Film Laboratory

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
304EFIL exam 2 2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study English winter

Subject guarantor

Aleš BOŠTIČKA

Name of lecturer(s)

Aleš BOŠTIČKA

Department

The subject provides Department of Cinematography

Contents

The objective of the subject is to instruct the students about the functioning of a film laboratory, its integration in the cinematographic film production process, the production processes in film laboratories, and with equipment used to process film material and make film copies and other film laboratory products.

The emphasis is on mastering the principles and theoretical context, whereas the description of specific equipment and organizational implications is only presented on a model basis, usually in relation to the practice in one of the domestic laboratories, given the great degree of diversity of the subject.

The subject is focused predominantly on standard cinematography and work with film on photochemical principles, but it also covers topics associated with other media where related to the activities of film laboratories.

Extensive attention is paid to the contact between film labs and directors of photography.

Learning outcomes

Students acquire basic information regarding film lab processing.

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

Anton Wilson´s: Cinema Workshop /Hollywood, 1983/

The EDCF Guide to DIGITAL CINEMA MASTERING (http://www.edcf.net/edcf_docs/edcf_mastering_guide.pdf)

Websites recommended by the lecturer

Evaluation methods and criteria

The final evaluation is based on the following ratio of parameters:

Presence in lectures 10%

Results of a final semester exam 80%

Student´s activity in lectures during the semester 10%

Note

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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
room 225
Room No. 225
(Lažanský palác)
BOŠTIČKA A.
14:50–16:25
(lecture parallel1)
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Wed 14:50–16:25 Aleš BOŠTIČKA Room No. 225
Lažanský palác		 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