FAV124 Motion Picture Preservation and Audiovisual Archvies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Batistová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:35 C34
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
Students should get familiar with the problematic of the motion picture material and its preservation for future generations in the archives. At the end of the course, students will have:
- basic knowledge of audiovisual media supports and their preservation;
- overall information on institutions preserving film and other audiovisual material, their history, typology and present situation;
- apprehension of the process of restoration of film, based on selected case studies;
- knowledge of digital supports and their use in a film archive.
Syllabus
  • Motion picture material and its preservation
  • Preservation vs. presentation: Ethical questions
  • Film archives: Community and international cooperation
  • Case studies
  • From film to pixels: Motion pictures yesterday, today and tomorrow
Literature
  • This film is dangerous : a celebration of nitrate film. Edited by Roger B. N. Smither - Catherine A. Surowiec. 1st ed. Bruxelles: FIAF, 2002, xxx, 690. ISBN 2960029607. info
  • COMENCINI, Luisa and Matteo PAVESI. Restauro, conservazione e distruzione dei film. Milano: Il Castoro, 2001. info
  • Restoration of motion picture film. Edited by Paul Read - Mark-Paul Meyer. 1st publ. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000, viii, 359. ISBN 075062793X. info
  • CHERCHI USAI, Paolo. Silent Cinema: An Introduction. London: British Film Institute, 2000. info
  • BORDE, Raymond. Les cinémathèques. Lausanne: L'Age d'Homme, 1983. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion on selected topics, reading on case studies.
Assessment methods
Written test. Alternatively, presentation of selected problems during lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007.
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