Course: Theory of Studio Specialisation

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Course title Theory of Studio Specialisation
Course code KAAT/AN0TO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gregor Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Kitsch. 2. Beauty and Ugliness. 3. Language of Literature, Film, and Comics. 4. Principles and Possibilities of Adaptation (Literature and Film). 5. Basic Parameters of Film Distribution. 6. Seriality and Film Narrative.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Home preparation for classes - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisities are not set
Prerequisities are not set
Skills
Prerequisities are not set
Prerequisities are not set
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define key terms
to define key terms
to characterize the specifics of the language of film, literature, comics
to characterize the specifics of the language of film, literature, comics
to list the possibilities in adapting a literary work
to list the possibilities in adapting a literary work
to explain the basic characteristics of seriality (narrative in serials)
to explain the basic characteristics of seriality (narrative in serials)
to characterise the variations in contemporary film distribution, with an emphasis on VOD platforms
to characterise the variations in contemporary film distribution, with an emphasis on VOD platforms
Skills
to distinguish the specificities of the language of film, literature and comics
to distinguish the specificities of the language of film, literature and comics
to analyse a selected audiovisual work with an emphasis on its narrative
to analyse a selected audiovisual work with an emphasis on its narrative
to apply the knowledge acquired about theories of kitsch to their own arguments
to apply the knowledge acquired about theories of kitsch to their own arguments
to prepare their own presentation - illustrating examples of successful or unsuccessful adaptations
to prepare their own presentation - illustrating examples of successful or unsuccessful adaptations
to distinguish between the variations and possibilities in serial narration
to distinguish between the variations and possibilities in serial narration
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Oral examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Oral examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Film theory and criticism : introductory readings. 6th ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-515817-2.
  • Tvořivé zrady: současné polské myšlení o filmu a audiovizuální kultuře : sborník filmové teorie 3. Knihovna Iluminace, 2005. ISBN 80-7004-119-6.
  • Bordwell, David a Kristin Thopson. Umění filmu: úvod do studia formy a stylu. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-217-6.
  • Bordwell, David. Poetics of cinema. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-97779-1.
  • Casetti, Francesco. Filmové teorie 1945-1990. 1. vyd. V Praze : Akademie múzických umění, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7331-143-8.
  • Dick, Bernard F. Anatomy of film. 6th ed. Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillian, 2010. ISBN 978-0-312-48711-9.
  • Furniss,M. Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. John Libbey & Company, 2008.
  • Gregor, Lukáš. Základy analýzy animované filmu. Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2011. ISBN 978-807454-112-4.


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