FAVBPalt3 Cinema Technology: An Introduction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Batistová, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D. (deputy)
Patrycja Astrid Twardowska (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, 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
Thu 21. 9. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 5. 10. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 12. 10. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 19. 10. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 26. 10. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 2. 11. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 9. 11. 10:50–14:05 U34, Thu 16. 11. 10:50–14:05 U34
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 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The introduction course focuses on the history of cinema technology from the medially blurred beginnings to the precarious digital present. The specific material aspects of film and cinema will be understood in the context of aesthetic and stylistic development of the medium, functioning of the global cinema market, or the interaction of the technical history with social and political ones. Among other things, it will focus on film preservation and its availability to contemporary researchers in various forms and through various distribution channels.
Main objective: Students will learn about the technical history of cinema.
Syllabus
  • Film strip, its materials, formats and life.
  • Apparatus used for filming, post-production and exhibition.
  • Possibilities of film handling and editing.
  • Cinema space and film performance.
  • Digitization in production, post-production and distribution.
  • Archival life of the film and "original", digitization of archive films.
  • Current trends: film survival, multimedia performance using found footage and design principles, alternative environmental labs.
Literature
    required literature
  • ENTICKNAP, Leo. Moving Image Technology. From Zoetrope to Digital. London: Wallflower Press, 2005, 280 pp. ISBN 1-904764-06-1. info
  • FOSSATI, Giovanna. From grain to pixel : the archival life of film in transition. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, 320 s. ISBN 9789089641397. info
  • LEVINSKÝ, Otto and Antonín STRÁNSKÝ. Film a filmová technika. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1974. info
    recommended literature
  • BATISTOVÁ, Anna. Hoří, má panenko (The Firemen's Ball). Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2012, 304 pp. ISBN 978-80-7004-150-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with examples and space dedicated to controlled discussion of the subject matter. Possibility of individual consultations of technically oriented historical research.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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