Mentoring programme Jan Pinkava film screening and lecture

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
300MJPP credit 1 30 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 3 to 8 hours of self-study English winter

Subject guarantor

Michaela PAVLÁTOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Michaela PAVLÁTOVÁ

Department

The subject provides Subjects and study plans provided by faculty

Contents

Participants of the lecture series will get acquainted with the personality and work of the important world director of Czech origin, Jan Pinkava. Jan Pinkava is the author of mainly 3D animated films and has won numerous awards for his work, including an Academy Award and a number of Oscar nominations. He was part of the renowned American animation studio Pixar, where he worked for many years at the highest levels and was at the birth of many of its best films. He is also a distinguished teacher, currently leading the renowned Animationsinstitut Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

The module includes a lecture, film screening and a subsequent discussion with students.

Date: 11. 12. 2024 (Wed)

Venue: Studio FAMU, Reference screening room, 4th floor, Klimentská 4, Prague 1

10:10 Opening of the hall

10:30 - 12:30 film screenings with lecturer's introduction block of student films ANIMATIONSINSTITUT Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and block Brief Selection of SHORTS by Jan Pinkava (Select Pixar Commercials, Geris Game, Heartstring)

14:00 - 17:00 Specialization lecture on Agency and Storytelling in Animation: What happens when the audience makes choices for FAMU students and faculty. Discussion after the lecture.

Moderated by Michaela Pavlátová.

The programme is in English without interpretation.

Learning outcomes

The students will get acquainted with Jan Pinkava, an important world director and teacher of Czech origin, his work, research, background and methods. The work of this Oscar-winning filmmaker includes animated and short films, and more recently he has also been involved in storytelling with audience participation.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Interest in film, especially animation, 3D animation and Pixar, interest in new ways of conveying the story.

Literature

https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Pinkava_(re%C5%BEis%C3%A9r)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684342/

https://www.vzjp.cz/JJP/index.htm

Evaluation methods and criteria

100 % participation in the film screening and lecture, activity during the discussion, proof of participation by signing the attendance list at the FAMU Studio Referee screening on 11.12.2024

Note

Venue: Studio FAMU, Reference Projections, Klimentská 4, 110 00 Prague 1, 4th floor

Date: 11.12.2024

Contact person: Andrea PETROVIČOVÁ, andrea.petrovicova@famu.cz, +420 234 244 339

Further information

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
11.12.2024 10:30–17:00 Michaela PAVLÁTOVÁ Studio FAMU - reference Screen
Klimentská ulice		 Venue: Referenční projekce Studio FAMU, Klimentská 4, 110 00 Praha 1. Lecturer: Jan Pinkava. lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans