Topics in Avantgarde Cinema
- 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:
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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:
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Lecture, screening
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
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This course is suitable for anyone able to open her or his eyes and mind.
- Recommended optional programme components
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No
- Course contents:
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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:
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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
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No
- Assessment methods and criteria
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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:
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No
- Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- Schedule for summer 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 - The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Fotografie EN - bakalář (optional subject)
- Fotografie EN - magistr (optional subject)
- Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (optional subject)
- Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (optional subject)
- Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (optional subject)
- Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování (optional subject)