The Execution Workshop - Béla Tarr
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300RDBT | credit | 4 | 100 workshop hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 25 to 45 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Contents
The work in the workshop will be similar to the implementation workshops in the individual departments. Learners will see the mentor Béla Tarr for a few hours each week on a pre-determined schedule (which will replicate the typical timing of workshops in the implementation departments) to develop and consult with their year's work. The mentor Béla Tarr will tailor the course content to the projects that will be developed and implemented in his/her workshop.
As part of the implementation workshop, learners will work on exercises that they would currently do in their department as part of their White Paper. The capacity and budget for the exercise is guided by the White Paper. Learners applying for the Béla Tarr workshop must be prepared to develop and implement the exercise during the ZS 2023/2024.
Workshop Terms of Reference:
- dramaturgy and script structure,
- creation of basic characters and their interrelationships, construction of dramatic situations; in case of an existing text/script - interpretation and script-directing input into the creative process,
- assembling the crew,
- production of the film.
Home preparation presentations and consultations will take place weekly.
Schedule:
OCTOBER:
- dramaturgy and script structure.
- creation of basic characters and their relationships, construction of dramatic situations; in the case of an existing text/script - interpretation and writer-director input into the creative process
- assembling the crew
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER:
- film production - casting, location selection and shooting.
Learning outcomes
Participants from FAMU will get a glimpse of the distinctive working approach and artistic style of their guide and teacher Béla Tarr. The Realization Workshop can be expected to enrich each participant in the area of authorial approach to filmmaking, and also includes cultivating teamwork skills and the ability to assemble their own film crew.
The learner should master all stages of the preparation of a film work, which is the basis for professional independent work of a graduate of the realization department. It also includes the cultivation of teamwork skills, the ability to name creative goals and to communicate actively within workshops and their own film crews.
- The learner develops more advanced dramaturgical, conceptual and directorial thinking
- The learner develops his/her distinctive authorial thinking
- The learner is introduced to different approaches to filmmaking
- The learner learns to receive, reflect and give dramaturgical feedback at different stages of the production and preparation of a film work
Prerequisites and other requirements
The course is intended for students of Czech and English master's programmes.
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Evaluation methods and criteria
- Based on the success of the implementation of the overhead concept and incorporation of feedback from weekly consultations with Béla Tarr.
- On the basis of the ability to respond flexibly and creatively to comments made during the workshop
- On the basis of active participation in the creative discussion during the workshop
- Based on attendance. The student is obliged to sign the attendance sheet, which is one of the conditions for the recognition of the attestation. Permissible absences are 25%.
Note
Contact person:
PhDr. David Čenek
Vice-Dean for International Relations
Phone: +420 234 244 370
E-mail: david.cenek@famu.cz
Mgr. Andrea Petrovičová
Tel.: +420 234 244 339
E-mail: andrea.petrovicova@famu.cz
Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared