up, with the workshop of Daniele Perra, editor of Arttribune and Exibart, among others.
In the third year, with Roberta D'Adda, curator and curator of the Brescia Museums Foundation, you will get to know the works of art and the activities of Brescia's museums up close: from conservation to curatorship, to education. Lucio Argano, Vice President of the Culture Advisory Area of PTSCLAS SpA and project manager of Rome City of Film – UNESCO Creative City, is also dedicated to the design of the cultural event, while the workshop of Ermanno Nardi, artistic director of Industria Scenica, leads to multimedia event design activities shared with the other students of the DAMS.
DAMS for media is built on two parallel "tracks": a path is dedicated to those who have the most aptitude for production and technical and creative practices (directing, shooting and editing); the other is dedicated to those who prefer writing, the world of information and that of journalism. Both courses are strengthened by general skills shared, also with the other DAMS training profiles, but offer some fundamental stages of in-depth study of their specific topics.
1: DAMS for media: Production
The course dedicated to technical-production professionalism obviously insists on working with production professionals: after the basic courses of the 1. year, with the filmmakers Fabio Piozzi and Stefano Bianchi, Producer, Director of Photography, Director at FEBO FILMS s.r.l., all 2. The year is dedicated to refining technical skills, led by Marco Meazzini, independent filmmaker and technical tutor of the course, then Graziano Chiscuzzu, Co-Founder, CEO and Producer of 5e6 s.r.l.; Luca Sorsoli, Producer, and Alessandro Milini, Founder and CEO of Albatros Film & Video. Together, the teachers of the 2. They represent the main production companies in the Brescia area, media agencies that operate at the highest national level: with them students will discover the secrets of set and production.
On 3. In the first semester, the English-language Course of Honours in Filmmaking and Film Production, held for the writing and directing part by Amedeo D'Adamo, an American director, lecturer at the American Film Institute (best American film school of 2020) and for the production module by Nevina Satta, CEO of the Sardinia Film Commission; and in the second semester the advanced directing course of Enrico Ranzanici, an independent videomaker, who will open the doors of creativity for the out-of-format to students: from multimedia to site-specific installations.
2: DAMS for media: Information
The path dedicated to reportage, video documentation, and the world of information grafts on the basic skills of videomaking, imparted by the independent filmmaker Fabio Piozzi and Stefano Bianchi, Producer, Director of Photography, Director at FEBO FILMS s.r.l., a specific work path with expert professionals in the world of information.
During the 1. This year we will work on the basic skills of journalism with Francesca Sandrini and Gianluca Gallinari, editors of the Giornale di Brescia.
On 2. This year is dedicated to the study of the world of information in its relations with the media and contemporary culture , led by Gerolamo Fazzini, collaborator of Avvenire, and Pierluigi Ferrari, correspondent of TG3 Lombardia, and we will put ourselves to the test at the editorial office of the Voice of the People in the laboratory of Multimedia Journalism, coordinated by Marco Meazzini, Independent filmmaker and technical tutor of the course.
On 3. During the course year it is time for in-depth study, and we will work with Gaia Mombelli, Sky TG24 correspondent, on the forms of video reportage, as well as with Ermanno Nardi, artistic director of Industria Scenica, with whom we will build the communication of a multimedia event designed with the companions of the other DAMS profiles.
DAMS for the performing arts is a unique course designed to provide historical-theoretical and practical skills in three key sectors of the contemporary entertainment world: the creative and artistic sector , that of the production and organization of live events and, finally, that of social and community theater. In a society such as the contemporary one, in which the forms of entertainment are increasingly hybridized, it is essential that future professionals are in possession of strong skills in the field of media, communication and art. Hence the presence of courses in common with the other DAMS training profiles, flanked by specific courses in theatre, music and performance for a progressive and always interdisciplinary training.
On 1. This year is dedicated to historical-theoretical training and constitutes the fundamental basis for understanding one's attitude and orienting oneself in the world of entertainment. He immediately began to collaborate with local realities (Centro Teatrale Bresciano, Residenza Idra), participating in the vision of shows and opening up to the ability to read and analyze the performance.
With the 2. This year we get to the heart of the performing arts led by Mariarita Simone , actress, playwright, director of the Teatro dell'Albero in Milan and PhD in theatrical disciplines. Artistic skills are honed in the workshop with Silvio Castiglioni, one of the leading Italian theatre actors and expert pedagogue. At the same time, we are working on educational, social and community theatre with Carla Coletti, one of the best-known researchers and operators in the field. The organizational area, on the other hand, is first addressed by Elisa Lancini, operations manager of Acec Brescia and professional project manager, and then fully developed with Lucio Argano, Vice President of the Culture Advisory Area of PTSCLAS SpA and project manager of Rome City of Film - Unesco Creative City.
Finally, the three sectors of creative-artistic, production-organization, social and community theater are explored in depth during the 3. This year, when we will work with Ermanno Nardi, artistic director of Industria Scenica, on the creation, production and communication of a multimedia and live event conceived with the companions of the other DAMS profiles.