Course: Contemporary Animated Film 2

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Course title Contemporary Animated Film 2
Course code KAAT/SAF2
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. American animated series 2. European animated series 3. Japanese animated series The student will gain a basic understanding of current trends in animation and the work of leading studios and directors. The student will be able to critically view audiovisual works and argue and present his/her opinion. Engages in discussions with other students and the teacher, analyzes selected works of art and places them in context.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 22 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.
Skills
Prerequisities are not set
Prerequisities are not set
learning outcomes
Knowledge
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 engage in a discussion about a work
to analyse the artist's handwriting
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
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.
  • 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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