Course: Contemporary film 1

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Course title Contemporary film 1
Course code KAAV/AV7SF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Bébarová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kudláč Jakub, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 90's in Hollywood - The structure of the film industry in the age of globalization - The rise of independent creators - Miramax, New Line Cinema "Generation Sundance" - new faces of American film of the 90's - Jim Jarmusch, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Hal Hartley, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Bryan Singer, David O. Russell, Kevin Smith, Wes Anderson, A. Payne Minorities in film: New Queer Cinema - context, personalities, key works - Gregg Araki, Todd Haynes, Tom Kalin, Gus van Sant Minorities in film: New Black Cinema - context, personalities, key works - Spike Lee, John Singleton The new faces from Sundance at the turn of the 90's and the new millennium - Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola Hollywood in the new millennium - The industry structure, media conglomerates; production strategies, genres - The influence of the Internet and new media on the distribution and current form of film viewing

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Analysis of a work of art
  • Preparation for examination - 23 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
Skills
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student can work with text.
Student can work with text.
Student can define the components of film language.
Student can define the components of film language.
Student can characterize film style.
Student can characterize film style.
Student can describe the specifics of film language and style of a given work.
Student can describe the specifics of film language and style of a given work.
Student can think in contexts.
Student can think in contexts.
Skills
Student can write an essay.
Student can write an essay.
Student can create a presentation.
Student can create a presentation.
Student can analyze film style and language.
Student can analyze film style and language.
Student can distinguish the specifics of film style of different works.
Student can distinguish the specifics of film style of different works.
Student can compare the film style of different works.
Student can compare the film style of different works.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
assessment methods
Systematic observation of the student
Systematic observation of the student
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Cinepur, A2, 25fps, FantomFilm, Film a doba, Cinema Scope, Sight and Sound.
  • BORDWELL, David. Pandora?s Digital Box: Films, Files, and the Future of Movies.. Irvington Way Institute Press. 2013.
  • BORDWELL, David; THOMPSON, Kristin. Dějiny filmu.. AMU/Lid. Noviny. Praha, 2007.
  • EPSTEIN, Edward Jay. Ekonomika Hollywoodu. Skrytá finanční realita v pozadí filmů.. Mladá fronta. Praha, 2013.
  • KING, Geoff. American Independent Cinema.. Indiana University Press. 2005.
  • MOTTRAM, James. The Sundance Kids.. New York, 2006.
  • SMITH, Murray; Neale. Contemporary Hollywood Cinema.. Routledge. New York, 1998.
  • Tino Balio. Hollywood in the New Millennium. Londýn, 2013.
  • TZIOUMAKIS, Yannis. American Independent Cinema - An Introduction.. Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh, 2006.
  • WILLIAMS, Linda Ruth; HAMMOND, Michael. Contemporary American Cinema.. Open University Press. New York, 2006.


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