Chronicles

Subject guarantor:

Marek JÍCHA

Name of lecturer(s):

Jiří MYSLÍK, Marek JÍCHA, Rudolf ADLER

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Ability to create material for a documentary portrait of a person for archival use. A study of the art to portray the human face using film expressive media. Ability to recognize details in the human face for use in documentary film.

Mode of study:

Classes, exercises.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

The requirement is the completion of the „Expressive Media in Documenatry Film“ course or „The Camera in Documentary Film.“

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

„Man - Portrait - Chronicle“ is a B/W compositional exercise in the form of an archive chronicle in which the students examine their shooting procedures using a selected person in a particular surroundings. The students, in collaboration with the cameraman in a group course for 3rd year Camera dept. students and Documentary Dept. students, select a person, present it to and consult with the instructor about the exercise concept and in all-around cooperation shoot the image and sound recordings and complete the composition.

Recommended or required reading:

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

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

exercises

Assessment methods and criteria:

The student is graded based on the submitted film work which resulted in the „Camera in Documentary Film“ exercise.

Course web page:

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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 - practical seminar)