Original title:
Úzký formát na osm
Translated title:
Narrow format at eight
Authors:
Procházka, Jiří ; Daňhel, Jan (advisor) ; Čihák, Martin (referee) Document type: Bachelor's theses
Year:
2011
Language:
cze Publisher:
Akademie múzických umění v Praze. Filmová a televizní fakulta AMU. Knihovna Abstract:
[cze][eng] Tematem bakalarske prace je 8mm filmovy prouzek s obrazky. David mezi Goliasi. Cilem neni rehabilitace nejmensi filmove suroviny, ani jeji obhajoba. Duvod je mnohem prostsi, az sobecky. Jsem nemocen. Vidim same pixely, megascreeny, chipy, sumy....The topic of my thesis is 8 mm film strip with pictures. David among Goliaths. The goal is not the
rehabilitation of the smallest film material, nor is it its defense. The reason is much simpler, even
selfish. I am sick. I see only pixels, mega screens, chips, noise, aliasing, blooming. I hear only bits,
bytes, tera processors, encryptions, compressions. I feel cold and smell stench, I fear death. This
work is my therapy. It aims to reduce mental pains from cancer inducing binary system, killing the
image of light fertilized by angels. Our session consists of seven comprehensive chapters, which we
experience together. Some are lectures, others require your cooperation. We meet predecessors of
eight millimeter squirt, we will talk about his possibilities and limitations, we will compare him
with his half-brother bastard digital. We will stretch our ears to the wisest counselors from the list of
theorists and experienced practitioners. Therapeutic talk will finish with a good night story from the
highly competent author. We will not unduly deal with and dissect historical dates, names or events.
Facts are here distributed as silver in a sensitive emulsion. If you, inquisitive reader, find some bits
and pieces attractive or interesting, pick one of the books that are listed at the end. There you can
find answers to your questions. Your own search will be spiced up by more than mere list of
information which I could provide you in these lines. And if that happens, my work was not in vain.
Even I have walked that path, and perhaps under the influence of the smell of old books, under the
weight of their yellowed pages, leather bindings with gilt letters, writings in Old Czech language, I
dared to mate this language with the hairiness of my own language. Quotes are mentioned in the
original version, in case I attempt a free verse, I play with words and letters, as each can play with a
narrow format.
Institution: Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
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Document availability information: Available to registered users in the Digital Repository of Academy of Performing Arts. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/10318/6537