Camera in Documentary Film 2
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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304CDF2 | credit | 2 | 2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study | English |
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Contents
TOPICS FOR SEMINARS
1.Different modes of documentary film:
Expository, observatory, participatory, poetic, reflexive, performative, interacitve
2.Documentary film and Ethics: Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris, https://mubi.com/films/meeting-the-man-james-baldwin-in-paris
3.War, Disaster, Extreme https://dafilms.cz/program/660-Stories-from-Syria , https://dafilms.cz/film/13067-pozorovatelna, https://dafilms.cz/film/12712-pripyat-piano, https://mubi.com/films/the-monopoly-of-violence/player
4.European Doc Film. Nikolaus Geyrhalter https://dafilms.cz/director/8978-nikolaus-geyrhalter THOMAS IMBACH https://dafilms.cz/director/11899-thomas-imbach, Roberto Minervi https://dafilms.cz/director/10427-roberto-minervini
5.Asian documentary film.
6.South American documentary film
7.Africa and the Middle East
8.After the Quatsy Trilogy : VIKTOR KOSSAKOVSKI - https://dafilms.cz/film?q=victor+kossakovsky
9.Documentary Portrait of a person https://dafilms.cz/film/12310-photographic-memory, https://dafilms.cz/program/843-chantal-akerman, https://mubi.com/films/meeting-the-man-james-baldwin-in-paris https://dafilms.cz/film/9248-pavel-lyalya, https://dafilms.cz/film/14044-the-sailor, https://dafilms.cz/film/14033-malirka-a-zlodej, https://dafilms.cz/film/7136-rene, https://dafilms.cz/film/9894-arab-attraction
10.Environmental issues https://dafilms.cz/film/12679-lzicka, https://dafilms.cz/film/10353-homo-sapiens, https://mubi.com/films/the-gleaners-i/player
11.Film as Poetry https://dafilms.cz/film/11120-mosty-casu , https://dafilms.cz/program/637-film-poetry
12.Media, formats, extreme solutions - 8mm film The Bone of the soul https://mubi.com/films/the-soul-of-the-bone
13.Taiwan https://dafilms.cz/program/820-Taiwanese-Avant-Garde, https://dafilms.cz/program/665-tidf-2018
China https://dafilms.cz/film/11376-na-okraji-nebe, https://dafilms.cz/film/10567-fengming-a-chinese-memoir
Otehr recommended viewing:
Dance https://dafilms.cz/program/726-dancing-with-love Philosophy https://dafilms.cz/film/8331-peace
Learning outcomes
Seminars in the second semester will develop further the systematic preparations of Camera Dept. students to position as the DoP for shooting a documentary film.
We will discuss basic lighting principles and use of evailable light in documentary genres.
Different formats and styles of shooting in ragrd to the size of the project and the crew will be also discussed.
We will analyse different approaches to documentary film and different modes. The screenings of excerpts of relevant examples will continue and also the the students will bring their own picks for discussion.
Besides the regular seminars there will be seminars with international and local gusts and mentors. These included in the past Joao Atala, Brazilian cinematographer of an Oscar winning documentary, Samir Luma, cinematographer of Honey Land and others.
Prerequisites and other requirements
The students will watch the films in their entirety selected for this seminar prior to the analysis sessions in order to formulate their opinion on the narrative and camera style.
Literature
https://documentaryheaven.com/
http://www.documentaryguide.com/
http://www.documentaryfilms.net/
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credit is awarded based on: active participation in class + 80% participation
Course web page
https://dafilms.cz/
https://documentaryheaven.com/
http://www.documentaryguide.com/
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/
http://www.documentaryfilms.net/
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Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:
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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Tue | 15:40–17:15 | Michal BAUMBRUCK | Room No. 230 Lažanský palác |
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Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Cinematography_3_2021 (Required subjects)