Montage in Short Films of the Current Cinemascape
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
306MSC | credit | 2 | 3 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 23 to 33 hours of self-study | English | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Tomáš DORUŠKA, Marguerite FARAG
Department
Předmět zajišťuje Department of Editing
Contents
Through exposure to a variety of short films, from all around the world, the students will
immerse themselves in the short format. Acquainting themselves with the diversity and the
flexibility of the montage of short films, particularly with ones from recent years. Students will
engage in stimulating discussions on the success or failure of these films based on its ability to
fulfill the director’s intentions and its impact on the audience. The students will also discover the
trends of the industry. Focusing not only on the editing, dramaturgy and the different structures
of films but also on the unique aesthetics and forms used on short film, this will give the students
a holistic approach in understanding the scene. Group presentations, screenings and writing
exercises prepare students to understand the format on a deeper analytical level.
Class 1: 03.10. Festival Circuit
- Class introduction and going over the syllabus
- The life cycle of a short film
Screening:
- I Promise you Paradise (Fiction)
Morad Mostafa, 25 min. Egypt 2023
- Passage (Experimental)
Ann Oren, 12 min. Germany, 2020
- Paradiso, XXXI, 108
Kamal Aljafari, 19min. Germany, 2022
Reading: Valck, Marijke de. “Supporting Art Cinema at a Time of Commercialization: Principles
and Practices, the Case of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.” Poetics (Amsterdam) 42
(2014): 40–59. Web.
→ Announcement and distribution of the presentations
Class 2: 10.10. Dialogue in a Nutshell
Topic: How to “Dialogue”?
Screening:
- The Voice of Others (Fiction)
Fatima Kaci, 30 min. France, 2023
- Ins Wilde Land (Fiction)
Emil Kascha, 20 min. Austria, 2024
- Ain’t No Time for Women (Documentary)
Sarra El Abed, 19 min. Canada, 2020
Reading: Excerpts from Arijon, Daniel. Grammar of the Film Language. Chapter 8: Editing
Patterns for Static Dialogue Scenes. Silman James Press 1976.
Class 3: 17.10. Non-Dialogue-Based Films
Topic: Silence is louder than words. How to engage without verbal communication?
Screening:
- Filipiñana (Fiction)
Rafael Manuel, 24 min. Philippines, UK, 2020
- Haulout (Documentary)
Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev, 25 min. UK, 2022
- SH_T Happens (Animation)
Michaela Mihalyi, Dávid Štumpf, 13 min. Czechia, 2019
→ Distribution of mini assignment
Class 4: 24.10. Afro-surrealism
Topic: Afro-surrealism manifesto and other examples
Presentation of mini assignments.
Screening:
- Atlanta (Series)
TBD, 2016-2022
- Excerpts from the works of Elia Suleiman.
- Alright - Kendrick Lamar
Colin Tilley and The Little Homies, 7min. USA, 2015
Reading: Miller, D. Scot Call it Afro-Surreal The San Fransicso Bay Guardian, 2009. Web
Class 5: 31.10. Mixed Media
Topic: How can the personal be effective? How to mix media to build an emotional arc?
Screening:
- Zisma (Documentary)
Jorge Sánchez Calderón, 33 min. Czechia & Spain, 2020
- Bella, (Hybrid)
Thelyia Petraki, 25 min. Greece, 2020
- Dinosaur - Cairokee (Music Video)
Yasser Azmy, 4 min. Egypt, 2017
- Cowboy (Experimental)
Sami AlSalamoni, 5 min. Egypt, 1973
Potential Guest Speaker: Jorge Sánchez Calderón (Director, Editor)
Class 6: 07.11, Mother Trilogy
Topic: Blurring reality in fiction and mammy issues
Screening:
- Mother Prays All Day Long
Hoda Taheri, 24 min. 2022
- As if Mother Cried
Hoda Taheri, 19 min. 2023
- Mother Is a Natural Sinner
Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadzija, 15 min. 2024
Potential Guest Speakers: Hoda Taheri & Boris Hadzija
Class 7: 14.11. Personal Stories
Topic: Different shades of intimacy
- See Heaven (Documentary)
Naomi Kwase, 10 min. Japan, 1995
- You can’t get what you want but you can get me (Documentary)
Z Walsh, Samira Elagoz. 13 min. Finland, 2024
- Sea Salt (Fiction)
Leila Basma, 19 min. Lebanon, Czechia, 2023
- Image of Victory (Documentary)
Adi Mishnayot, 30 min. Israel, 2019
Reading: Mishnayot, Adi. (Director of Image of Victory) Interview. Melbourne Documentary
Film Festival. July 2020. Web
Potential Guest Speaker: Leila Basma (Director & Editor)
Class 8: 21.11. Comedy
Topic: Visual vs. Wordy Comedy
- My Gig in Sweden (Fiction)
Simon Vahlne, 15 min. Sweden, 2023
- A Short Film about Kids (Fiction)
Ibrahim Handal, 10 min. Palestine, 2023
- Squish (Fiction)
Xavier Seron, 21 min. Belgium, 2020
- Nobody Speak - DJ Shadow feat Run The Jewels (Music Video)
Sam Piling, 4 min. USA, 2016
Class 9: 28.11. Queer Films
Topic: Authenticity and creativity in queerness, how to edit tactility?
Screening:
- Blood Like Water (Fiction)
Dima Hamdan, 13 min. Palestine, 2023
- Compositions for Understanding Relationships (Experimental/Animation)
David De La Fuente, 5 min. USA, 2022
- Heaven Reaches Down to Earth, (Fiction)
Tebogo Malebogo, 10 min. South Africa, 2020
Potential Guest Speakers: Tebogo Malebogo (Director) & Petrus van Staden (Editor)
Class 10: 05.12. Poetic Documentary
Topic: How to start with a non-narrative documentary?
- Workers’ Wings
Ilir Hasanaj, 19 min. Kosovo, 2024
- In Between (Documentary)
Samir Karahoda, 14 min. Kosovo, 2019
- The First Bridge (Documentary)
Laila Pakalnina, 12 min. Latvia, 2020
Poetntial Guest Speaker: Enis Saraçi (Editor)
Class 11 & 12: 12.12 -19.12: Remaining Students’ Presentations
In this class, students who didn’t present yet will have the opportunity to do so
Ressources:
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@Omeleto/
https://www.locarnofestival.ch/media/vod/locarno-shorts-weeks.html
https://www.aflamuna.online/en/
Learning outcomes
Course Expectations:
● Students will research, and analyze the montage of a short film for their presentation.
● Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions and presentations.
● Students are encouraged to show their work in progress to the class for feedback
Outcomes:
● Acquired skills to analyze technically and aesthetically short films.
● Understanding of how short films craft their stories.
● Enhanced critical thinking and visual literacy skills.
● Grasp over the film industry, specifically in the short films’ circuit.
Prerequisites and other requirements
-
Literature
Reading assignments will be made available before the class.
Excerpts from: https://leidenshorts.nl/leiden-shorts/rewatch-reread/
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance and participation: 40%
Mini Assignment: 10 %
Student Presentation: 50%
==============================
Total: 100%
If a student fails to attend 60% of the classes they will have to submit a 500 word written essay
to be delivered on the final day of classes to marguerite.farag@famu.cz
Please note that changes in the schedule, screenings, or readings are possible.
Note
-
Further information
This course is an elective for all students of this school
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 |
|
Thu |
|
Fri |
|
Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu | 17:20–19:45 | Marguerite FARAG | Room No. 311 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
- Montage_2020 (Required elective subjects)
- Editing - Bachelor_2021 (Required elective subjects)
- Editing - Master_2021 (Required elective subjects)