Basics of film architecture

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Subject guarantor:

Jindřich KOČÍ

Name of lecturer(s):

Jindřich KOČÍ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Introduce students to the fundamentals of working with a film architect; set proposals, drawn documentation and an orientation in them.

Mode of study:

Lecture

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic overview and viewing of key films of domestic and world cinematography.

Course contents:

1. Fundamental introduction to working with a film architects and his approach to work.

2. Collaborating in film production; with a director, cameraman and other elements.

3. Light, color, space in film

4. Composition of the art department on small or large films or television projects.

5. Overview of the history of art with a focus on architecture and utility objects

6. Orientation in drawing documentation for set production, construction and adjustment.

7. New forms of drawing documentation in 3D.

8. Working with the construction drawing studio and basic set up of sets.

9. Introduction to workshop production, with original an new technologies.

10. Basics of using SFX, VFX in film scriptwriting.

11. Shooting with stuntpersons, animals and children.

12. Safety and Safety regulations in set construction and shooting.

Recommended or required reading:

The Art of Illusions: Production Design for Film and Television, T.A.Snow, 2017

Designing for Screen: Production Design and Art Direction Explained, G.Shorter, 2012

What an Art Director does: Introduction to Motion Picture Production, W.Preston, 1994

Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World, P.Woodbridge, 2013

Scenography, Bruckner, Atelier

What is Scenography?, Pamela Howard, Taylor and Francis

The scenography of Josef Svoboda, Jarka Burian, Middletown, Conn.

Surfaces, Judy A. Juracek, W.W.Norton and Company

Assessment methods and criteria:

The requirement for credit is lecture attendance.

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Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

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Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

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