Documentary Photography 2

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Subject guarantor:

Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Our first goal is to define the difference between „reportage“ and „documentary“ photography, How to go about „discovering your “personal theme„ and consequently keep working on it. “The personal theme„ in the spiral of time. Visual language of “reportage„ and “documentary" photography,

Mode of study:

The student works either in analog or digital, color or B/W on the collection upon consultation with the instructor and according to the character of the topic and one's own intentions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

none

Course contents:

In the summer semester the student will continue a completed report or will create their own topic and upon consultation and explication on the given issue, phenomenon, event or their part of the documentary collection (6-12 photos) upon consultation with the instructor according to the topic character and one's own intentions. Imagination, visualization, continuity of the entire collection and orginal creative approach are evaluated. The student works with analog or digital, color or B/W photography.

Recommended or required reading:

Viktor Kolář: „Seminar in documentary Photography“, AMU-FAMU 2000.

The other books necessary for you will get know during our seminars.

Michel Frizot, New history of photography,

Na internetu : Magnum Photos, Agency VII

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

none

Assessment methods and criteria:

Imagination, visualization, continuity of the entire collection and creative original approach are evaluated.

Course web page:

Note:

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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:

• Photography EN - Bachelor (qualification subject)