Film Language in Non-Fiction
Kód | Zakončení | Kredity | Rozsah | Jazyk výuky | Semestr |
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311FLNF | ZK | 2 | 2T | anglicky | zimní |
Garant předmětu
Jméno vyučujícího (jména vyučujících)
Výsledky učení dané vzdělávací složky
Students will be able to realize that to do a good documentary means to be constantly making decisions, answering a number of questions regarding not just the subject but also shooting style, editing, work with sound. An author should not only be able to improvise at the location but also work with footage in the same way we treat a fiction film. The esthetics and structure are the two main tools that turn a documentary on a specific subject into a good film transcending the genre.
Forma studia
lecture
Předpoklady a další požadavky
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Obsah kurzu
When making documentaries people often think that a finding a hot subject is the most crucial thing - they are mistaking it for journalism. The truth is that it is a specific film language that gives the story life, a meaning that transcends the subject. The best documentaries are beautiful films with images that resonate in our minds for years. Sometimes a documentary film about a certain story is emotionally more intense than a fiction film about the same subject - as we will see.
1/ Theme - social issues vs. personal, observation vs participation, subjects: event, process, journey, historical, biographical, thesis, poetry...
2/ Interview - preparation, the pre-interview, casting, the choice of questions, leading the interview, multiple cameras, interrotron. Talking heads - emotion versus information
3/Voice over - work with actors and non actors, voice of God vs personal, description and juxtaposition
4/ Archives, fiction sequences, animation - information versus atmosphere, refrain and reenactment, portraying vs. representing, suggestions vs descriptions
5/Visual form - choice of style - dynamic versus static, improvisation versus choreography, expecting the unexpected, staging a situation and camera choices (preparation to use of jump cuts or cutaways)
6/Structure - the hook, opening, the order of questions/answers, chapters, tree acts documentary, the structure of sequences, text and subtext, work with multiple characters
7/Perspective - point of view, who is the audience, who is the narrator, the aim of the story. Editing as a point of starting all over again - a necessity.
8/Emotion - editing context (Kulešov effect), the secrets, atmospheric shots, finding the drama, dramatic points. Music and sfx - rhythm, emotion, images without narration
Examples of films that will be analyzed:
Francois Girard: 32 short films about Glen Gould
Nathaniel Kahn: My architect
Errol Morris: Wormwood, The Thin Blue Line, Vernon, Florida
Claude Landzmann: Shoah
Ken Burns: The Civil War, The Prohibition
Alain Resnais: Night and Fog
Chris Marker: Sans Solei
Werner Herzog: The Land of Silence and Darkness
Michael Moore: Bowling for Columbine
Morgan Spurlock: Supersize me
Tomáš Hejtmánek: Reportáž o cestě
Susan Musca: The Brandon Teena Story
Kimberly Pierce: Boys don't cry
Maysles brothers: Salesman, Grey Gardens
Godfrey Reggio: Koyaanisqatsi
Ross McElwee: Sherman's March
Ezra Edelman: O.J.: Made in America
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Doporučená nebo povinná literatura
Rabiger, Michael. Directing: the documentary. 5th ed. New York: Focal Press, 2009. xii, 660 s. ISBN 978-0-240-81089-8.
Hodnoticí metody a kritéria
attendance (75%), active participation, successful completion of practical exercise
Poznámka
teacher: Bára Kopecká
contact: kopecka.bara@gmail.com
Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2019/2020:
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
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Datum | Den | Čas | Vyučující | Místo | Poznámky | Č. paralelky |
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Po | 10:40–12:15 | Bára KOPECKÁ | Učebna 1 (FAMU) Lažanský palác |
přednášková par. 1 |
Rozvrh na letní semestr 2019/2020:
Rozvrh zatím není připraven
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