Grammar of the film language 2

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
306GFL2	ZK	3	26/S	English	summer

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Students adopt conscientious working methods with basic film expression elements.

Mode of study:

lecture

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Course contents:

Students adopt conscientious working methods with basic film expression elements.

While the first three semesters of the course deal with categories of expression in film language, the second three semesters concentrate on the method of using these options, with a focus on real practical examples.

The aim is to clarify the relationship among the key particular visual means of expression in film and the ways of their use. In one seminar, the mentioned principles will be demonstrated and analyzed using footage from selected films. Further on, we will analyze the students' „homework“ – the ways of solution of a particular scene from a given script.

Topics:

•Image and movement II (camera)

•Action scenes

•Composition within a shot

•Changes of setting

•Transition elements – punctuation

Recommended or required reading:

HOW TO READ A FILM; Movies, Media, and Beyond; by James Monaco, will be published by Oxford as a paperback on 2009 | 736 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0195321050 ISBN-10: 0195321057 Edition: 4th

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, by Syd Field, 320 pages, Publisher: Delta; Revised edition 2005, ISBN-10: 0385339038, ISBN-13: 978-0385339032

Film Form: Essays in Film Theory

by Sergei Eisenstein

Series: Harvest Book

Paperback: 279 pages

Publisher: Harcourt; Edition Unstated edition (March 19, 1969)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0156309203

ISBN-13: 978-0156309202

Assessment methods and criteria:

70% participation in lectures

Activity in lectures

Presentation

Completion of the final exam.

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