FAVvp3 Film History Online: How Should Past be Visualised?

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Bochinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Kos, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Terézia Porubčanská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Večeřa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Patrycja Astrid Twardowska
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 C34
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: 5/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
During the semester we will cooperate intensively with the internationally respected creative agency Little Greta, which prepares visualization designs of our data on film culture in Zlín. Using the unique history of the Zlín/Gottwald film studio as an example, we will jointly address the questions of how to organize and attractively visualize the wealth of information about films and their creators. The film studio, founded by Jan Antonín Bata in 1936, produced a wide range of films in the following decades, from commercials, school and instructional films, to cartoons, puppets and feature films. Films were made by such personalities as Alexander Hackenschmied, Elmar Klos, Hermína Týrlová, Karel Zeman, Josef Pinkava, Františel Vláčil and Zdenek Sirový. At the seminar we will work on texts for the upcoming public database of the history of the Zlín studios and discuss how to structure, link and above all visualize this data in an attractive way. The seminar builds on an ongoing research project and the results of previous seminars, but does not require any prior knowledge or skills.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain experience in teamwork and working with a creative agency that is a leader in its field. Due to the wide range of themes, genres, personalities and types of productions realized in the studios in Zlín, students can work on topics that correspond to their interests or the topic of their diploma thesis and deepen their knowledge. They will have the opportunity to participate in both basic and applied research (oriented towards very concrete use in practice: the preparation of a database and mobile application that will be used by visitors to Zlín, schools, lay people interested in history and professionals).
Literature
  • Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, Issue 11 - Cinema Heritage in Europe, Summer 2016
  • Noordegraaf, Julia, Kathleen Lotze, and Jaap Boter. 2018. “Writing Cinema Histories with Digital Databases: The Case of Cinema Context”. TMG Journal for Media History 21 (2): 106–26. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18146/2213-7653.2018.369
  • Digital tools in media studies : analysis and research : an overview. Edited by Michael Ross - Manfred Grauer - Bernd Freisleben. Bielefeld: Transcript, 2009. 191 s. ISBN 9783837610239.
Teaching methods
Class discussion; adoption of methodological principals and basic software tools for historical research.
Assessment methods
Seminar discussions; presentations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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