Department of Cinema and Television

Academic Staff

• Rafiq Guliyev —Honoured Artist, PhD in Art Studies, Professor, Member of the EFA 
• Elnur Mehdiyev — PhD in Art Studies, Associate Professor 
• Oktay Mir-Gasim — People’s Artist, Professor 
• Vagif Mustafayev — People’s Artist, Professor 
• Jamil Guliyev — Honoured Artist, Professor 
• Rafail Gambarov — Honoured Artist, Professor 
• Adil Abbasov — Honoured Artist, Associate Professor 
• Adil Azay — Honoured Artist, Associate Professor 
• Ramiz Ismayilov — Honoured Cultural Worker, Professor 
• Gulnara Huseynova — PhD in Art Studies, Associate Professor 
• Fazila Abbasova — PhD in Art Studies, Associate Professor 
• Nadir Aliyev — Honoured Cultural Worker, Senior Lecturer 
• Sharif Gurbanaliyev — Associate Professor 
• Yusif Guliyev — Associate Professor 
• Parvana Hasanova — Associate Professor 
• Fariz Ahmadov — Senior Lecturer 
• Iqbal Mammadaliyev — Senior Lecturer 
• Ayaz Aliyev — Senior Lecturer 
• Sevda Rzayeva — Senior Lecturer 
• Azim Mammadov — Senior Lecturer 
• Farhad Guliyev — Senior Lecturer 
• Vafa Mirzayeva — Lecturer 
• Anar Verdiyev — Lecturer 
• Gunel Aliyeva — Lecturer 
• Gunel Gadirova — Lecturer 
• Farida Shahvaladova — Laboratory Assistant 

Courses Offered:

Bachelor’s Degree Level

Cinematography Specialization

• Introduction to the Specialization 
• Cinematography I–VI 
• Lighting in Cinema and Television I–V 
• Documentary Film and Reportage I–IV 
• Photographic Composition I–IV 
• Cinema and Television Equipment and Optical Systems I–II 
• Visual Information Carriers and Light-Sensitive Materials I–II 
• Lighting Techniques in Cinema, Photography, and Television I–II 
• Constructed Scene Shooting and Special Effects I–III 
• Exponometry 
• Exponometric Evaluation 
• Theory and Practice of Editing I–II 
• Colour Studies 
• Colorimetry 
• Visual Solutions in Film 
• Fundamentals of Film Directing 
• Fundamentals of Screenwriting 
• Professional Training 
• Film Production 
• Fundamentals of Television Directing 
• Director’s Work in Television 
• Internship 
• Pre-Diploma Internship 
• Final State Attestation 

Directing Specialization – Film Directing Track

• Introduction to the Specialization 
• Directing I–VII 
• Directing Practice I–VI 
• Photographic Composition 
• Theory and Practice of Editing I–IV 
• Director’s Work with Actors I–IV 
• Fundamentals of Cinematography I–II 
• Professional Training 
• Organization of Film Production 
• Contemporary Television Broadcasting I–II 
• Visual Solutions in Film 
• Film Visualization 
• Film Sound Design 
• Project Presentation Culture 
• Constructive Design of Film 
• Internship 
• Pre-Diploma Internship 
• Final State Attestation 

Directing Specialization – Television Directing Track

• Introduction to the Specialization 
• Directing I–VII 
• Directing Practice I–VI 
• Director’s Work with Actors I–IV 
• Photographic Composition 
• Theory and Practice of Editing I–IV 
• Sound Design for Television Projects I–II 
• Fundamentals of Cinematography 
• Visual Solutions in Film 
• Project Presentation Culture 
• Constructive Design of Television Projects 
• Contemporary Television Broadcasting I–II 
• Professional Training 
• Organization of Television Project Production 
• Internship 
• Pre-Diploma Internship 
• Final State Attestation 

Directing Specialization – Animation Directing Track

• Introduction to the Specialization 
• Directing I–VII 
• Director’s Work with Actors I–IV 
• Directing Practice I–VI 
• Fundamentals of 2D Animation (Traditional Frame-by-Frame Animation) 
• Animation Dramaturgy and Screenwriting 
• Storyboarding and Animatics 
• Photographic Composition 
• Character Design 
• 2D Animation (Toon Boom, Rough Animator, Adobe Animate) 
• Theory and Practice of Editing I–II 
• 2D Animation (Effects and Acting) 
• 2D Animation (Dialogue and Character Interaction Scenes) 
• Introduction to 3D Animation and Basic Movements 
• Project Presentation Culture 
• Constructive Design of Film 
• 3D Modelling and Texturing (Characters and Objects) 
• 3D Animation (Character Interaction) 
• Major Movements in Cinema Art 
• 3D Animation (Movement, Acting, Emotions) 
• Sound and Music in Animation 
• Film Visualization 
• Rigging (Skeleton Creation for Characters) 
• Professional Training 
• Organization of Film Production 
• Contemporary Television Broadcasting 
• Compositing and Visual Effects in Animation 
• Animation Film Project Development (Production Pipeline and Team Organization) 
• Internship 
• Pre-Diploma Internship 
• Final State Attestation 

Master’s Degree Level

Film Directing Track

• Directing (Dramaturgical Structure of Film Production, Technological Integration Processes, and Performative Directing Models) 
• Directing (Coordination of Audiovisual Projects, Methodology of Directorial Interpretation, and Thematic-Emotional Strategies) 
• Audiovisual Project Pre-Production 
• Audiovisual Project Production 
• Audiovisual Project Post-Production and Project Presentation 
• Film Narratology and Structural Dramaturgy 
• Contemporary Development Trends in Directing 
• Poetics of Contemporary Screen Language and Visual Structure 
• New Media and Aesthetic Dialogues in Film Language 
• Project Management 
• Film Aesthetics and Visual Analysis 
• Cinema Language and Visual Composition 
• Scientific-Pedagogical Internship 
• Contemporary Digital Film Technologies (Applications of Artificial Intelligence) 
• Film Sound and Music Design (Applications of Artificial Intelligence) 

Television Directing Track

• Audiovisual Project Pre-Production 
• Audiovisual Project Post-Production and Project Presentation 
• Audiovisual Project Production 
• Directing (Dramaturgical Structure of Television Production, Technological Integration Processes, and Performative Directing Models) 
• Directing (Coordination of Television Projects, Methodology of Directorial Interpretation, and Thematic-Emotional Strategies) 
• Audiovisual Structures and Broadcast Dramaturgy 
• Contemporary Development Trends in Directing 
• Poetics and Visual Structure in Television Language 
• Aesthetic Approaches in New Media and Broadcasting Formats 
• Project Management 
• Visual Analysis and Aesthetics of Television Projects 
• Television Visuality and Image Composition 
• Scientific-Pedagogical Internship 
• Contemporary Digital Media Platforms and Broadcasting Technologies (Applications of Artificial Intelligence) 
• Sound and Music Design for Film and Television Projects (Applications of Artificial Intelligence) 

Animation Directing Track

• Animation Film Pre-Production 
• Animation Film Production 
• Animation Film Post-Production and Project Presentation 
• Directing (Dramaturgical Structure of Animation Production, Technological Integration Processes, and Performative Directing Models) 
• Directing (Coordination of Animation Projects, Methodology of Directorial Interpretation, and Thematic-Emotional Strategies) 
• 2D Character Animation and Movement Dynamics 
• Narrative Systems and Visual Structure in Animation Films 
• 3D Character Animation and Movement Dynamics 
• Animation and Visual Aesthetics on Digital Platforms 
• Project Management 
• Semiotics and Visual Analysis of Animation Films 
• Principles of Animation Language and Visual Composition 
• Scientific-Pedagogical Internship 
• Contemporary Digital Technologies (Applications of Artificial Intelligence) 
• Sound and Music Design in Animation (Applications of Artificial Intelligence)