Audiovisual Interpretation of Reality - JKM145

• Title: Audiovisual Interpretation of Reality
• Czech title: Audiovizuální interpretace reality
• Guaranteed by: Department of Media Studies (23-KMS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students
• Incompatibility : JJM001
• Is incompatible with: JJM001

Annotation

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (16.06.2020)

Course aimed at methods of interpretation of reality by tools of audiovisuality. 12 lectures provide theoretic approaches of (particularly) non-fiction film to relationship between "objective" reality and "author´s subjectivity". Thesis are demonstrated by excerpts of classic and contemporary documentary films. A lecturer apply also his filmmaker´s point of view at a process of creativity.

Course completion requirements

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (05.10.2020)

Conditions for the finishing the course:

a) min. 3 tasks completed in MOODLE
a) test can be passed in one of three terms

Literature

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (05.10.2020)

* References and selected bibliography:

BARNOW, Erik: Documentary. A history of the Non-fiction Film. Oxford Univesrity Press, New York, 1993.

BLANDFORD, Steve-GRANT, Barry Keith-HILLIER, Jim: The Film Studies Dictionary. Arnold, London, 2001.

CORNER, John: The art of record. A critical introduction to documentary. Manchaster University Press, Manchester 1996.

ELLIS, Jack. C.-McLANE, Betsy, A.: A New History of Documentary Film. Continuum, New York-London, 2009

McCREADIE, Marsha: Documentary Superstars. How Today´s Filmmakers Are Reinventing the Form. Allworth Press, New York, 2008.

LEACOCK, Richard: The Feeling of Being There. A Filmmaker´s Memoir. Seueion, Semeion Editions, France 2011.

WINSTON, Brian: Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries. British Film Institute, London 2000.

+ literature in each lecture

Syllabus

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (05.10.2020)

Syllabus JJB145 - Fall 2020

 

1. Lecture:  Autenthicity - the main value (October 5st 2020)

2. Lecture: Components of Audiovisual Language (October 12st 2020)

3. Lecture: Between two Poles: Reality and Piece of Work (October 19st 2020)

4.  Lecture: Between Two Poles: Objectivity and Author´s Subject (October 26st 2020)

5. Lecture:  Observational Mode (November 2nd 2020)

6. Lecture: Forms of Representation and Birth of Stereotype (November 9th 2020)

Dean´s Holiday (November 16st 2020)

7. Lecture: Role of Stylization (November 23st 2020)

8.  Lecture:  Poetic Mode (December 30st 2020)

9. Lecture: Creative Treatment of Actuality (December 7th 2020)

10. Lecture: Imaging of a Man/Human (December 14st 2020) - or pre-term for test

Entry requirements

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (05.10.2020)

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