History of Animation

Subject guarantor:

Edgar DUTKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Edgar DUTKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Students should be acquainted not just with history of animation from early years but also with differencies not between America and Europe only but among individual Masters of animation in different national cinematographies till 90ties of the 20th Century. The aim is to understand roots of this special art and serious historical tasks it had in the past in different parts of the World.

Mode of study:

lecture, screening, commentary

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No

Recommended optional programme components:

No

Course contents:

History of Animation is a subject for more than 1 semester only. That´s why this one semester subject at FAMU is some kind of introduction into history of animation - the rich Czech and foreign panorama of Animated Films.

Recommended or required reading:

Gianalberto Bendazzi: Cartoons - One Hundred Years of Film Animation

Jan Poš: Czech Animated Film 1934 - 1994 (in English and Czech languages)

(They are waiting at your convenience at FAMU library on the 1st Floor)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

No

Assessment methods and criteria:

The most important for student´s achievement in this subject is his/her regular attendance at lessons. Some of animated films student could see in the school library, but many of them could see at lessons only.

-Attendance 30%

-Final test 30%

-Discussion 30%

-Regular and active participation in classes 10%

Course web page:

Note:

Detailed syllabus available upon request in FAMU International office.

Further information:

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter 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 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DUTKA E. 09:00–10:35 (přednášková par. 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	09:00–10:35	DUTKA E.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

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 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DUTKA E. 09:00–10:35 (přednášková par. 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	09:00–10:35	DUTKA E.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animovaná tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - magistr (optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Animovaná tvorba - magistr (optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr (optional subject)
• Režie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Režie - magistr (optional subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (optional subject)
• Kamera - magistr (optional subject)
• Produkce - bakalář (optional subject)
• Produkce - magistr (optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - magistr (optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - magistr (optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr (optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - magistr (optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - 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 CZ: Restaurování fotografie (optional subject)
• Cinematography (optional subject)