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Analysis of documentary production of the online streaming service Netflix
Spěváková, Klára ; Štoll, Martin (advisor) ; Kruml, Milan (referee)
This thesis, titled Analysis of the Documentary Production of the Online Streaming Service Netflix, aims to describe the characteristics typical of Netflix's documentary production using a selection of films from 2015 to 2022. The films included in the analysis are American Murder: The Family Next Door, Schumacher, The Social Dilemma, The Tinder Swindler and David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. Based on semiotic and image analysis, it examines the various elements of film language used in these films - mise-en-scene, camera, editing and sound, including the narrative mode and structure of the film. The thesis also focuses on describing the key features of Netflix production, its use to influence audiences, and the search for the reason behind the popularity of this production. The thesis also includes a quantitative analysis of Netflix's documentary production.
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Islamic Culture in European Animated Film
Ježková, Kateřina ; Štoll, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
The thesis named Islamic Culture In European Animated Film analyses five selected animated feature films by European filmmakers (Persepolis, Tehran Taboo, The Breadwinner, The Swallows of Kabul and My Sunny Maad) that depict life in Islamic society. The main aim of this thesis is to examine how and through what motifs and forms is Islamic culture presented in the films. The films are analysed both in terms of narrative and stylistic devices (mise-en-scene, camera work, editing, sound). The theoretical part of the thesis is dedicated to the description of the paradigm of European and Islamic culture and their mutual cultural clashes; one chapter is also dedicated to a brief characterization of animated film and its specifics. This is followed by the methodology, where the basic premises of the analytical part are presented, and the analysis itself, which is supplemented with images from the films for a better understanding of the described phenomena. The last chapter includes an evaluation of the analysis with a summary of the most important findings arising from the analysis.
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Framing Journalism in US Films
Vašíčková, Katherine ; Bednařík, Petr (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to determine how film makers portray the work of news rooms and journalists in American films. It will analyse movies filmed between the years 1999 and 2019 that were made based on real events, and that are not regarded as documents. The first part of this thesis will discuss attributes of journalism which are attractive for film makers, as well as discuss types and stereotypes in relation to journalists and their work. The second part of this thesis will analyse a sample of movies made between the years 1999 and 2019, with the aim to determine which attributes of journalism were attractive for film making and how the analysed films depict journalists and media. The thesis will also touch upon the differences between the narratives of the analysed films and the real events that they were based on.
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Czech Film Taste in Sociological Perspective
Smoljaková, Natálie ; Holeček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Balon, Jan (referee)
The aim of this work is to find specific preferences of Czech film consumers. By these specific preferences it is meant the type of stories, heroes or genres which does Czech film audience prefer. The analysis is made on the most popular films (i.e. with the biggest attendance) in last twenty years using the theory of Erving Goffman, especially his concept of frame analysis. By using the terms of frame analysis the content of the selected films is compared with the same amount of the most popular films in USA. This comparison is then used to find the differences or similarities among these two different areas, but in particular it is done to underline the specifics of Czech film audience. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Global Overlap of Czech documentary film presented within International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World Festival (2008-2018)
Fenclová, Anežka ; Štoll, Martin (advisor) ; Novotný, David Jan (referee)
The following thesis offers an insight into a collection of documentary movies, which were screened in the category Czech Competition (Česká sekce) presented by the film festival One World (Jeden svět), as well as the nomination process behind it. The first section of the Body of this Thesis (Practical Part) is focused on the nomination process. In particular its objective is to describe principal changes in the nomination process and at the same time outline its future developments. This is achieved by means of exclusive interviews with five Program Section members in charge of the nomination process (both former and contemporary). Heightened attention is being dedicated to the films nominated for the Czech Competition section with regards to its specifics. The other part of the thesis body is based on thorough analysis of the films selected for the Czech competition between the years 2010-2019. By means of original interviews and content analysis the thesis attempts to establish an idea of which features are significant for the films representing the Czech Republic at this documentary film festival and what conclusions can be drawn from this about the Czech documentary film scene in general. The theoretical part of the thesis offers sourcing this approach in expert literature.
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From one script to three directors
Matějka, Filip ; Kepka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Truhlář, Filip (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the comparison of three films based on one same scenario. Its main goal is first to get acquainted with the directors of the films and to find out more about the period in which they acted. The practical part is then devoted to the analysis of each film separately, as each of the directors narrated their story, the differences in technical execution, the central characters of the film and finally the comparison of one identical scene.
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American "Foreign Policy" in Film
Hays II, George ; Drulák, Petr (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee) ; Suchý, Petr (referee)
G. Hays II American "Foreign Policy" in Film Abstract This work takes David Campbell's concept of "foreign policy," as applied to American elite identifiers, and expands its application to sub-elite identifiers as well. As with Campbell's analysis of American identity, the common context is international conflicts where the United States is a participant. The discourse of the elite is represented by State of the Union Addresses covering the times of the conflicts, while the sub-elite discourse is represented by major war films about those same conflicts. While Campbell's argument implies that there should be a common resultant identification of the elite and sub-elite identifiers, this is not the case. Across time, conflicts, and administrations, the elite identifications stress hierarchy and order, as was also concluded by Campbell. Across time, conflicts, and productions, the sub-elite identifications stress proximity of experience and right action. The identifications of the two groups, while both laying claim to the identity of "America", are in conflict with each other. Through the analyses and conclusion, this work challenges the dominant post-structuralist concept of the "inside"/"outside" of a political-identificational space (only relevant for the elite) and suggests in its place the more fluid and...
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