Introduction to Film Stage Design 1

Display Schedule

Subject guarantor

Ondřej NEKVASIL

Name of lecturer(s)

Radmila IBLOVÁ, Jindřich KOČÍ, Ondřej NEKVASIL

Department

The subject provides Department of Stage Design

Contents

Dates and venues of lectures „ Introduction to Production Design “ in the winter semester 2023/24

Lecture 1:

Lecturer: prof. Ing. Arch. MgA. Ondřej Nekvasil

Date: Friday 4.10. 2024 from 17:00 to 20:00

Place: Classroom 446, Department of Scenography, Karlova street 26, Prague 1

Expressive means of film scenography

• A brief history of the development of film set design
• Composition of the film crew, the position of the artistic professions in the film crew.
• Timeline of film production
• Composition of the crew of the Art Department
• Stages of a film production designer's work on a film project

Lecture 2

Lecturer: Ing.arch. MgA. Radmila Iblová

Date: 8.10.2024, from 13:00 to 17:30

Place: Classroom 446, Department of Scenography, Karlova street 26, Prague 1

Basic introduction to the history of European material culture and architecture in relation to film production design.

Lecture 3

Lecturer: Akad. Arch Jindřich Kočí

Date: Saturday 12.10.2024, from 13:00 to 16:00

Place: Barrandov Studios

Meeting point: Bus stop : Barrandov Studio, “Filmpoint”, Kříženeckého nám.322, Praha 5

Cooperation between production designer and other film crew members.

Production of the film sets.

Construction management system.

Prop stores

Lecture 4

Lecturer: Akad. Arch Jindřich Kočí

Date: Saturday 19.10.2024, from 13:00 to 16:00

Place:

Meeting point: Bus stop : Barrandov Studio, “Filmpoint”, Kříženeckého nám.322, Praha 5

Interior film set (Real location or Studio built) examples and types.

Real interior used for filming (advantages x disadvantages)

Exterior’s sets ( using real location x building exterior scenery).

Modifications of real location as film set.

Lecture 5

Lecturer: Ing.arch. MgA. Radmila Iblová

Date: Tuesday 12.11.2024, from 13:30 to 17:00

Place: Classroom 446, Department of Scenography, Karlova street 26, Prague 1

A history of the everyday’s life, a brief overview of the development of European residential interiors over the centuries and the production of furniture.

Lecture 6

Lecturer: prof. Ing. Arch. MgA. Ondřej Nekvasil

Date: Thursday 21.11.2024 from 17:00 to 20:00

Place: Classroom 446, Department of Scenography, Karlova street 26, Prague 1

SFX film set, moving film set, film set controlled destruction

cooperation between production designer and the special effects supervisor.

VFX sets and scenerry collaboration between production designer, cinematographer and visual effects supervisor.

Learning outcomes

The aim of this lecture series is to introduce the field of film production design to first year students of the MA in Production Design at department of stage design and students of Theatre Stage Design at DAMU.

The lectures are also open to students of Camera, students of Directing and students of production of FAMU.

The lecture series is designed in such a way that the lecturers rotate but follow the lecture theme, with the order of the lectures not depending on their naming.

Due to the teachers' after-school workload, some lectures will be given on Saturdays. (see lecture schedule)

Prerequisites and other requirements

None.

Literature

ACKLAND-SNOW, Terry. LAYBOURN, Wendy. The Art of Illusion, Production design for Film and Television. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1785003431.

BARNWELL, John. Production Design for Screen: Visual Storytelling in Film and Television. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2017. ISBN 978-1472580672.

LoBRUTTO, Vincent. The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design.New York: Allworth Press, 2002. ISBN 978-1581152

Evaluation methods and criteria

Completion of this course can earn 2 credits.

In order to receive these credits, a minimum of 5 lectures out of 6 must be taken and short review of the lectures has to be deliver to the head of Production design specialization.

This course does not have the option of obtaining credits in any other way.

Further information

Course may be repeated

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Scenography - Theatrical Scenography in EN (M. A.) (Elective subjects)
• Scenography - Production Design in EN (M.A.) (Required subjects)
• Cinematography_3_2021 (Elective subjects)
• Produkce - Bakalářské studium - 2023 (Required elective subjects)