FAVh020 Film Culture and City

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kateřina Šrámková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, 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
Tue 12:00–13:40 03017
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Following aspects of the associations of city space with film production and distribution will be discussed: what is the role of the city infrastructure, and how far the space of production can be affected by changing political regimes; what is the relationship between urbanism and film production and distribution; how significant is a loyalty of creative personels to a production centre; how far can film culture be influenced by a size of city space; whether it is possible to compare film culture in different countries and different regimes. Individual seminar seatings will open the respective seminars by presenting the topic in wider context. Collective interpretation of essays from reading list will follow. At the end, students are supposed to propose their own solution how a relevant research question could be answered.
Learning outcomes
Students will be familiarized with up-to-date research methods, will learn how to interprete methodological essays and formulate research projects design.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: cinema and city - research questions 2. City an Film Production I: infrastructure(Prague and Barrandov) 3. City an Film Production II: urbanism (Zlín) 4. City an Film Production III: historical actors(Gottwaldov) 5. City and Film Distribution I: national competitions(Prague, Brno) 6. City and Film Distribution II: political clashes and social stratification (the case of a small city) 7. City and Film Distribution III: international comparison
Literature
  • SKOPAL, Pavel and Lucie ČESÁLKOVÁ. Filmové Brno. Dějiny lokální filmové kultury (Cinematic Brno. History of local cinema culture). Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2016, 338 pp. ISBN 978-80-7004-176-5. info
  • KLOS, Elmar, Marcel SLADKOWSKI and Čestmír VANČURA. Kudlov Barn :the establishment and first years of the Film studios in Zlín. Vydání první. Zlín: Filmfest, s.r.o., 2016, 255 stran. ISBN 9788026098232. info
  • KOELTZSCH, Ines. Praha rozdělená i sdílená : česko-židovsko-německé vztahy 1918-1938. Translated by Petr Dvořáček. Vydání první. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 342 stran. ISBN 9788074224218. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion.
Assessment methods
Participation on seminar discussions; designing a research project.
Language of instruction
Czech
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