FAV268 Digital cinema – a challenge for film historiography?

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Batistová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Luděk Havel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is dedicated to film as a primary source for historical research of cinema. Especially, it will focus on digitization as a fundamental change in production, distribution and projection of films, as well as our understanding of film and cinema history.

At the end of the lectures, students will:
- acquire knowledge of history of work with film as a primary source for research;
- understand how technology changes in distribtuion also influence our comprehension of cinema history;
- be able to reflect on their own work with films, be it analytical or historical.
Syllabus
  • The history of work with film as a primary source for historical research.
  • Availability of archival films, in the past and today.
  • Past changes in distribution of films, affecting their study.
  • Digitization and what it means for our work with films.
  • Case studies of different digitization projects.
Literature
  • From grain to pixelthe archival life of film in transition. Edited by Giovanna Fossati. [Amsterdam]: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, 320 p. ISBN 9089641394. info
  • Film Curatorship : Archives, Museums, and the Digital Marketplace. Edited by Paolo Cherchi Usai. Wien: Synema, 2008, 237 s. ISBN 9783901644245. info
  • GRIEVESON, Lee. Inventing film studies. Edited by Haidee Wasson. Durham: Duke University, 2008, xxxii, 446. ISBN 9780822343073. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and group diskussions on presented case studies.
Assessment methods
Final written test, or an essay (prior consultation with the teacher needed).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Kurs probíhá v rámci projektu č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0044 Inovace uměnovědných studijních oborů na Filozofické fakultě MU, který je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Viz. www.phil.muni.cz/music/opvk.
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