AMU = DAMU + FAMU + HAMU
STUDY PLANS

Topics in Avantgarde Cinema

Register Display Schedule
Course unit code:
311TAC
Course unit title:
Topics in Avantgarde Cinema
Mode of delivery:
zkouška
Range:
4/T
Type of course unit:
Study plan Fotografie EN - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Fotografie EN - magistr – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – optional subject
Study plan Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování – optional subject
Level of course unit:
Year of study
předmět nemá určen ročník studia
Semester when the course unit is delivered
letní
Number of ECTS credits allocated:
4
Garant předmětu:
Martin ČIHÁK
Name of lecturer(s):
Martin ČIHÁK
Study Objectives:

Students will become acquainted with nearly all strains of avante-garde film (i.e. cinéma pur, non-objective film, surrealist´ film, formal film, structural/material film, found-footage film, assemblage and collage film etc.) with the objective of demonstrating the vast possibilities of film language (filmic devices, film technique, methods of montage or animation, etc) in non-narrative cinema.

Mode of delivery:

Lecture, screening

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course is suitable for anyone able to open her or his eyes and mind.

Recommended optional programme components

No

Course contents:

This course will examine the evolution of avante-garde film over the course of the 20th century. Each lesson is accompanied by various examples screened on VHS.

Study materials:

Required literature:

Handouts with basic texts and information concerning the topical program will be available every lesson.

Recommended literature:

P. A. Sitney: Visionary Film; New York 1974, new edition 2000

Malcolm LeGrice: Abstract Film and Beyond; London 1977

James Peterson: Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order: Understanding the American Avant-Garde Cinema; Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1994

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

No

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading and Assessment:

1.Class Attendance and participation: mandatory in order to pass the course.

2.Written Exam: a test, which will examine students? basic knowledge of the material covered in class.

3.Oral Defense (is not obligatory): students will meet individually with the instructor and present a brief analysis of a chosen film, person, film strain or film technique

Language of instruction:
English
Work placement(s):
Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.
Course web page:
Note:

No

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
místnost 241
Učebna 3

(Lažanský palác)
ČIHÁK M.
09:50–13:05
(přednášková par. 1)
Fri
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
Generated on 2011-6-17
Updates of the above given information can be found on http://studijniplany.amu.cz/en/predmet311TAC.html