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Tte uses of Animation withun the Documentary
Kaya, Akile Nazli ; POSPISZYL, Tomáš (advisor) ; VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ, Miloš (referee)
This study is an attempt to identify the general principles and the functions of animation and investigate the possibilities of combining two separate genres: documentary and animation. Its central focus is "What can animation bring into the field of documentary film?" Chapter Two glances at the long-lasting relationship of animation and documentary, comparing a number of definitions for both fields, looks for a definition. Additionally, it lists various handmade animation techniques with several examples and tries to categorize different functions of animation. The Third Chapter analyzes a selection of films (A Is for Autism, Doctors' Life Between Life and Death, Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits and The People Who Try to Save the World) in the light of these functions. These case studies also include interviews with the directors, which explain their thinking processes and reasons for some of their choices. As a result, this study concludes in the thought that combining animation within the documentary film can create a meaningful form; a whole which is far more than sum of its parts.
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The use of Archive Family Footage Documentary Film
Janečková, Veronika ; KUBICA, Petr (advisor) ; VACHEK, Karel (referee)
In this thesis I explore more deeply the topic from my bachelor diploma thesis ?Archiving Family Film?. Through an analysis of family film from the thirties to the present day, I want to draw attention to this distinctive form of amateur filmmaking which is overlooked today. Above all I want to focus on the filmmakers Peter Forgács and Jan Šikl. I explore their different approaches and points of view, and their use of archive family footage in their documentary works ?Private Hungary? and ?Private Century?. By comparing films from these documentary cycles, I point out what makes the works of these two directors unique. I also elaborate on my work with family archive footage in my film ?Sestření? (?Sistering? - 2nd year exercise ? authorial portrait), and I reflect on the approach that I adopted when shooting my bachelor?s diploma film, ?Roots of Relationship or How Granddaughter and Grandmother couldn?t get the Turnip out.? I explain my use of methods taken from family footage in my work as a documentary filmmaker, and discuss my personal experience and achievements in this field.
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"Light-motive" in czech documentary
Přibylová, Květoslava ; RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Alice (advisor) ; ŘEZNÍČEK, Martin (referee)
"From Faithful Star to Light Pollution: Artificial Light Theme in Czech Documentary Film," compares six documentaries made in different epoch and showes how the point of view on the topic of artificial light is changing. Except for showing main changes over time, the essay wants to underline that there are also some symbolic meanings of artificial light which remain permanently regardless of history.
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Foucault concept of sidcours and documentary film
Kohout, Martin ; VACHEK, Karel (advisor) ; ŘEZNÍČEK, Martin (referee)
This Bachelor thesis compares ways of elimination which was described by
Michel Foucault with ways of elimination in documentary. There are three basic
types: taboo of subject, ritual of circumstance and privileged or special right of
subject. Documentary like subject of discourse has been meant only in generally.
Core of thesis is the way of production documentary. Process of shooting and
editing explores how documentary can eliminate (when you show something-
you must hide something). Documentary use different ways of elimination than
discourse because is based on coincidence and shots which are based on reality
(not in the structure of language). Documentary is restricted by society
understanding term "documentary" it is simultaneously basic condition for its
existence.
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Differences and specificities between documentary and feature film from the perspective of Director of photograhy
Kukulová, Marie ; MACÁK, Jiří (advisor) ; HYNEK KRÄMER, Kristian (referee)
This bachelor thesis called "Differences and specificities between documentary and feature film from the perspective of Director of photograhy" deals with different cinematographer's practice in these two disciplines, choosing the correct image format, movie camera and lens, right material and others technical parameters which simplify director's of photography work. I also mention history of documentary and feature film, historical film equipment which I compare to present digital cameras and digital movie cameras. I also describe feature films containging documentary elements and documentary films containing feature films elements. As an example I analyse two of such films and qoute famous czech and worldwide filmmakers who vigorously influenced cinematography.
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New perspectives in distribution of Czech Documentary Films - digital distribution DCI and VOD platforms
Kinkalová, Barbora ; Rezková, Hana (advisor) ; Oukropec, Petr (referee)
This thesis examines new possibilities in film distribution from the point of view of documentary films. It occupies with the fact what could the coming system of digital distribution in the DCI standard and also the possibility of distributing the films by the means of video on demand (VoD) portals bring. The work is divided into two main circles.
The first part starts with a brief description of the progress of the theaters digitalisation till present days. Then it comes to the topic of actual functioning of digital DCI distribution and to the definite cases of documents, that were distributed this way in the first half of the 2010. It also speaks about the leading role of the Ministery of Culture of the Czech Republic and its Media and Audiovision Department. Further it describes the changes, which the new system brings, from the three main points of view ? from the perspective of theatres, distributors and producers. At the end this first part deals with new trends in marketing of documentary films, which is in a tight connection with coming digitalisation and the need of target marketing.
The second part of the thesis beginns with the description of the functioning of the VoD portals. It speaks about legislative system, the topic of territories, engaging the VoD servers to the distribution chain and the form of the support by the means of the EU programme MEDIA. In a detailed way, it examines than the work of eight definite foreign VoD portals, which specialize in showing the documents only, or together with other kinds of film. The Czech docalliancefilms.com is the last one from the described portals. At the conclusion, the thesis deals with the summary of the contemporary situation in the VoD portals field and hypothesis for the future. It tries to define the possible future trends in the progress of this way of distribution.
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Producer of a Long-term Observation Documentary Film
Třeštíková, Hana ; Strnad, Pavel (advisor) ; Horská, Tereza (referee)
This thesis introduces and describes the problematic of the long-term observation documentary films from the producer?s point of view. Further, it presents the history of this type of documentaries in the Czech republic, along with economical aspects of its production and following distribution.
The thesis is divided into five parts. The first part focuses on the explanation of the terminology used in this thesis. The second and third part describe the history of Czech documentary film with special regard to the long-term observation documentary film. The key part of this thesis is the fourth one. It contains description of the funding system as well as problems connected with production and exploitation of this particular kind of documentary. The last part examines several case studies that describe concrete issues of concrete long-term observation documentaries.
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Cinematographers of czech documentary film
Šuster, Jan ; Jícha, Marek (advisor) ; Ulver, Stanislav (referee)
In my dissertation I focus on the professional, as well as on the personal, points of view of various documentary cinematographers and on the complexity of the image conveyed in the works of audiovisual documentaries.
Through the eyes of four generations of directors of photography, I seek to compose a holistic view of the Czech cinematography.
In the introduction the history of Czech documentary films is briefly outlined. The following chapter is composed of personal interviews with the four cinematographers. These professionals were chosen according to their experience with documentary films and their contribution to the Czech cinematography in general. Each one of these four professionals has a notable character which has, among their distinguished camera work, left an enduring mark on the quality of cinematographic image.
The questions directed to them are the same, thus aiming to point out a multi-generation view on the issue of camera work in Czech documentary films, as well as on the characters of the cinematographers themselves.
To conclude my dissertation I compare and contrast various attitudes toward the camera work in documentary films. By introducing my personal opinion and confronting with the ideas presented by these four generations of professionals, I aim to express the point of views of the new, fifth, generation of cinematographers.
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