Course: Film Structure 2

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Course title Film Structure 2
Course code KAAV/AV4FI
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Dvořák Michal, MgA.
Course content
The course is completed with an assignment and a two-stage realisation of a time-lapse documentary film. After the first semester, presentation of an incomplete project followed, now after the second semester students present their final project realisations. After each meeting students receive homework with several topics which were included in a lecture. Elaborated homework is submitted for the final examination, these are presented as a prove of proper understanding of theoretical principles that were delivered during the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Independence in the creative process of preparation and implementation of a film project. Collectivity and commitment to joint implementation of projects.
Independence in the creative process of preparation and implementation of a film project. Collectivity and commitment to joint implementation of projects.
learning outcomes
The course is designed for students to gain basic experience with filmmaking.
The course is designed for students to gain basic experience with filmmaking.
The student knows and can: - list the different dramaturgical theories - can identify plot points - can characterise the structure of narrative patterns depending on genres - describe the differences in the structures of different narrative strategies
The student knows and can: - list the different dramaturgical theories - can identify plot points - can characterise the structure of narrative patterns depending on genres - describe the differences in the structures of different narrative strategies
Skills
By gradually acquiring knowledge, the student deepens these skills: - apply individual dramaturgical theories to a specific film - can analyse the structures of different types of film narrative - can demonstrate deviations from structural patterns by means of concrete examples - be able to resolve weak points in the structure of a narrative
By gradually acquiring knowledge, the student deepens these skills: - apply individual dramaturgical theories to a specific film - can analyse the structures of different types of film narrative - can demonstrate deviations from structural patterns by means of concrete examples - be able to resolve weak points in the structure of a narrative
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Conversation
Conversation
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation
Recommended literature
  • CAMPBELL, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousands Faces. New Jersey : Princeton University Press,, 2004.
  • Field, Syd. Jak napsat dobrý scénář. Praha, Rybka Publishers, 2007. ISBN 80-87067-65-7.
  • MONACO, James. Jak číst film. Albatros, Praha, 2004. ISBN 978-80-00-01410-4.
  • NOVOTNÝ, Ján David. Chcete psát scenář. Ediční centrum AMU Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-85883-52-X.
  • Plazewski, Jerzy. Filmová řeč. Praha : Orbis, 1967.
  • THOMPSONOVÁ, Kristin, BORDWELL, David. Dějiny filmu. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7331-80-2.


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