FAVhp5 Research projects in animation, film festivals and fiction production

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, 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
Mon 16:00–17:40 C34, except Mon 15. 4.
Prerequisites
There are none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will combine a lecture part, explaining methodological approaches and existing knowledge, with a seminar part, where students will solve specific research projects in these areas:
participation of Czech films at international festivals
research on international co-productions and commissions in animation
research on animators' careers in emigration
research on the contemporary Czech film industry and its needs.
Other topics may depend on the solutions of the students' bachelor and master theses in the seminar. The research area will be assigned to students according to their preferences and interests and in consultation with the teachers.
Syllabus
  • Czech animation and foreign contractors
  • animation and emigration
  • foreign careers: the example of Paul Fierlinger
  • interviews: how to conduct and process them
  • contemporary Czech cinema and foreign festivals
  • research into the conditions of contemporary Czech film distribution and exhibition
Literature
  • BECKER, Howard S. Art worlds. 25th anniversary ed., update. Berkeley: University of California, 2008, xxviii, 40. ISBN 9780520256361. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, active participation in the seminar, home preparation, practical tasks
Assessment methods
Regular participation in seminars, continuous fulfillment of partial seminar assignments
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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