Documentary Photography 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307FOD1 | Z | 1 | 26S | Czech | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Development of creative skills in the use of photography expression tools in journalism and documentaries. Answers to questions of ethics in photo-journalism or documentary photography and the photographers social responsibility, particularly in the use of photography in the media.
Mode of study
The student works either in analog or digital, color or B/W on the collection upon consultation with the instructor and according to the character of the topic and one's own intentions.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Course contents
In the winter semester, students create a photo report on a clearly defined topic which they will choose. This may include school activities as well, ex: a report about the shooting of a school film or the creation of theatre performance, etc, or one may be chosen for them. Upon consultation with the instructor and the writing of a short explication (max. one standard page) the report is implemented. 6 -10 photos in minimum 18x24 cm format. Communicability, imagination and original approach to the assigned topic are evaluated.
Recommended or required reading
Literatura a zdroje:
Bystander-the history of street photography, knihy Petera Bialobrzeskiho, Viktora Koláře,
Klavdije Slubana atd., Archivy života /nepublikované/ V.Kolář
Fotografické publikace z nakladatelství Torst- editace Fototorst a další mimo edici a nakladatelství Kant
Assessment methods and criteria
Graded are Communicability, imagination, and original approach to the given assigned topic on 6 - 10 photo in a minimum of 18x24 cm format.
Note
None
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared