Grammar of the film language 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306GF2 | exam | 2 | 2 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 20 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 17 to 27 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Contents
Students expand their skills and understanding of film language in more complex situations. From basic time manipulation to combination of multi-layered time planes or weaving several narratives together.
Accompanied by scenes analysis, debate and discussions, the students work on assignements – either storyboarding short scenes with given topic or editing raw footage from contemporary film related to the topic of the lecture. The aim is to deepen the understanding of film language tools.
Topics:
• Concept of Time in Mythology, Philosophy and Science: Flusser, Einstein, Feynman, Hawking
• Basic Time Manipulation (Time Tropes, Ellipsis, Analepsis, Prolepsis, Subjectivization Of Time, Continuity)
• Montage of Two Timelines: Flashbacks & Flashforwards
• Concept of Time in Film: Kučera, Valušiak, Tarkovski, Brakhage
• Montage of Multiple Timelines: Weaving The Time layers
• Mosaic Narrative Structure: Montage of multiple storylines I
• Mosaic Narrative Structure: Montage of multiple storylines II
Learning outcomes
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Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
HOW TO READ A FILM; Movies, Media, and Beyond; by James Monaco, will be published by Oxford as a paperback on 2009 | 736 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0195321050 ISBN-10: 0195321057 Edition: 4th
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, by Syd Field, 320 pages, Publisher: Delta; Revised edition 2005, ISBN-10: 0385339038, ISBN-13: 978-0385339032
Film Form: Essays in Film Theory
by Sergei Eisenstein
Series: Harvest Book
Paperback: 279 pages
Publisher: Harcourt; Edition Unstated edition (March 19, 1969)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0156309203 ISBN-13: 978-0156309202
Evaluation methods and criteria
- 80% participation in lectures
- Activity in lectures
- Development of the tasks & Presentation
- Completion of the final exam / test
Note
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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
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Montage_2020 (Required subjects)