The Basics of Film Editing

Subject guarantor:

Tomáš DORUŠKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Tomáš DORUŠKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to expand knowledge and practical skills which the students acquired in the introduction to the editing composition study and in fulfilling Winter semester practices and which will be need in the Summer semester of the first year for the implementation of one's Documentary Dept. required exercises.

Mode of study:

Media recording example analysis, text analyses. Additional independent editing of audio-visual material with consultations.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Completion of „Introduction and Practice at the Editing Dept.“ Knowledge of "Anthology of Texts for Introduction, FAMU 2006.

Recommended optional programme components:

Possible consultations over Documentary Dept. exercises.

Course contents:

1) Introduction to the Editing Department structure and study and other FAMU subjects related to Editing.

2) Dramaturgical and Symantic analyses.

Topic, content, figures, film line.

Scan composition. Vertical assembly.

Film graphic cinematization potential.

3) Introduction to FinalCut and Avid editing software.

4) Samples of three types of Technical screenplays, daily reports over the negative and sound daily reports. Tags for downloading the negative and EDL for ON-line. The post-production process - links to individual steps in the creation of a work.

5) Afternoon tasks - analyses of expression tools,

The aimless stroll - exhausting figures through film language.

The dead man - the character of a scene after shooting, inter-shooting assembly, examples of developing a symbol in a drama work. Voluntary task in rewriting the screenplay of a sequence in a favorite film.

Interpreting a text by A. Hammid.

6-8) Processing the assigned exercise - exercise consultations - „Doctors“

Comparison of sound of individual submitted versions.

Discussions over the structure of the exercise, measure of skills descriptions of the place and exposure position. Topic.

Editing connections, ability to read material, Including detail into the composition.

Recommended or required reading:

Required literature:

Antologie textů k úvodům, FAMU 2006

Základy střihové skladby, Josef Valušiak, AMU 2005

Recommended literature:

Zvuková dramaturgie audiovizuálního díla, Ivo Bláha, AMU 2006

Jak číst film. Svět filmu, médií a multimédií, James Monaco, Albatros 2006

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Doctor exercise:

One hour of rough material of the Marek Sklář documentary „A Round between Life and Death or Who will treat Doctor Fany Dušek?“ /2008/. Students receive 8 short sections of rough material of a hospital environment for processing. The resulting edit is up to 10 minutes. The assignment is an comple form with the topic and described figure. Processsing is free form.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Conditions for credit:

70% attendance.

Developed and consulted exercise „Doctors.“

Oral exam in theory and editing technology.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

	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 212 Střižna avid KDT (Lažanský palác) DORUŠKA T. 14:50–17:15 (paralelka 1)
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Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	14:50–17:15	DORUŠKA T.	Střižna avid KDT Lažanský palác		paralelka 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Documentary Film - Bachelor (qualification subject)