Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia






The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia


The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental film centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film.


It is the oldest film school in Western Europe, founded in the city of Rome in 1935 during the Benito Mussolini era by his head of cinema Luigi Freddi, was and is still financed by the Italian government and focuses on education, research, publication and theory.


The center is the most important Italian institution for training, research and experimentation in the field of cinema, intended in its widest sense, of films, documentaries, fiction and animation.




Contents






  • 1 Function


  • 2 Facilities


    • 2.1 Directors


    • 2.2 Actors


    • 2.3 Cinematographers


    • 2.4 Costume Designers




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Function


Among its goals, are the development of the cinema and audio-visual art and techniques to levels of excellency, through distinct sectors of the Foundation itself, the National Film School and the National Film Archive.


The National Film School has its main headquarters in Rome with triennial courses of acting, screenplay writing, production design, set design and costuming, cinematography, sound engineering, production and editing. It is a full member of the international CILECT network of film schools.



Facilities


Located near Cinecittà, the school trains its students using 35mm equipment over a 3-yr period. With only 6 places available per class, selection is highly competitive.


Among its mentors are[1]Piero Tosi (costumes), Giuseppe Rotunno (photography) and Giancarlo Giannini (acting).


Alumni include:[2][3]



Directors



  • Michelangelo Antonioni

  • Giuseppe De Santis

  • Luigi Zampa

  • Pietro Germi

  • Francesco Maselli

  • Nanni Loy

  • Folco Quilici

  • Christian Filippella

  • Domenico Distilo

  • Emidio Greco

  • Carlo Verdone

  • Francesca Archibugi

  • Liliana Cavani

  • Umberto Lenzi

  • Silvano Agosti

  • Marco Bellocchio

  • Roberto Faenza

  • Fausto Brizzi

  • Salvatore Mereu

  • Gabriele Muccino

  • Giuseppe Petitto

  • Eros Puglielli

  • Roberta Torre

  • Paolo Virzì

  • Veljko Bulajic

  • Margaret Tait



Actors



  • Alida Valli

  • Carla Del Poggio

  • Andrea Checchi

  • Claudia Cardinale

  • Domenico Modugno

  • Giorgio Albertazzi

  • Francesca Neri

  • Enrico Lo Verso


  • Lorenzo Richelmy **He was the youngest student ever admitted to the school**

  • Babak Karimi

  • Maria Pia Calzone



Cinematographers



  • Nestor Almendros

  • Philo Bregstein

  • Pasqualino De Santis

  • Vittorio Storaro



Costume Designers



  • Daniela Ciancio

  • Anina Pinter



References




  1. ^ "Scuola Nazionale di Cinema/Docenti" (in Italian). Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Retrieved 2012-09-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Scuola Nazionale di Cinema/Ex allievi". List of the famous alumni (in Italian). Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Retrieved 2012-09-16.


  3. ^ "Versione definitiva del 8 febbraio 2011 elenco exallievi CSC per sito web" (PDF). Full list of the CSC Alumni (08.02.2011) (in Italian). Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. 08.02.2011. Retrieved 2012-09-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)



External links




  • "Official website" (in Italian). Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Retrieved 2012-09-16.


  • "C.S.C. Students". Archived from the original on June 5, 2010.










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