Film Adaptations in Central and Eastern European Cinema
- Course unit code:
- 311FACE
- Course unit title:
- Film Adaptations in Central and Eastern European Cinema
- Mode of delivery:
- zkouška
- Range:
- 2/T
- Type of course unit:
- Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography – compulsory subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – compulsory subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – compulsory subject - Level of course unit:
- Year of study
- Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography – 1st year
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – 1st year
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – 1st year - Semester when the course unit is delivered
- zimní
- Number of ECTS credits allocated:
- 2
- Garant předmětu:
- Dan DUTA
- Name of lecturer(s):
- Dan DUTA
- Study Objectives:
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Upon completion the student will be familiarized with the basic manners in the tradition of film adaptation functions in Central Europe with an emphasis on the most signficant film directors and the literature of that region (Menzel-Hrabal, Wajda-Sienkiewicz, etc.)
- Mode of delivery:
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Screenings with introductions, commentary, guided discussions.
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
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No requirements for registration to the course. A basic experience with Central European literature and/or cinema is recommended.
- Recommended optional programme components
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No
- Course contents:
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Screenings, commentary and analyses of recordings arising within Central European cinema which adapt literary models.
- Fundamental elements of film adaptation and screenwriting theory.
- Study materials:
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Obligatory: Films screened related to lectures and their literary sources.
Recommended literature:
Novels into Film by George Bluestone
Film Adaptation (Depth of Film Series) by James Naremore
A Theory of Adaptation by Linda Hutcheon
Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature by John Desmond
Short Guide to Writing about Film, A (7th Edi... by Timothy Corrigan
Literature and Film: A Guide to the Theory and Pra... by Robert Stam
Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories that Have Inspired Great Films by Stephanie Harrison
Literature Through Film: Realism, Magic, and the Art of Adaptation by Robert Stam
Rethinking the Novel / Film Debate by Kamilla Elliott
Now a Major Motion Picture: Film Adaptation of Literature and Drama (Paperback) by Christine Geraghty
Film Adaptation and Its Discontents: From Gone with the Wind to Passion of Christ by Thomas Leitch
Film and Literature: An Introduction and Reader by Timothy Corrigan
- Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Student discussions with film directors or writers invited by the lecturers.
- Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam or 10-pages essay or short film adaptation screenplay (10 pages maximum).
- Language of instruction:
- English
- Work placement(s):
- Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.
- Course web page:
- Note:
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No
- Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:
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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 - Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (qualification subject)
- Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (qualification subject)
- Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (qualification subject)