Tools of Directing

Subject guarantor:

Petr MAREK

Name of lecturer(s):

Petr MAREK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Students will recognize that directing is a complex and multifaceted craft that involves working with several factors, which, as a whole create meaning in drama and images. By approaching film through an analytical lens, students will learn to ask, „How and why did a director do this? and why or why not was it successful?“ Directing is more than following a script and instructing actors; through this course we will realize why.

Mode of study:

Screening, discussion

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No

Recommended optional programme components:

No

Course contents:

This course will explore the basics of the „directable“ elements of cinematic language. Although conventional aspects of cinema such as storytelling and acting are crucial to a quality film, this course will examine why more subtle elements such as image and sound (and how they are constructed together) embody a role of equal importance. Each session we will watch and analyze films (or excerpts of films) and discuss how cinematic language has been employed to either a positive or negative aspect. We will visit exceptional instances of cinematic construction as well as examples from „bad movies“, for although we need to know what „to do“, sometimes it is more important to know what „not to do“.

Recommended or required reading:

No

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

No

Assessment methods and criteria:

Each student will present a short analysis on a movie sequence from the perspective of directing. In addition, students must attend class and participate in discussions; if they don´t participate od classes actively this will afect the final grade.

Course web page:

Note:

No.

Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography EN - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Photography EN - Master (optional subject)
• Cinematography (optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (optional subject)