Music in Film

Subject guarantor:

Vladimír MERTA

Name of lecturer(s):

Vladimír MERTA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Intensive communication of a musical-movement experience. Students, during lectures learn practical exercises in the perception of musical inspiration, prepare a musical dramaturgical work, try out various methods of directorial communication with the musician. This interactive course informally leads to further studies of music forms.

Mode of study:

Classes

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

comfortable clothing, bare-foot exercises, walking. Paper, chalk or a soft pencil, suggestion of a costume or mask.

Recommended optional programme components:

Breathing, singing, tai-chi, joga courses

Course contents:

The sound concept of a film - freeing emotions, removing fear of the „secret“ world of music. Music a little different (outlines, words, graphics, paraphrasing, comparison, breathing, one's own singing, music of the body). Non-verbal communication of emotions, skill exercises, facilitating communication with the musician. Project instruction fades into lectures and graphic-music exercies.

Recommended or required reading:

A Book about Music - A Small Modern Encyclopedia

Slovník hudební psychologie, I. Poledňák, Editio Supraphon 1984

Stručný slovník duchovní hudby - J. Vyskočil, Muzeum Čelákovice

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Music

Teória filmovej hudby - Juraj Lexman, SAV 1981. Bratislava

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

A continuation of the short-course taking place in the first instruction hours.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Considering that the course brings in a feeling of trust, safety and non-competitiveness as conditions, active participation and approach are openely evaluated.

Course web page:

Note:

The course varies. It brings together the students, removes roughness and teaches the students to speak freely about their feelings about music, broadens their perception.

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

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
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost 420 Učebna KAT (Lažanský palác) MERTA V. 14:00–15:35 (paralelka 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	14:00–15:35	MERTA V.	Učebna KAT Lažanský palác		paralelka 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animation - Master (qualification subject, optional subject)
• Documentary Film - Master (optional subject)
• Documentary Film - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Animation - Master (optional subject)
• Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master (optional subject)
• Film Directing - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Film Directing - Master (optional subject)
• Cinematography - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Cinematography - Master (optional subject)
• Production - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Production - Master (optional subject)
• Audiovisual Studies - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Editing - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Editing - Master (optional subject)
• Sound Design - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Sound Design - Master (optional subject)
• Photography CZ - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Photography CZ - Master (optional subject)
• Audiovisual Studies - Master (optional subject)
• Restoring of Photogrphy (optional subject)