Course: Contemporary Animated Film 1

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Course title Contemporary Animated Film 1
Course code KAAT/AN7SF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
Course content
The first semester focuses on the creation of feature-length animated films by Disney and Pixar studios.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic orientation in means of expression in the field of Cinematography.
Basic orientation in means of expression in the field of Cinematography.
learning outcomes
to distinguish the characteristics of the artists discussed
to distinguish the characteristics of the artists discussed
to have the basics of film analysis
to have the basics of film analysis
navigate through the fundamental figures of cinematography
navigate through the fundamental figures of cinematography
to gain insight into the relationship between film history and societal context
to gain insight into the relationship between film history and societal context
to create an overview of key film works
to create an overview of key film works
Skills
construct one's own argumentation
construct one's own argumentation
to analyse selected works
to analyse selected works
critically perceive audiovisual works
critically perceive audiovisual works
to analyse the artist's handwriting
to engage in a discussion about a work
to analyse the artist's handwriting
to engage in a discussion about a work
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Anima Mundi / J. Wiedemann. Animation Now!. Kolín / R. Taschen, 2004. ISBN 978-3-8228-3789-4.
  • Bendazzi, Giannalberto. Cartoons : one hundred years of cinema animation. Bloomington, Ind : Indiana University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-253-20937-4.
  • Booker, M. Keith. Disney, Pixar, and the hidden messages of children's films. Santa Barbara : Praeger, 2010. ISBN 978-0-313-37672-6.
  • Bordwell, David a Kristin Thopson. Umění filmu: úvod do studia formy a stylu. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-217-6.
  • Bordwell,D. Narration in the Fiction Film. Routledge, 1987.
  • Davis, Amy M. Good girls and wicked witches : women in Disney's feature animation. New Barnet, U.K. : John Libbey Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-86196-673-2.
  • Decker, Jonathan. The portrayal of gender in Disney-Pixar's animated films : a content analysis of gender-role variables in Pixar's ten feature-length films from Toy story (1995) tu Up (2009). Saarbrücken : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8383-8288-3.
  • FURNISS, Maureen. Animation: the global history. London: Thames & Hudson, 2017. ISBN 978-0-500-25217-8.
  • Gregor, Lukáš. Vzhůru do nekonečna a ještě dál!. VeRBuM, Zlín, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87500-43-9.
  • Kokeš, Radomír D. Rozbor filmu. Brno, 2015.
  • Wasko, Janet. Understanding Disney : the manufacture of fantasy. Cambridge : Polity, 2001. ISBN 978-07456-1484-7.
  • Wells, P. Understanding Animation. Routledge, 1998.


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