Project of Film Scenography 4
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203PFSA4 | exam | 4 | 3 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 69 to 89 hours of self-study | English | summer |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Radmila IBLOVÁ, Jindřich KOČÍ, Ondřej NEKVASIL
Department
The subject provides Department of Stage Design
Contents
The content of this theoretical work during one semester is to introduce students of film set design to the work of Czech and international film set designers. The student, in consultation with the teacher, will choose a personality and at least one of the films on which the chosen set designer worked. The final paper includes a brief biography of the set designer and an analysis of the artistic design of one or more films on which this author worked.
Learning outcomes
The student can reveal and describe the scenographic concept of the film and can comment on it and, if necessary, evaluate it. The seminars include screenings of the films and discussion about their visual design.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None.
Literature
Art History for Filmmakers, The Art of Visual Storytelling, Gillian McIver,
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016, UK
Art Direction & Production Design, Lucy Fischer, I.B. Tauris 2015, London - New York, UK- USA
If It's Purple Someone's Gonna Die, Patti Bellantoni, Focal Press 2005, Oxford, UK
Pretty Pictures, Production Design and the History Film, T.S. Tashiro, University of Texas Press, Austin 1998, USA
The Visual story, Bruce A Block, Elsevier 2008, Oxford, UK
By Design, Vincent LoBrutto, Praeger Publishers 1992, USA
Designs on Film, Cathy Whitlock, Harper Collins Publishers New York 2010, USA
Sets in Motion, Art Direction and Film Narrative, Charles Affron & Mirella Jona Affron, Rutgers
University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1995, USA
Evaluation methods and criteria
The student works on a final project assigned by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
During the final presentation, the student presents his/her project to the evaluation committee and answers their questions. The committee evaluates the content of the project and emphasizes the comprehensibility of the verbal presentation. Knowledge of film history and the ability to reflect theoretically on a film work are also evaluated.
Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Scenography - Production Design in EN (M.A.) (Required main subjects)