FAVp002 Film and TV production

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
24/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Čestmír Kopecký (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Sat 6. 10. 9:00–12:40 C34, 14:00–17:40 C34, Sat 20. 10. 9:00–12:40 C34, 14:00–17:40 C34
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The finished film / audiovisual work is preceded by a complicated path of its completion, involving a large number of people and technologies in a variety of ways.
Film is not only a collective work, but also a complicated product whose creation takes about one year to finish and today costs about 30 million crowns.
The result may not even have to be an exact reflection of the director’s or screenwriter’s intentions.
Another long journey of film or other distribution follows.
The course is conceived as a practical guide of the film production pattern from the production plan and theme through financing, production and post-production to distribution strategy.
The course is based on contemporary film and television practice.
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with terms and circumstances surrounding film production / audiovisual work, both generally and on a particular example.
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course, students will have been able to:
Understand the complex and articulate issues of audiovisual production.
Understand the film and television practice at the same time.
Understand the functioning of the film and television industry.
Analyze the film production pattern.
Create a producer project.
Syllabus
  • I. History of film production / audiovisual industry in the Czech Republic, legal framework, conditions, institutions, concepts.
  • 1. Copyright Act, Television Broadcasting Law, Czech Television Act, Cinematography Act (State Fund for Support and Development of Czech Cinema), OSA, DILIA, Intergram, and others. Professional organization Association of Producers in Audiovisual Work (APA), Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA), Film and Television Association (FITES) and others.
  • 2. Film industry. Dual system - structure of public and commercial television. Methods of financing.
  • 3. Audiovisual work, its forms and formats, methods of financing.
  • II. Practical instructions on how to make a movie / audiovisual work.
  • 4. Film financing: producer, co-producer, investor, product placement, etc. Production crew: screenwriter, dramaturgist, producer, production worker, and others. Technology.
  • 5. Film production pattern: producer reasoning, dramaturgical preparation, realization survey, preparation of filming plan and budget, filming, post-production, distribution and sharing.
  • 6. Case study: screenplay development, financing and production.
Literature
    required literature
  • Jaromír Kallista: Filmová produkce. FAMU, nedatováno. https://www.famu.cz/media/Texty_k_úvodům_do_oboru_produkce.doc
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, project.
Assessment methods
Written assignement: each student compiles their project of a particular film production according to the film production pattern, i.e. elaborates the producer intention, topic, literary and technical screenplay, the production and post-production technology, budget and filming plan, distribution strategy and the plan for the further distribution of the work.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Termíny intenzivní celodenní blokové výuky: sobota 6. a 20. října.
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