The Theory of Editing 5

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
306TSS5 ZK 3 2T Czech winter

Subject guarantor

Michal BÖHM

Name of lecturer(s)

Michal BÖHM

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Expanding knowledge in film theoy focusing on its application in editing in feature, documetary and experimental film. Introduction to overlaps into philosophy, sociology and psychology in film.

Mode of study

Discussions, film sample analysis, readings, paper presentation

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Completion of „Editing Composition Theory 1 - 4.“

Course contents

Preliminary course plan:

  1. Critical evaluation of editing according to Andre Bazin
  2. Critical evaluation of editing according to Jan Kucera
  3. Media theory according to Marshall McLuhan
  4. Film and psychonanalysis
  5. Truth and documentary film.
  6. Avante-gard film montage theory

Recommended or required reading

Bazin, André. Co je to film? Praha: ČsFÚ 1979

Kracauer, Sigfried. Teorie filmu: Studijní materiály dramaturgie. Praha: SPN 1968

Svoboda, Jan. Skladba a řád: Český teoretik filmu a televize Jan Kučera. Praha: NFA 2007

Kučera, Jan. Poetika českého filmu. Praha: AMU 2016

Kučera, Jan. Střihová skladba ve filmu a televizi. Praha: SPN 1969

Bergson, Henri. Čas a svoboda, Praha: Filosofia 1994

McLuhan, Marshall. The Medium is the Massage, Londýn: Penguin UK 2008

McLuhan, Marshall. Jak rozumět médiím, Praha: Mladá fronta 2011

Monaco, James. Jak číst film. Praha: Albatros 2006

Flusser, Vilém. Za filosofii fotografie. Praha: Hynek 1994

Metz, Christian. Imaginární significant: Psychoanalýza a film. Praha: ČsFÚ 1991

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. INCAL. Praha: CREW 2011

Žižek, Slavoj. Lacrimae Rerum. Praha: AMU 2015

Izod, John. The Films of Nicolas Roeg: Myth and Mind. Londýn: 1992

Navrátil, Antonín. Dziga Vertov. Praha: ČsFÚ 1974

Nichols, Bill. Úvod do dokumentárního filmu. Praha: AMU 2010

Čihák, Martin. Ponorná řeka kinematografie, Praha: AMU 2013

Brakhage, Stan. Metaphors on Vision. New York: Film Culture Inc. 1963

Mazanec, Martin (editor). Peter Kubelka. Olomouc: Pastiche Filmz 2008

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam, completion of assignment, paper, class preparations and participation

Note

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Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
room 307
Room No. 6
(Lažanský palác)
BÖHM M.
09:50–12:15
EVEN WEEK
(lecture parallel1)
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Tue 09:50–12:15 Michal BÖHM Room No. 6
Lažanský palác 		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