Camera magica - archaeology of the moving image

Code:

373MCMA

Completion:

Z

Credits:

2

Range:

11/S

Tutor:

Miloš VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ

Synopsis:

Lecturer: Werner Nekes; coordinator: Miloš Vojtěchovský

Time and place:

- Tuesday 13. 5. 2008 from 6.p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Goethe Institute Prag,

- Thursday 15. 5. 2008 from 12:20 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. at FAMU in room 2,

- Friday 16. 5. 2008 from 12:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Institut intermédií at ČVUT (Czech Technical University), Dejvice, Prague 6.

Credits and Assignments: Zá/2 - for 100% participation - in English

Jazyk výuky:

AN

Prerequisites:

Study Objectives:

Outline and Syllabus:

Workshop opening: May 13, 2008: commented screening of Werner Nekes´ films at Goethe Institute.

Werner Nekes (1944 D) an experimental filmmaker and media artist, author of more than 100 films, collector. His collection of artefacts documenting the evolution of pre-cinematographic experiments and early history of film represents one of the most famous collections of today. Nekes is a member of the working group of German feature film producers, of the German Society for Photography, of the European Academy of Arts, Science and Humanities. Currently, he is teaching as a Professor for Film and Media Art in Hamburg, Offenbach, Wuppertal, and Cologne [D].

Workshop will focus on the introduction of Nekes´ films and on the space and temporal principals involved in representation of moving images. Creative work with the 16 mm projector and with 16 mm camera is involved as well. The Workshop is organised in cooperation with Goethe Institute Praha.

Nekes will introduce several films from 60 ies at The Goethe Institute Praha at 6 p.m. 13. May

Start (1966, 10´)

Artikel (1966, 10´)

put-put (1967, 10´)

jüm-jüm (1967, 10´)

gurtrug Nr. 1 (1967, 12´)

At FAMU and in Institut of intermedia Prof. Nekes will introduce 16mm films:

Makimono (1974, 38´)

Hynningen (1973, 21´)

Geflecht/(1976, 16´)

Knoten/ (1976, 30´)

zipzibbelip (1968, 11´)

Kelek (1968, 60´)

T-WO-MEN (1972, 90´)

vis-á-vis (1968, 14´)

Beuys (1981, 11´)

Bei der Lichtbildnerin (1978, 16´)

and 35 mm film What really happened betwen the pictures? (1986, 83´)

Workshop is located at FAMU May 15 from 12.20 till 5.30 p.m. and May 16 in Institute of Intermedia in Dejvice from 12.45 till 6 p.m.

Program Camera Magica supported by Goethe-Institute Prag, Film and Television faculty AMU, Institute of intermedia in the framework of project FAMU Open Eye.

Study materials:

www.wernernekes.de

www.goethe.de/prag

www.iim.cz

Note:

Schedule for summer semester 2007/2008:

	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
Fri
Thu
Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animovaná tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Animovaná tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Režie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Režie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (optional subject)
• Kamera - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Produkce - bakalář (optional subject)
• Produkce - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)