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The Depiction of National Stereotypes in the Context of the Bosnian War through Regional Cinematography
Hofmeisterová, Karin ; Králová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Šesták, Miroslav (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the issues of national stereotyping in context of the conflict that happened in the lands of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the years 1992-1995. It highlights the most common national stereotypes and myths in former Yugoslavia while focusing on presenting the triggering mechanisms and mobilizing agents which were the cause of their activation. The main intention of this thesis is to explore the influence of national stereotypes and myths on the outbreak and escalation of ethnic violence between the Serbs and the Bosnians. To this end, it utilizes a combination of classical study of literature dealing with said subject and discursive analysis, where the used sources are selected films from local cinematography. The conclusion of the study is based on the comparison of chosen movies and the theoretical framework described in the opening part of the text.
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Semiosphere and mythological niveau of commercially most successful movies
Senjuková, Tereza ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Dominik, Šimon (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused at mythology of the current myths and basic semiotic features that appear in these films. It analyses and uncovers mythological structures that create a platform for the mores, and derives conclusions about the present society. It chose 30 most successful movies as a muster to analyze. It is divided in two main parts; the first one is focused at mythological aspects. Firstly, it describes the most frequent myths that appear in the majority of the analyzed movies. In the next chapters, it analyzes briefly some specific movies and points out their most distinct features. The second part is focused at semiotic features that are used by the film makers and tries to explain their meaning. The last part of the diploma thesis compares the Euro-American film production with that of Asia (especially China).
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Manipulation with history in historical Otakar Vávra's movies focusing on the trilogy Dny zrady, Sokolovo a Osvobození Prahy
Hodura, Pavel ; Knapík, Jiří (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with the manipulation of history in the historical film trilogy Dny zrady, Sokolovo and Osvobození Prahy, directed by Otakar Vávra. This thesis tries to define, on the basis of a comparation of historiographical works of the communist and modern historiography, the amount of historical distortion presented in these films. The normalization regime endeavoured to revise the historical knowledge of the second half of the 60s and to resume the tendencies of the communist regime of the late 40s and 50s and attempted to create a myth of perception of mordern national history, in which the positive influence of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the 30s and 40s was emphasized. Moreover, this myth of the perception of history aimed to discredite figures that were unwanted by the regime and to emphasize friendship with the Soviet Union. Films and tv-series were an appropriate tool to form the perception of history among the people.
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Management of the Ponrepo cinema
Přádná, Alena ; Hanzlík, Jan (advisor) ; Tyslová, Irena (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to map and subsequently analyse and evaluate all the processes that are going on in the Ponrepo cinema. Even though it is an archive cinema it is currently participating in more complex and broader activities than just film screenings. Therefore, this thesis deals with the processes associated with traditional function as an intermediary of collections of the National Film Archive to the public and the processes associated with the new mission as a creative centre or platform for film education.
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Strategic analysis
Nováček, Jakub ; Krause, Josef (advisor) ; Erlitz, Jakub (referee)
The aim of this Master's thesis is to conduct a strategic analysis of the multiplex CineStar Mladá Boleslav from a perspective of its management. This analysis provides information and suggestions for improvement, which this management can use during an effort to influence strategic goals of the multiplex, when these goals are primarily defined by management of the CineStar Company. The thesis is divided into three parts - theoretical, methodical and practical. The theoretical part consists of a definition of related notions and putting a strategic analysis into context. The methodical part identifies and describes applied methods and tools of a strategic analysis. The practical part consists of the strategic analysis of the multiplex CineStar Mladá Boleslav, which is divided into analysis of superordinate strategy, external analysis, analysis of stakeholders and analysis of internal sources and abilities. Outputs of these partial analyses are subsequently consolidated in a SWOT analysis and lead to formulation of strategic recommendations.
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Analysis of expenditures of households on culture focused on film industry
Procházková, Romana ; Vltavská, Kristýna (advisor) ; Hanzlík, Jan (referee)
The aim of this work is a statistical analysis of expenditures of households on culture, description of current economical situation in the field of cinematography, characteristics of a cinemagoer and a projection of future developmental tendencies of cinemas. The first two chapters are dedicated to a description of the current state of the Czech cinematography and information about the evolution of the Czech film production. The third theoretical part describes basic statistical methods used in the practical part of this work. The fourth part is focused on a film viewer -cinemagoer using MML-TGI method and it also includes analysis of the dependence of expenditures of households for culture on the cinema ticket price. The fifth part is dedicated to a projection of the future development of the attendance and receipts of cinemas. The final chapter deals with the state of European cinematography.
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Support for cinematography in the Czech Republic after 1989
Hrdina, Jan ; Doležalová, Antonie (advisor) ; Czesany Dvořáková, Tereza (referee)
Diploma thesis deals with public financing of Czech cinematography from 1989 to the present, focusing on state funds. It outlines the economic aspects of public support of this specific area and puts film into economic theory of goods and into the concept of cultural and creative industries. It also describes the legislative development up to the present Audiovisual Act, by which the State Cinematography Fund was established. The paper analyzes the structure of the Fund, its activities and its funding. Another object of the research is the development of financing of cinematography support. The thesis identifies sources of funding to support the film, and for what purposes it has been spent. For comparison it provides a brief overview of support in Europe and the description of support schemes in Great Britain and France. Main goal of the thesis is to evaluate the development and current state of public support for the film.
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The development and use of audio-visual technology in terms of economy and socio-economic trends in society
Mikšík, Jan ; Horný, Stanislav (advisor) ; Seko, Martin (referee)
The aim of this work is to describe history of audio-visual technology and to analyse the influence of digitalization. The text describes the history of cinematography, television and also the introduction of audio-visual technology to people's homes. It contains information on present situation as well as new trends and the influence of the Internet on audio-visual making. There is a comparison of past and present technologies. The new technologies are accessible even for amateur creators which helps them to open new possibilities. This work is also focused on the influence of audio-visual technologies on the final look of the film. In practical part of this paper, author recommends specific technology suitable for certain target groups accordingly to their budget.
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