AJ5_FILM Understanding Film

Faculty of Education
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Štébl (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
John Christopher Fennelly, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
The course does not require knowledge of film theory and has no other pre-requisite requirements. It is open to any student from the second year onwards.
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 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will provide an introduction into the vibrant world of currrent film theory.Its emphasis is mainly on signifying practices at work in production and perception of film. Close readings of relevant papers will be complemented by practical film analysis and film screenings.
Syllabus
  • 1 Elements of semiotics 2 Film genres and their evolution 3 Film narrative 4 Constructing audiences 5 Feminist film criticism 6 Film realism 7 Ideology
Literature
  • Turner, Graem. Film as Social Practices (New York, 1990)
  • Nichols, Bill. Ideology and the Image: Social Representation in the Cinema and Other Media (Routlege, 1993)
  • Monaco, James. How to Read a Film (Oxford, 1982)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminars. Students are required to write a seminar paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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