Film Style and Form

Garant předmětu:

Petra DOMINKOVÁ

Jméno vyučujícího (jména vyučujících):

Petra DOMINKOVÁ

Výsledky učení dané vzdělávací složky:

Studenti si osvojí stylistické aspekty mizanscény (mise-en-scene) v dějinách světové kinematografie.

Forma studia:

Lecture

Předpoklady a další požadavky:

No

Doporučené volitelné vzdělávací složky:

No

Obsah kurzu:

The course will focus on the film style and form (FALL 2012: mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing; SPRING 2013: sound, narration) partly based on the readings of the book Film Art: An Introduction by David Bordwell and Kritstin Thompson. We will discuss the means of film style and form and how they present themselves in a dozen of great films from various epochs and countries. Disclosure of possible meanings and interpretation of them is the aim of the course.

During the sessions students will watch the films in their entirety (English version or subtitled); short extracts illustrating particular topics will also be screened. The discussions in which we can exchange the ideas and experiences are important part of each lesson. Students should ask anything that is not clear enough, bring their own ideas and participate actively in the whole course.

NB „Film Form and Style“ will be open also during Spring 2013, however, the focus of Spring term will be on sound and narration, therefore the students may take the class both terms.

Doporučená nebo povinná literatura:

David Bordwell ? Kristin Thompson: Film Art. An Introduction. (International Edition.) McGraw-Hill, 1993.

David Bordwell ? Kristin Thompson: Film History. An Introduction. International Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Anikó Imre, ?The Politics of Hiccups,? Cineaction 64 (August 2004), pp. 8 ? 17.

Hugh S. Manon, ?Qui Perd Gagne: Failure and Cinematic Seduction,? International Journal of Žižek Studies, vol. 1, no. 3 (2007). Available on-line http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/ijzs/article/view/56/126

Bill Nichols (Ed.): Movies and Methods. University of California Press 1976 (vol. 1); 1985 (vol. 2)

Clara Orban, ?Antonioni ?s Women, Lost in the City.? Modern Language Studies, vol. 31, no. 2 (Autumn 2001), pp. 11 ? 27.

Michael Rabiger: Directing. Film Techniques and Aesthetics. Focal Press 2003.

Robert Sklar: Film. An International History of the Medium. Thames and Hudson 1993.

Robin Wood, Personal views: Explorations in film. Wayne State University Press,2006, pp. 119 ? 141

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Plánované vzdělávací činnosti a výukové metody:

No

Hodnoticí metody a kritéria:

Quizzes: 10 questions

We will begin each lesson by short quiz containing one question that will test the understanding of the readings assigned and/or the familiarity with the subject discussed the previous lesson. When the student is absent s/he will get one more chance to fill out the quiz from the lesson s/he missed. There will be altogether 10 questions in the quizzes.

Mid-term essay: 1 000 words

Due date: 6 November 2012

Students will receive recommended topics for the paper two weeks before it is due. Papers may be delivered to the professor by email. Due date is not flexible. If a student must request an extension, s/he has to do it before the paper is due. All sources (films, books, articles, interviews, websites, etc.) have to be cited. Any time the student quotes or paraphrases someone else?s work s/he has to give her/him credit, otherwise it is consider plagiarism and will result in failing from this assignment and may also cause failing from the overall class.

Final essay: 1 to 3 pages

Students will write in class essay about the short film(s)/clip(s) that will be shown on the spot. That is, the film (or part thereof) will be shown and students will write a paper in the class, immediately after the screening.

Date: 18 December 2012.

Grading will be based on four aspects:

Quizees: 20%/ Midterm Essay: 20% / Final Essay: 30% /Participation in discussion: 30%

Webová stránka předmětu:

Poznámka:

petra.dominkova@gmail.com

Detailed syllabus available upon request in FAMU International office.

Další informace:

Předmět je součástí nabídky volitelných předmětů fakulty

Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2012/2013:

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Čt	místnost 207 Učebna 2 (Lažanský palác) DOMINKOVÁ P. 18:10–21:25 (přednášková par. 1)
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Datum	Den	Čas	Vyučující	Místo	Poznámky	Č. paralelky
	Čt	18:10–21:25	DOMINKOVÁ P.	Učebna 2 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Rozvrh na letní semestr 2012/2013:

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St	místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DOMINKOVÁ P. 18:10–21:25 (přednášková par. 1)
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Datum	Den	Čas	Vyučující	Místo	Poznámky	Č. paralelky
	St	18:10–21:25	DOMINKOVÁ P.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Předmět je součástí následujících studijních plánů:

• Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (oborový předmět)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (oborový předmět)
• Erasmus (volitelný předmět)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (oborový předmět)