FSS:ZUR580 Documentary making I. - Course Information

ZUR580 Documentary making I.

Extent and Intensity

1/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Rodrigo Morales (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jiří Pavelka, CSc.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Thu 10:00–13:00 Střižna 531

Prerequisites

KNOWLEDGE OF FILM LANGUAGE, ORIENTATION IN REPORTAGE METHODS A A WIDE CULTURAL BACKGROUND

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, N-KS)

Course objectives

Course is designed to encourage students' creative potential and develop their professional media skills applied in documentary filmmaking and other TV genres. Teaching is designed as a regular, seminar and practical exercises. In addition, workshops will be carried out with practitioners.This will result in ongoing exercises and a final project, used for the presentation skills of students. Students acquire basic professional knowledge and practical experiences in the field of documentary filmmaking. The subject was set up so that students can work effectively in the implementation exercise broadcast television quality. Students will acquire basic knowledge in the field of documentary filmmaking. Will be able to create synopsis and literary screenplays and all necessary documents for the priduction of documentaries.

Syllabus

• The course includes a theoretical introduction to the documentary and current affairs in film and television, and practical exercises. Dot chart: Sources of inspiration - behaviourism and field research
• . Introduction to literary processing initial thoughts The original idea, story, storyline. Another possibility literary elaboration of the idea.
• . Introduction to typology of genres and cross-genres of documentary film
• . TV genres
• . Determine the form and footage
• . Theme and Theses
• . Scouting, originals, resources, sources
• . Working with the interlocutor
• . ethics entering exercises
• . implementation exercises
• . copyright sebereflxe exercise
• . evaluation of exercise
• . methods of implementation
• . development theme
• . Visual concept
• . Sensing technologies and options
• . The documentary sound conception
• . Develop of the original ideas and extended explication
• . Script development
• . Instruction for the exercises
• . submission and approval of topics
• . evaluation of ideas
• . discussion
• . Intruction for the exercises II
• . Work on the literary scenario for TV documents
• . Processing technical scenario
• . production plan
• . shooting the exercise
• . Editing
• . Presentation
• . Authors self-reflection
• . Discussion
• . distribution
• . Instructions for the final project

Literature

required literature
• Petráň. T. Ecce homo, Univerzita Pardubice, 2011, ISBN: 978-80-7395-341-6
• VALUŠIAK, Josef. Základy střihové skladby. 3., rozš. vyd. V Praze: FAMU, 2005, 143 s. ISBN 8073310392. info
• NAVRÁTIL, Antonín. Cesty k pravdě či lži :70 let československého dokumentárního filmu. 2. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2002, 285 s. ISBN 80-7331-909-8. info
• VALUŠIAK, Josef. Střihovou skladbou k n-té dimenzi. 2., opr. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2000, 59 s. ISBN 8085883589. info

recommended literature
• J Hojtaš: Současná snímací televizní technika a její využití v tvůrčí praxi /dipl.pr. FAMU/ Praha.

Teaching methods

Seminar, laboratory combined with workshops.

Assessment methods

Reflection and analysis of cast projects Student treated separately 8 short audiovisual exercises   during the semester in preparation for the final audiovisual project. Student at the end of the semester is further processed and orally defend audiovisual final project. The course ends with an exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials

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