The Camera in Documentary Film 3
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 304KDF3 | Z | 1 | 2T | Czech | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Systematic preparation for Camera Dept. students for cameraman functions in shooting a documentary film.
Mode of study
V průběhu semestru posluchač natáčí filmovou kamerou 35mm na černobílý negativní materiál. Vyvolaný negativ odevzdává do NFA a z DVCAM přepisu sestavuje vlastní verzi Letopisu ve střižně. Výsledný sestřih odevzdává ke klauzuře.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
A requirement is the completion of the basics of camera works in the 1st and 2nd years of Camera dept. study.
Course contents
This is a collection of course lectures, practical examples and active dialog completed with an exam.
Curriculum:
Analysis of prepared documentary students projects.
Preparations for shooting the cameraman exercise MAN - PORTRAIT - CHRONICLE
Evaluation of recorded material, sreenings of the day's work.
Evaluation, concurrent analyses and consultations of shot documentary projects.
HDV, HDTV, DIGITAL, CINEMA and documentary projects.
Working with light, contrast in relationship with distinction of SD and HD digital systems.
Issues of film languages and their structures in documentary film in relationship to recording methods used. Technical parameters limiting documentary work.
Digital television, multimedia documentary projects, technological aspects
Shooting the study cameraman film MAN - PORTRAIT - CHRONICLE
Camera dept. students have the task to shoot a short silent image recording (122m color 16mm negative material) - a portrait of a person, elder person, a well-known Czech cameraman. Documentary dept. students arrange the supplementary sound recording - conversation on a cassette.
They edit their recordings together in the editing facility to electronic form (Avid, FinalCut). This will be part of the Year-end work inspection for the Camera dept. students.
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
Assessment methods and criteria
Credits are awarded based on:
- active participation in the classes
- preparations for implementation of the project - „Man - Portrait - Chronicle.“
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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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| Mon | 17:20–18:55 | Jiří MYSLÍK | Room No. 221 Lažanský palác |
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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)