Chronicles
Not scheduled
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303LET | Z | 3 | Czech | summer |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Ability to create material for a documentary portrait of a person for archival use. A study of the art to portray the human face using film expressive media. Ability to recognize details in the human face for use in documentary film.
Mode of study
Classes, exercises.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The requirement is the completion of the „Expressive Media in Documenatry Film“ course or „The Camera in Documentary Film.“
Course contents
„Man - Portrait - Chronicle“ is a B/W compositional exercise in the form of an archive chronicle in which the students examine their shooting procedures using a selected person in a particular surroundings. The students, in collaboration with the cameraman in a group course for 3rd year Camera dept. students and Documentary Dept. students, select a person, present it to and consult with the instructor about the exercise concept and in all-around cooperation shoot the image and sound recordings and complete the composition.
Recommended or required reading
Rudolf Adler - Cesta k filmovému dokumentu
Béla Balázs - Film. Vývoj a podstata nového umenia.
Slovenské vydavatelstvo krásnej literatury 1958
Film je umění - Sborník statí Orbis Praha 1963
Guido Aristarco - Dějiny filmových teorií Orbis Praha 1968
Robert Flaherty - Materiály k dějinám dokumentárního filmu
Assessment methods and criteria
The student is graded based on the submitted film work which resulted in the „Camera in Documentary Film“ exercise.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Documentary Film - Bachelor - 1819 (optional subject)