The Camera in Documentary Film 1

Subject guarantor:

Petr KOBLOVSKÝ

Name of lecturer(s):

Petr KOBLOVSKÝ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

An awareness of the boundlessness of genres in film, Equal use of expression tools (feature film vs. documentary)

- development of the cameraman - director relationship.

- adoption of basic lighting principles and use of ambient light in documentary genres.

- discussions about projects (terminology of basic thoughts and motivation and their conveyance to collaborants).

Mode of study:

Systematic preparations by Camera Dept. students to function as the cameraman for shooting a documentary film.

Discussions, analyses, screenings.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

The requirement is the completion of "The Fundamentals of Cameraman practice in the 1st year of study at the Camera dept.

Recommended optional programme components:

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Course contents:

1. Film or TV camera - particulars and selection for documentary projects.

2. Cinematic formats.

a/ Film: Super8, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm, IMAX, OMNIMAX

b/ Television: VHS, DV, HDV, Betacam, HDTV

c/ Computer multimedia

3. DVCAM - HD - DigitalCinema - new - free technology

4. Film stock, selection, exposure trials, the film lab.

5. Lighting techniques for documentary film

6. Camera movement, technical equipment for movement, image stabilizers, Hand cameras.

7. Infra-red shooting

8. Shooting in rain, snow, freezing conditions and sandstorms.

9. Arctic and high altitude environments.

10. Tropical environments

11. Expedition equipment

12. The camera in space, at the bottom of the ocean

13. High-speed and time-lapse recording

14. Macro and micro-recording

15. Film and digital effects in documentary film.

16. Film reporting, archiving issues

17. Television reporting, Technological procedures and history.

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

-Czech and World Documentary film database(source: Institut dokumentárního filmu)

-Photographic literature (including the FAMU Library)

-personal participation of the camermen and directors.

-discussions about their expression tools.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Seminary

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on: active participation in class.

Course web page:

Note:

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Schedule for winter 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
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost 230 Sborovna KK (Lažanský palác) KOBLOVSKÝ P. 19:00–20:35 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	19:00–20:35	KOBLOVSKÝ P.	Sborovna KK Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Documentary Film - Bachelor (qualification subject)
• Cinematography - Bachelor (qualification subject)