Principle of Film Light Design

Display Schedule

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
203ZFSA1	credit	2	20 hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 35 to 45 hours of self-study	English	winter

Subject guarantor

Ondřej NEKVASIL

Name of lecturer(s)

Klaus FUXJÄGER, Ondřej NEKVASIL

Department

Předmět zajišťuje Department of Stage Design

The student is introduced to the basics of film lighting. This course builds on his term paper and interior decoration, which he tackles as a construction in the atelier. This decoration is consulted with the teacher in terms of lighting and placement of light sources. The student discusses the lighting plan of the decoration and creates a simple floor plan for the placement of each key light source. The presentation is designed to best communicate with other members of the film crew, from creative to fully technical professionals.

Learning outcomes

At the beginning of the semester, the teacher not only assigns the topic of the project but also sets a minimum scope, with the understanding that only when this minimum is reached, the project is evaluated at all. The student presents his/her work to the evaluation committee during the final semester presentations. He/she introduces the teachers to the content of his/her project and then describes the individual artistic designs in detail, explains the proposed technical solution, and answers questions from the committee members. Upon completion of the coursework, the student creates a digital copy of his/her work, ideally in a .pdf file, and submits it for archiving.

Prerequisites and other requirements

None.

Literature

Production Design and Art Direction, Peter Ettedgui, Roto Vision SA 1998, San Francisco, USA

Designs the Movies, Ken Adam, Thames and Hudson, London 2008, UK

Designing Film, Toni Ludi, Bertz and Fischer Verlag Berlin, 2010, Germany

Allan Starski, Irena A. Stanislawka, Wydawnictwo Wojciech Marzec, Warszawa 2013, Poland

Dante Ferretti, The art of production design, Electa / Accademia dell'Immagine, Milano 2009, Italy

Production Design, Fionnuala Halligan, Ilex, Lewes 2012, UK

Henry Bumstead and the World of Holywood Art Direction, Andrew Horton, University of Texas Press, Austin 2003, USA

Evaluation methods and criteria

The student presents his/her work to the evaluation committee during the final semester presentations. He/she introduces the teachers to the content of his/her project and then describes the individual artistic designs in detail, explains the proposed technical solution, and answers the questions of the committee members. Upon completion of the coursework, the student creates a digital copy of his/her work, ideally in a .pdf file, and submits it for archiving.

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