Gesture and Mime

Course unit code:

309GMH

Course unit title:

Gesture and Mime

Mode of delivery:

zápočet

Range:

3/D

Type of course unit:

Study plan Animovaná tvorba - bakalář – compulsory subject
Study plan Dokumentární tvorba - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Animovaná tvorba - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Režie - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Režie - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Kamera - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Kamera - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Produkce - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Produkce - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Audiovizuální studia - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Střihová skladba - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Střihová skladba - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Zvuková tvorba - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Zvuková tvorba - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Fotografie CZ - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Fotografie CZ - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Audiovizuální studia - magistr – compulsory optional subject
Study plan Fotografie CZ - magistr: restaurování – compulsory optional subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

Study plan Animovaná tvorba - bakalář – 1st year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

3

Garant předmětu:

Štefan CAPKO

Name of lecturer(s):

Štefan CAPKO

Study Objectives:

The aim of the course is to find and become aware of the strength of gesture and its particular expressive potential. Theory and practice of the art where the main emphasis is placed on the actor's poise and ability to extract from reality significant indications and signals in impressive and simple forms.

Mode of delivery:

Intensive instruction module taking place at UVS Poněšice. Part of instruction is practical physical exercise. Appropriate exercise attire is necessary with no printing and in neutral colors.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course provides a basic insight into acting from an anthropological point-of-view. No particular preparations are required.

Recommended optional programme components

No prerequisites.

Course contents:

Gestural and mime acting are part of pantomime and animated film.

Curriculum:

Parts of the actor's body and their use.

Creating a pose.

Extracting from observations in reality.

Poise as the basis for the creation of a character and poise as the expression of emotion. Theory of the genesis of gesture and its function.

Human non-verbal communication, its inherent laws, why body language is the basic expression skill of man.

Though exercises students will come closer to and understand expression in movement from the acting viewpoint. Creating movement in time and space. Study of characters, their main signals, body build, gesture and mimicry. Classification of poise and gestures of characters, emotions and their use in playing out a situation.

Originality in acting.

Credit conditions: ex: Cr/3 - for 100%

Note: A maximum of 15 spaces are available for this module (5 Dept, 5 HAMU, 5 free spaces for others interested) - registration is possible only in person with Ms. Lenka Činovska, secretary (244 234 356, lenka.cinovska@famu.cz)

Required for 1st-year bachelor study students.

Study materials:

O. Vávra: Mluvíme beze slov

J. Švehla: Tisícileté umění pantomimy

V. Veber: Příběh pantomimy

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assessment methods and criteria

Active approach to physical exercise, which guides one to the understanding of fundamental relations of the human body.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

Course web page:

Note:

Every human being is capable of expressive movement, because movment is one of the first manifestations of life. An actor can become anyone desired. Understanding the function of a gesture and the mutual relations of individual parts of the human body is a process founded on the performance of body exercise systems. The pantomime principle of acting (embodiement) is the principle basis for any acting expression.

Group maximum is 15.

Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:

	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 (qualification subject, 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)
• Audiovizuální studia - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr: restaurování (faculty subject, optional subject)