| Course title | History of World Cinema 1 |
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| Course code | KDU/DSF1U |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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- Early cinema - International expansion of cinema - The beginnings of classical Hollywood cinema - German cinema - French cinema of the 1920s - Soviet cinema I. (Vertov, Kuleshov, Pudovkin) - Soviet cinema II. (Eisenstein, Dovzhenko et al.) - Hollywood in the 1920s I. (studio system, Ingram, DeMille, Stroheim) - Hollywood in the 1920s II. (Vidor, Sternberg, Chaplin, Keaton, European directors) - Experimental cinema and documentary
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The lecture offers a basic survey of film history from the beginning to the end of the silent era. The explication aims from first technical invensions and the period of early cinema to the occurence of the feature form and its development in national cinemas. The Hollywood model of narrative film with its stable production, formal and stylistic norms is compared with artistic expressions of European avant-garde (French impressionism, German expressionism, Soviet montage school etc.).
The course will provide students with the basic knowledge required for their further study of film history. |
| Prerequisites |
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No prerequisites.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark, Written exam
Thematic knowledge for the exam. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2015) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2015) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |