FAV259 Dress/Costume/Fashion in cinema

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 10:50–14:05 C34
Prerequisites
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 149 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/149, only registered: 0/149, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/149
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lectures should focus on so far rarely reflected areas of dress, film costume and interconnection of cinema with fashion industry. Lectures are aimed on students preparing analytical bachelor thesis as film costume is one of the key components of film style. Understanding the film dress code is the main goal - how, when and why costume supports generic and stylistic conventions, how it can be interpreted and how it contributes to or dismantles gender, racial, class and ideological stereotypes.
Syllabus
  • Lecutres will be organized into series ob blocs dedicated to various topics. Each will bring attention to different aspect of the discussed problematics; starting with defining key terms, followed by costume as a tool for character construction; dress as a sign of a genre (historical films, melodrama, action films, comedies), the relationship between dress and actor/star, fandom and film costume, connection between cinema and fashion industry ( commercials in the form of short films, merchandising, film reflections on fashion industry)...
Literature
  • HOLLANDER, Anne. Seeing through clothes. Los Angeles, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
  • MOSELEY, Rachel (ed.). Fashioning Film Stars. London: BFI Publishing 2005.
  • STREET, Sarah. Costume and cinema. New York: Walflower 2001.
  • BRUZZI, Stella and GIBSON, Pamela Church. Fashion cultures. London: Routledge 2000.
  • BRUZZI, Stella. Undressing cinema. Clothing and identity in the movies. London: Routledge 1997.
  • HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Konstantina and Eva UCHALOVÁ. Czech fashion, 1940-1970 : mirror of the times. Translated by Anna Bryson Gustová - Lucie Doležalová, Photo by Filip Habart. 1st print. Prague: Olympia, 2000, 125 s. ISBN 8070330198. info
  • UCHALOVÁ, Eva. Czech fashion 1918-1939 : elegance of the Czechoslovak First Republic. Edited by Helena Jarošová, Translated by Štěpán Suchochleb - Andreas Beckma. 1st print. Prague: Olympia, 1996, 117 s. ISBN 8070334258. info
  • LAVER, James. Costume and fashion : a concise history. Rev., expanded and updated e. London: Thames and Hudson, 1995, 296 s. ISBN 0500202664. info
Teaching methods
Series of topical lectures with adequate screenings.
Assessment methods
Essay or written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
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