FAVK002 Cinema Technology: An Introduction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 10. 11. 9:10–12:25 C34, Sat 1. 12. 13:20–16:35 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
Lectures will be dedicated to the history of cinema technology in the world and in the Czech Republic, and concerned especially with the first 50 years of existence of cinema, with few overlaps to the more recent years. We will focus on those aspect of cinema technology, that condition estethic and style qualities of films and their reception. The main goal of the course is to prepare students for contact with film material or cinema technology, to accent the importance of these object in ceratin types of research and to familiarize them with basic issues of film preservation and restoration.
Syllabus
  • Film
  • Cinematography and formats
  • Color
  • Sound
  • Cinema exhibition
  • Digital cinema
  • Archives and film preservation
Literature
  • ENTICKNAP, Leo. Moving Image Technology. From Zoetrope to Digital. London: Wallflower Press, 2005, 280 pp. ISBN 1-904764-06-1. info
  • LEVINSKÝ, Otto and Antonín STRÁNSKÝ. Film a filmová technika. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1974. info
  • CHERCHI USAI, Paolo. Silent Cinema: An Introduction. London: British Film Institute, 2000. info
  • READ, Paul and Mark-Paul MEYER. Restoration of Motion Picture Film. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. info
  • SMRŽ, Karel. Film. Podstata, historický vývoj, technika, možnosti a cíle kinematografu. Praha: Prometheus, 1924. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and home reading
Assessment methods
Final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006.
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