The Camera in Documentary Film 4

Subject guarantor:

Jiří MYSLÍK, Marek JÍCHA, Rudolf ADLER

Name of lecturer(s):

Jiří MYSLÍK, Marek JÍCHA, Rudolf ADLER

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Systematic preparations of Camera Dept. students for the cameraman function in shooting a documentary film. Camera Dept. students acquire fundamental skills for working with the cameraman.

Mode of study:

During the semester the student shoots with a 35mm film camera onto B/W negative material. The developed negative is submitted to NFA (National Film Archives) and from a DVCAM transfer one's own version of CHRONICLE is composed in the editing room. The resulting edit is submitted for the Summary Exam.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

A requirement is completion of the basics of camera work in the framework of the 1st and 2nd year Camera Dept. study.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Curriculum:

- Analysis of prepared student documentary projects.

- Preparations for shooting the cameraman exercise MAN - PORTRAIT - CHRONICLE

- Evaluation of shot material, screening of the daily work.

- Evaluation, on-going analysis and consultations over the shot material of the documentary project.

- HDV, HDTV, DIGITAL CINEMA and documentary projects.

- Working with light, contrast in relation to the distinctive SD and HD digital systems.

- Film language and structure issues in documentary film in relation to the recording method use. The technical parameters limiting documentary practice.

- Digital television, documentary multi-media projects, technology aspects.

Shooting the Cameraman film MAN - PORTRAIT - CHRONICLE project

Camera dept. students are tasked to shoot a short silent image recording (122m of color 16mm negative material) - a portrait of a man - a „father“ - a notable Czech cameraman. Documentary dept. students arrange the supplementary sound recording - a conversation on a cassette. Together they edit their recordings in the editing room to an electronic form (Avid, FinalCut). The presentation of the project will be the year's work final committee for the Camera dept.

Recommended or required reading:

Petr Prokop - Současné filmové kamery

Petr Prokop - Zakládání filmových kamer

Rudolf Adler - Cesta k filmovému dokumentu

Béla Balázs - Film. Vývoj a podstata nového umenia.

Slovenské vydavatelstvo krásnej literatury 1958

Film je umění - Sborník statí Orbis Praha 1963

Guido Aristarco - Dějiny filmových teorií Orbis Praha 1968

Robert Flaherty - Materiály k dějinám dokumentárního filmu

Anton Wilson´s - Cinema Workshop

Kodak - Student Filmmaker´s Handbook

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded for the screening of edited material of a completed work.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

	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	místnost 222 Ateliér KK (Lažanský palác) JÍCHA M. 17:20–18:55 (paralelka 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	17:20–18:55	JÍCHA M.	Ateliér KK Lažanský palác		paralelka 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (qualification subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (qualification subject)