Department of Directing Seminar 1

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Subject guarantor:

Václav KADRNKA

Name of lecturer(s):

Václav KADRNKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The analysis of the concept of a drama situation is the instruction aim, its structure and the basic principles of its construction.

Directing students, based on this analysis, will be able to comprehend the purpose of Mis-en-scene.

Mode of study:

Classes

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No knowledged requirements.

Course contents:

Instruction is a combination of lectures and classes. Students will, among others, write a short paper on an assigned topic (drama etude or brief consideration), which will be assessed as a group.

Main topics:

Film subject matter - selection of material in relation to the imagined film form and required extent. Working with the literature basis and experience.

Characters - relationships of the characters as the basis of the drama structure

Basic genre layout

Environment, atmosphere, time period. Selection and choice of motives.

Rhythm and contrast as the basis of the future arrangement in the scene construction.

Original initiatives in conflict or in congruence with the predicted common needs.

Relations of the director and screenwriter in the course of preparation and implementation of the film: The director as writer.

Recommended or required reading:

Foman M., Sláma B. : Povolání režisér

Veverka Miloslav : Evoluce svým vlastním tvůrcem

Kratochvíl Zdeněk : Delfský potápěč v Herakleitově řeči

Assessment methods and criteria:

credit is awarded based on the grading of the written works of the students.

Course web page:

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Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

	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	room 124 Projection Room (Lažanský palác) KADRNKA V. 15:00–18:15 ODD WEEK (přednášková par. 1)
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	15:00–18:15	Václav KADRNKA	Projection Room Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Film Directing_Bachelor-1718 (required subject)
• Film Directing_Bachelor-1718-3y (required subject)