Television adaptation of Theatre Productions 1

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Subject guarantor:

Ondřej ŠRÁMEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Ondřej ŠRÁMEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the course is a extension of the qualification groundwork of our graduates and for better application of those qualifications in practice. Aside from this, they will gain experience in the use of television and film technology which in multimedia is evermore present in contemporary theatre

Mode of study:

Classes, screenings, preparing one's screenplay.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

The condition is the completion of the bachelor level study of direction and dramaturgy.

Recommended optional programme components:

Monitoring of the television broadcast of theatre productions.

Course contents:

This course is allocated to two semesters. The introductory semester will proceed in the form of seminars and lectures over the history of television adaptation and practices in approaches in individual genres and styles, including their comparisons. At the close of the first semester the students will prepare a detailed director's screenplay of a television program in which they must master the basics of television technology, and the accordant dramaturgic-production-directorial preparations. The second semester will be more dedicated to practice in which the students, under the guidance of an experienced director, will go through the entire process of shooting a television production.

Recommended or required reading:

Study material requirements will be determined in the introductory seminar.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Sample screenings of TV broadcast of theatre pieces. Presentation and description of the technology. Class discussion. Creating one's own screenplay.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Active participation in the course.

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Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Directing for Dramatic Theatre in English (M.A.) (compulsory subject)