Topics in Avantgarde Cinema

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Course unit code:

311TAC

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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 Erasmus – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – optional subject
Study plan Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování – optional subject

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Year of study

předmět nemá určen ročník studia

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

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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

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

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.

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Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Fotografie EN - bakalář (optional subject)
Fotografie EN - magistr (optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (optional subject)
Erasmus (optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (optional subject)
Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování (optional subject)