The Camera in Documentary Film 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 304KDF1 | Z | 1 | 2T | Czech | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
An awareness of the boundlessness of genres in film, Equal use of expression tools (feature film vs. documentary)
- development of the cameraman - director relationship.
- adoption of basic lighting principles and use of ambient light in documentary genres.
- discussions about projects (terminology of basic thoughts and motivation and their conveyance to collaborants).
Mode of study
Systematic preparations by Camera Dept. students to function as the cameraman for shooting a documentary film and their interaction with the director.
Discussions, analyses, screenings.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Completion of „The Fundamentals of Cameraman Practice“ in the 1st year of study at the Camera dept.
Course contents
Preparation and analysis of student films
Comparison with invited documentary cameramen and directors
Papers on Czech and International documentary films.
Light and lighing sources, artificial - natural
camera movement in documentary film
Hand-held cameras and practice of skill with them
Composition aspects in a frame
Ethics codex in extreme social situations
Heat extremes and their impact on technology
Recommended or required reading
Petr Prokop - Současné filmové kamery
Petr Prokop - Zakládání filmových kamer
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
Anton Wilson´s - Cinema Workshop
Kodak - Student Filmmaker´s Handbook
-Czech and World Documentary film database(source: Institut dokumentárního filmu)
photographic literature (including the FAMU library)
Assessment methods and criteria
Credit is awarded based on: class participation, possible supplementary assigned topic essay.
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Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Wed | 18:10–21:25 | Petr KOBLOVSKÝ | výuka je každý lichý týden na KDT - učebna 211 | lecture parallel1 |
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Documentary Film - Bachelor - 1819 (required subject)
- Cinematography - Bachelor - 1819 (required subject)