FI:PV110 Basics of Film Narratives - Course Information

PV110 Basics of Film Narratives

Extent and Intensity

2/2/1. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. BcA. Robert Král, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Peter Gamboš (seminar tutor)
Ondřej Kocar (seminar tutor)
Bc. Juraj Ulbrich (seminar tutor)
Bc. Jan Kaderka (seminar tutor)
Bc. Miroslav Šálek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dalibor Jelínek (seminar tutor)
Ing. Pavel Šiler (assistant)
Jakub Antonín (assistant)
Bc. Lukáš Caletka (assistant)
Bc. Jakub Galanda (assistant)
Mgr. Nikola Kunzová (assistant)
Mgr. Erik Hirner (assistant)
Mgr. Matúš Kropuch (assistant)
Mgr. Šimon Mačejovský (assistant)
Mgr. Ivana Papcunová (assistant)
Katarína Ráczová (assistant)
Bc. Matej Turek (assistant)
Mgr. Adam Ivora (assistant)
Mgr. Patrik Smolnický (assistant)
Mgr. Veronika Helánová (assistant)
Mgr. Katarína Gočová (assistant)
Lukáš Gorazd Hrodek (assistant)
Mgr. Martin Hofbauer (assistant)
Mgr. Adam Štěpánek (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Wed 15. 9. to Wed 15. 12. Wed 18:00–19:50 D3

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

PV110/01: Mon 20. 9. to Mon 29. 11. each even Monday 14:00–17:50 C416, each even Monday 14:00–17:50 C403; and Mon 13. 9. 14:00–17:50 C403, 14:00–17:50 C416, P. Gamboš, D. Jelínek, J. Kaderka, O. Kocar, M. Šálek, J. Ulbrich
PV110/02: Mon 13. 9. to Mon 6. 12. each odd Monday 14:00–17:50 C416, each odd Monday 14:00–17:50 C403, P. Gamboš, D. Jelínek, J. Kaderka, O. Kocar, M. Šálek, J. Ulbrich

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for enrollment and successful completion are only enthusiasm for cinematography, ability to work effectively in a team, communicate, solve problems, manage crisis situations and relative time flexibility. The student does not need to have knowledge of the film industry. Knowing the basics of creative writing and electronic publishing PB029 Electronic Document Preparation is a plus.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

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Course objectives

The aim of PV110 and PV113 Production of Audiovisual Artefacts is to enable students to express their own via movie language. This is gradually learned by writing and filing his own subject, literary and technical scenario, preparing a technical scenario for his film production in the follow-up spring semester in the course PV113 Production of Audiovisual Artefacts, and by discussing principles and gaining practical skills from areas of editing, engaging, camera, scene lighting, scene sound, and postproduction.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- use the knowledge of the basics of screenwriting, dramaturgy, direction, production in writing his own theme, literary and technical scenario; - prepare a technical scenario and production of a short movie; - use the acquired knowledge of editing, cutting, engaging, camera, scene lighting, scene sound and postproduction in the movie production; - create a film crew with fixed roles from the group of students; - produce his own short audiovisual work.

Syllabus

• Theme. Literary model for movie or multimedia project. Choice of model or intrigue. Basics of scriptwriting. Movie script: analysis of conflict, the setting of key points in a script, plausibility of figures, dynamics of the storytelling, characters and their progress. The substance of dramaturgy, collective readings, processes towards final script and technical and production plan. Main rules of production and postproduction. Editing. Practical goal is an adaptation of literary model into the movie script. Students have to write or adapt a story into a script, taking in mind existing technical backing of the course in LEMMA laboratory. During the realization of this goal, students will be taught the right ways of doing a good script and all the phases of literary preparation (model, story, script) all the topics around. Scripts written and defended in the course will be used for movie/multimedia production in the Spring term. Practical exercises will be done in the LEMMA laboratory using DLSR and other rich sets of audio and video instruments.

Literature

• VALUŠIAK, Josef. Základy střihové skladby. 3., rozš. vyd. V Praze: FAMU, 2005, 143 s. ISBN 8073310392. info
• KUČERA, Jan. Střihová skladba. Vydání druhé. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1960, 89 stran. info
• Petr Sojka, Radovan Hakl a kol.: Základy multimediální produkce. Učební text (draft v ISu).
• Filmová řeč / Jerzy Plazewski ; [z polského originálu ... přeložil Zdeněk Smejkal ; doslov Jan Kučera]. -- 1. vyd. -- Praha : Orbis, 1967. -- 461 s., [52] s. obr. příl. -- P 9269/67. -- Obsahuje bibliografii na s. 425-432, rejstřík filmů a jm. rejstřík
• Mistrovství práce s DSLR (Roman Pihan)

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures conducted in a seminar form, often using discussion and interactive teaching methods, where dramaturgy and scenario creation are discussed. Further, the subject consists of exercises, realized in the form of four-hour workshops, taught once every two weeks. Students will acquire theoretical knowledge from the fields of audiovisual production and will also practice them (constructivism). Students' work is mentored by graduates of previous years. Students work in the LEMMA lab and have access to audio-visual technology in the LEMMA booking system.

Assessment methods

To award a colloquium, it is necessary to surrender and defend a technical scenario that can be used in the follow-up subject PV113 Production of Audiovisual Artefacts. For the credit, it is necessary to take part in the production of a short film, which the students will shoot in the created groups - crews.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• PV113 Production of Audiovisual Artefacts

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

https://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PV110/

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