Seminar on Audiovisual Analysis

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Course unit code:

373SAA

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zkouška

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2/T

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zimní

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Study Objectives:

Exercises in analytical skills and reflection upon a Critic's work.

Mode of delivery:

This course places emphasis on practice, which is trying individual types and genres of analytical writing. The first three weeks of the semester, each student writes each week a short one page paper. Then each selects two or three types of texts which are submitted by a given due date. There are group discussions about individual papers.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Ability to read English texts.

Recommended optional programme components

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

This course of audio-visual analysis is combined with a consideration of the basic types and issues of audio-visual analysis with exercises of analytical skills.

Curriculum:

1. Introductory discussion over the methods and history of analysis and interpretation.

2. Analysis of foreign texts with a layout of the basic elements and writing conventions (Readings: Bordwell, David. Making Meaning. Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema. Harvard University Press 1989, s. 1-18. (Chapter 1))

3. Issues regarding criteria and reasoning in evaluating an artistic work (Readings: Kulka, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Torst: Praha 2000, s. 64-80)

4. Content (and Surface) Issues (Readings:Sontagová, Susan: Proti interpretaci. Kritický sborník 1994, č. 3, s. 1-7)

5. Thematic Interpretation

6. Intertextual analysis - categorizing a work in the history of art (inspirational example: Ondřej Hauser: Hulk. Cinepur 2005, č. 41)

7. Ideological analysis (inspirational example:Zdeněk Holý: Mladí a otevření. Nad antihomosexuální ideologií Šeptej. Cinepur 2003, č. 30 (listopad))

8. Historical analysis (film as a reflection of the time) (inspirational example: Lucie Česálková: Normalizační film na čtyřech kolech. Cinepur 2004, č. 31 (leden).; Kamil Fila: Konec hypertrofické éry. Cinepur 2004, č. 34 (červenec))

9. Self-reflection of film in film (film as an allegory of film practice) (inspirational example: Lucie Česálková: Úžasňákovi. Cinepur 2005, č. 41)

10. Analysis of the reception by the audience (what feedback the material can receive from the audience (and/or a critic) for example on servers such as www.csfd.cz, www.rottentomatoes.com)

11. Analysis of television programs

12. Analysis of experimental film

Study materials:

Recommended:

AUMONT, Jacques; MARIE, Michel. L´analyse des films. Paris: Nathan 1998.

BRENEZOVÁ, Nicole. Dopis Tagu Gallagharovi. Pohled na film z figurálního hlediska. Iluminace 2005, č. 1, s. 25-41.

BÍLEK, Petr A. Hledání jazyka interpretace. Brno: Host 2003.

BORDWELL, David; THOMPSON, Kristin. Film Art: an Introduction. New York: McGraw Hill 2000.

BORDWELL, David. Making meaning. Inference and rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1989.

ECO, Umberto. Interpretácia a nadinterpretácia. Bratislava: Archa 1995.

ECO, Umberto. Meze interpretace. Praha: Univerzita Karlova 2004.

GRODIN, Jean. Úvod do hermeneutiky. Praha 1997

JOLY, Martine. L´image et son interpretation. Paris: Nathan 2002.

KULKA, Tomáš. Umění a kýč. Torst: Praha 2000.

RICOEUR, Paul. Teória interpretácie: diskurz a prebytok významu. Bratislava: Archa 1997.

SONTAGOVÁ, Susan. Proti interpretaci. Kritický sborník 1994, č. 3, s. 1-7.

TODOROV, Tzvetan. Symbolism and interpretation. London 1973.

THOMPSONOVÁ, Kristin. Neoformalistická filmová analýza: jeden přístup, mnoho metod. Iluminace 1998, č. 1, s. 5-36.

VANOYE, Francis; GOLIOT-LÉTÉ Anne. Précis d'analyse filmique. Paris: Nathan Université 1992.

ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách: několik zásad pro začátečníky. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství 2005.

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Assessment methods and criteria

Credit for the course is awarded based on submission of all required writings and class participation. In grading, the quality of the submitted writings (more than „talent“, also recognized is the effort and care with which the text is written.).

Language of instruction:

Czech

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Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

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Note:

This course takes places once every two years. It is registered for the 2010-2011 study year.

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No schedule has been prepared for this course

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