Documentary Photography 3
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 307EDO3 | Z | 1 | 13/S | English | winter |
- Subject guarantor:
- Viktor KOLÁŘ
- Name of lecturer(s):
- Viktor KOLÁŘ
- Learning outcomes of the course unit:
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See course content
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
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Completion of 307EDO1 and 307EDO2
- Recommended optional programme components:
- Žádné další nepovinné vzdělávací složky.
- Course contents:
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What are the strong points of documentary photography today? Documenting or interpreting life. Respect for reality versus electronic manipulation. Our artistic integrity. Fine art versus documentary photography. What is important about documentary photography today? To profit from the possibility there is an open space for us all photographers..To learn documentary principles.
Several photographers who had at certain point affiliations with documentary /such as: Aaron Siskind, Harry Calahan, Bill Brandt, Paul Strand, Werner Bischof, Robert Frank etc./ What is the difference between ?documenting and interpreting the world around us with one´s camera. How to master working process with ?contact sheets, digital files, proof prints and finally edit one´s own work. Get used to accepting criticism from the outside one of the guaranties of personal growth.How to educate our future audience. Master visual language of documentary next to contemporary stream of visual medias or internet web-sites.
. Also learn how to treat the archives of photographers who are not around any more. What about activities of institutions like: Bartelsmann, Corbis, Getty Images etc. Video versus still photography? Vital part of our seminars will be dedicated to evaluating of photographs. Colour versus black and white photography and how to understand their usage..
To obtain class-ticket from finished winter semester the student has to submit work in progress on „The documentary book project“! Also mandatory is 60% attendance of seminars.
List of Assignments - 2nd year
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„The book project“ /Prague´s city centres/ a documentary book.
Prague now is changing rapidly.Apart from Wenceslaus square we find equally important spots elsewhere. Prague has become a more cosmopolitan and dynamic city. We see many juxtapossitions around us. Especially the eyes of a newcomer from abroad /often our student at FAMU!/ can discover this and thus successfully record much of that on the film. Your task is to choose one of the contemporary Prague´s locations and produce a documentary book on it.
The creative process is following:
1/make your choice after consultation with your teacher
2/ write down an outline of a project
3/ start photographing and continually deliver contact sheets,proof prints for editing
4/ select 25-30 prints
5/ make a book dummy first
6/ deadline - June 2014
Name of the Lecturer: prof. Viktor Kolář
Contact: viktor@viktorkolar.com , phone: 596 126 536
Consultations: Tuesday 9:00-11:30
Place and time: Tržiště , TR 328 10:40 - 12:15
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Grading:
The students assignments /does not apply to exhibition series/ will be evaluated by supervising teacher /V.K./, also the attendance of seminars /hours of attendance set by by the Department/, individual engagement will contribute as well to final grading.
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- Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:
- Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Photography EN - Bachelor (qualification subject)