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The development of representation of classical heroes in film and television production
Lacinová, Andrea ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Šuhajová, Klára (referee)
For centuries classical myths have been an unfading source of inspiration for various fields of human production. Integral part of the myths are their heroes. This bachelor thesis aims to explore the development of the representation of classical heroes in film. Introduction to the theoretical part defines the terms myth and mythology. A brief study of the circumstances surrounding the origin of myths, their significance for classical society and the role of heroes in these myths follows. The end of the theoretical part is dedicated to the study of representation in film and other relevant concepts in the field of film and media theory. The methodology chapter sets out the procedures used to perform the empirical research. Three pairs of films with the same mythical theme have been selected for this research. The practical part contains performed analyses and comparisons of the examined films. At the end of the thesis are presented interpretations of analyses and research results and outlined the possible causes of the described development in the representation. The work fulfilled its goal and confirmed the established hypothesis of a certain correlation between the development of society and the representation of classical heroes in films.
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"Chaotic 1990s" in Russia: today's perception of movie Brother (1997)
Stepanova, Liubov ; Marková, Alena (advisor) ; Řehořová, Irena (referee)
TITLE: "Chaotic 1990s" in Russia: today's perception of Brat (Brother) movie (1997) AUTOR: Bc. Liubov Stepanova DEPARTAMENT: Historical Sociology SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Alena Marková, Ph.D. Abstract: This thesis is concerned with the period cinematography as an artifact that influences the formation of cultural memory of the modern youth. Its main aim is to discover how present-day youth incorporates cinema into its collective cultural memory. For that purpose, the movie "Brother" (1997) was chosen as it was filmed in the 1990's and includes this period in its cinematographic space. Nineties are a topic of heated discussions in Russian collective memory as the controversial events of that decade still influence Russian modernity. Cultural narrative about the 1990s is built on unclear interpretations which are influenced by current political and media institutions. Due to that the processes of 90s cultural memory formation in contemporary Russian youth are a relevant line of scientific inquiry. Theoretical part of this study explores cinema as a tool of cultural memory formation and includes a short historical review of the decade in question. Empirical part is concerned with the interviews, their transcription and detailed analysis. It also aims to reach the goals set in the beginning of the thesis and answer the...
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Fallen Women: Gender Imaging of Women in the Institution of Prison in Czech/Czechoslovak Film Production
Moravuszová, Klára ; Sokolová, Věra (advisor) ; Jiroutová Kynčlová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis deals with the construction of pictures of women who experienced with prison institution represented through films. From a gender perspective, the thesis analyzes how these structures are depicted and reflected as a part of the characters' stories in selected Czech and Czechoslovak films. The thesis consists of five parts. The first part introduces the theoretical background, then the second part focuses on the topic of gender and prison, or better said on the prison service in the Czech Republic. Part of this specification includes also the topic of power and women's crime; a large part is devoted also to gender-normative ideas in the institution of prison and the depiction of these topics in media (film). The fourth empirical part deals with methodological bases and the research methodology itself. The last fifth part presents the research and its results. The films reproduce the gender normative images of women thereby constantly anchoring them or disproving the concrete ideas about what the "right" and "desirable" women should be in order to be accepted in society. Linking women and the restrictive establishment of prison is one of the taboo-themed topics across the whole society. The thesis investigates how this topic is presented to the Czech and Czechoslovak film audience. Key...
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Values of the Velvet Revolution and the Film
Rousek, Jan ; KUBICA, Petr (advisor) ; Kratochvíl, Jaroslav (referee)
The Master’s thesis concerns with the most important audiovisual works that deal with the topic of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in 1989. The thesis compares their meaning with contemporary historical research of the values that the revolutionary society intended – democracy, socialism and non-violence. Through this comparison it measures the revolutionary character, authenticity, author intention and their impact on viewers. The representation of the values is the most visible in films made between years 1989-1990. The other films include just partial mentions, which is a prove of the ideologisation of those audiovisual works made from the time distance.
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Contact microphones and their use in film practice
Bláha, Adam ; NEUBAUER, Petr (advisor) ; Titěra, David (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to introduce its reader to the problematics of various types of contact microphones in the field of film production. Rather than on technical specifications, it is focused on practical aspects of their use. It is dealing with specifics of handling such microphones, characteristics of the sounds recorded by them and with the possibilities of their use regarding the dramaturgy of films‘ soundtracks. Practical part of this work contains examples of these sounds as a demonstration of the claims, that I am introducing throughout this text.
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Serge Reggiani, the importance of inconspicuousness
Hrzina, Václav ; VALAK, Radim (advisor) ; Slavíková, Nataša (referee)
I would like to understand the importance of an actor in a movie. I choosed Serge Reggiani, a french actor, who never became a star number one. Reggiani went through a lot of important movies in principal or small roles. What it really means acting in a movie, what brings freedom to an actor in front of a camera and is one actor able to play different characters in every other movie. A diversity and length of his filmography, different directing styles he went through will help me to concretize attitude of an actor and perception of his „different“ characters by audience. I would like to bring up some acting metodes in cinematography in my work too.
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CONCEPT DESIGN FOR FILM "RONNIE ROCKET OR The Absurd Mystery of The Strange Forces of Existence", BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY DAVID LYNCH AND VISUAL WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH'S FILMS
Mayerová, Anna ; NEKVASIL, Ondřej (advisor) ; IBLOVÁ, Radmila (referee)
Abstract
The main content of my master degree work is the concept design for film based on unpublished screenplay by David Lynch. The master degree work consists of practical and theoretical part.
The theoretical part, called Visual World of David Lynch's Films, points out the influence of cultural environment, inspirations and art on visual style of his films. It finds out elementary symbols from his cultural enviroment and demostrates the way, how David Lynch use these motifs in his films. In the film analyzes, there have been found some more visual elements, which became part of David Lynch's visual style.
The practical part presents my own concept design for film based on the screenplay "RONNIE ROCKET OR The Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence" by David Lynch. The practical part includes Screenplay synopsis, graphic part, breakdown nad visual reference.
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