Movie trailer and its basic principles
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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306MRNF1 | Z | 2 | 2/D | Czech | summer |
- Subject guarantor:
- Tomáš DORUŠKA
- Name of lecturer(s):
- Tomáš DORUŠKA
- Learning outcomes of the course unit:
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The purpose is to present the basic principles of trailers.
- Mode of study:
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Friday, March 7, 10:00 - 18:00, classroom U6
Theory, screening of functional trailers, selection of films/genres for making trailers.
Practical 1A: trailer assignment - independent work.
Saturday, March 8, 11:00 - 17:00, 3rd floor, Editing Dept.
Practical 1B: production of the trailer in the editing room.
Practical 2: Working on sound, recording voice overs, sound mix.
Screening of completed trailers.
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
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Students who register for the module must have a basic knowledge of the editing programs Avid, Final Cut or Adobe Primiere.
- Recommended optional programme components:
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If you have one, please, bring your laptop with the editing software Avid or FinalCut, or another which you know how to use.
- Course contents:
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This module is focus primarily on the practical of the production of a film trailer. Students have the opportunity to try to make a trailer for a film from any genre and learn the basic principles and rules that need to need to be maintained in the making of a trailer. The experience may be used in the creation of a trailer for their own films or the films of their classmates.
In the theory section students learn what the difference is between a trailer and a teaser. What are the given lengths of attractions and most used trailer structures considerin their history.
We will work with known, foreign films which will be the study material for the exercise.
- Recommended or required reading:
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Novotný, D. J. Chcete psát scénár?? I. Základy dramaturgie, II. Žánry v hraném filmu. 2. doplnené vydání. Praha: Filmová a TV fakulta Akademie múzických umení v Praze, 2000. 174 s. ISBN 80-85883-52-X
Hediger, V. Verführung zum Film, Der amerikanische Kinotrailer seit 1912, Marburk, Schüren Verlag, 2001. 304 s. ISBN 3-89472-505-2 Prístup také z www: <http://www.tfm.uni-frankfurt.de/Mitarbeiter/Hediger/Publikationen1/001_ Hediger_Verfuehrung_zum_Film.pdf>
DVD Coming Attractions - The history of movie trailer, direktors: Michael J. Shapiro, Jeff Werner, Production Co: Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation, The, Country: USA, Language: English, 2005, stopáž 128 minut
Bakalářská práce: Historie vzniku traileru a jeho základní principy s prihlédnutím k jeho výrobe v období 1920-2009 aneb jak vyrobit dobrý trailer
Webové odkazy:
http://www.slideshare.net/TinaMediaYear12/teaser-trailers?src=related_normal&rel=7162852
http://www.youtube.com/user/oldhollywoodtrailers/videos?flow=grid&view=0
- Planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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The entire module will be interactive. Students will join in debates and attempt the making of a trailer.
- Assessment methods and criteria:
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Participation in the module and submission of a completed trailer for a selected film.
- Course web page:
- Note:
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Appropriate particularlz for Directing Dept, Editing Dept, Audio Visual Studies Center, and Sound Dept. students (Students from other departments may also participate.)
- Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:
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Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel 07.03.2014 10:00–17:00 DORUŠKA T. paralelka 1 08.03.2014 10:00–17:00 DORUŠKA T. paralelka 1 - The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Animation - Master (optional subject)
- Documentary Film - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Documentary Film - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Animation - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Film Directing - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Film Directing - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Cinematography - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Cinematography - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Production - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Production - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Audiovisual Studies - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Editing - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Editing - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Sound Design - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Sound Design - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Photography CZ - Bachelor (optional subject)
- Photography CZ - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Audiovisual Studies - Master (faculty subject, optional subject)
- Restoring of Photogrphy (optional subject)