FAVh041 History of Czech Animated Film

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Bochinová (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Mertová (lecturer)
Mgr. Dita Stuchlíková (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Tereza Bochinová
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–15:40 C34, except Mon 2. 5., except Mon 16. 5. ; and Mon 2. 5. 12:00–13:40 C34, Mon 16. 5. 12:00–13:40 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The series of lectures and screenings will provide basic information on the history of Czech animated film from their early stages to the present and on possible theoretical approaches useful in the research of animation. Emphasis will be placed on providing clear basic information about techniques, personalities and films and on thinking about animation in a variety of theoretical frameworks. The development of the medium of animation in the broader cultural context of Czechoslovak and Czech cinema will be observed.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain a basic orientation in the history of Czech animated film and its creators. They will understand the importance of this medium in the broader context of Czechoslovak cinema. Students will be encouraged to think about Czech animated film in terms of many theoretical approches. Lectures and screenings will expand the existing knowledge of Czech animated films by lesser-known films.
Syllabus
  • Possible theoretical frameworks of Czech animated film, pitfalls of potential research, basic overview of available sources for the study of Czech animation
  • Animation techniques, prehistory of animation
  • Irena and Karel Dodal, commercial vs. artistic animation
  • Protectorate and post-war reorganization
  • Prague studios of animated film, Brothers in T-shirt
  • Jiří Trnka, Hermína Týrlová, Karel Zeman
  • Animated film and (children's) audience, animated film as an apolitical and escapist film, legislative understanding of animated film
  • Changes in distribution with the advent of TV, TV bedtime cartoons, studios of Hermína Týrlová and Karel Zeman
  • Jiří Brdečka, Břetislav Pojar, Jan Švankmajer, changes after the revolution
  • The current scene of Czech animated film
Literature
  • BENEŠOVÁ, Marie. Hermína Týrlová. 1. vyd. Praha: ČSFÚ, 1982, 112 s. info
  • ČESÁLKOVÁ, Lucie (ed.). Staré pověsti české. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7004-167-3
  • DUTKA, Edgar. Animovaný film : úvod do scenáristiky animovaného filmu : minimum z historie české animace. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2002, 98 s. ISBN 8085883945. info
  • Český animovaný film I 1920-1945. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7004-148-2
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Jana a Lukáš GREGOR. Ateliér Hermíny Týrlové. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7454-593-1
  • PIKKOV, Ülo. Animasofie : teoretické kapitoly o animovaném filmu. Translated by Anna Stejskalová - Eva Näripea. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění v Nakladatelství AMU, 2017, 220 stran. ISBN 9788073314460. info
  • PLASS, Jiří. Základy animace : základní pravidla klasické a virtuální animace. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2010, 196 s. ISBN 9788072388844. info
  • Czech animated film, 1934-1994 :its past and present. Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, 1994, 104 s. info
  • STRUSKOVÁ, Eva. Dodalovi : průkopníci českého animovaného filmu. 1. vyd. Praha: NFA, 2013, 359 s. ISBN 9788073312640. info
  • ULVER, Stanislav. Animace a doba. Sborník textů z časopisu Film a doba 1955-2000. 1st ed. Sdružení přátel odborného filmového tisku v Praze, 2004, 398 pp. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, film screenings
Assessment methods
Written test dealing with compulsory reading as well the information from lectures
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny tvoří projekce/videotime.
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