Final Commission 1

Subject guarantor:

Karel VACHEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Karel VACHEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

A board of instructors judge films and lead discussions with students over their work.

Mode of study:

Participation in the summary exam - film screenings and debate/defense of a film before the Documentary Dept. commission.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

At the end of the 1st year of bachelor's study the student publically presents the obligatory paper before the Documentary Dept. Summary committee: Original report - 16mm, My View (which is important to me) and the Free work (non-film art).

Recommended or required reading:

Barnouw, Erik: Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film. 2. vyd. Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN-10: 9780195078985

Ellis, Jack T.: New History of Documentary Film. 1. vyd. New York, Continuum, 2005. ISBN-10: 0826417515

Gauthier, Guy: Dokumentární film, jiná kinematografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění; Jihlava: Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Jihlava, 2004. ISBN 80-7331-023-6

Nichols, Bill: Úvod do dokumentárního filmu. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění v Praze; Jihlava: JSAF, Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Jihlava, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7331-181-0

Gogola ml., Jan: Smrt dokumentárnímu filmu! Ať žije film! Od díla k dění!; Dipl. pr. FAMU; 2001

Kristin Thompsonová & David Bordwell, Dějiny filmu. AMU / NLN, Praha 2007

Štoll, Martin a kol.: Český film: režiséři-dokumentaristé. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7277-417-3

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Summary exam

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on a successfull presentation and defense of the year's obligatory paper.

Course web page:

Note:

The students should be in contact with their workshop lead. Throughout the entire school year the student is to consult with the lead about he shooting processs. Maximally, one week before the Summary the film is submitted to the Documentary Dept. video library. Otherwise credit will not be awarded for the Summary.

Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Documentary Film - Bachelor (qualification subject)