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The differences between perception of metonymy in photography and in movies from the perspective of reception aesthetics
Christovová, Tereza ; Fišerová, Michaela (advisor) ; Borecký, Felix (referee)
The diploma work "The differences between perception of metonymy in photography and in movies from the perspective of reception aesthetics" deals with different uses of the figure of speech - metonymy - in visual communication. The metonymy is primarily used as an ornamental device of language expression. It is also distinguishable in purely visual information that is provided in photography and certain film shots. In visual communication, metonymy is also used for embellishing of the visual content or, at least, its correction. This work is focused especially on these examples of the use of metonymy that employ the method of reception aesthetics, which was up to now applied only to literary works. The subjects of interest of the reception aesthetics are so- called places of indeterminacy and the horizon of expectation which is also the focus of this work in addition to its main focus on metonymic expression in movies and photography. The first part of this work deals with the theory of the reception aesthetics and its main exponents. The second part deals with the relationship between the recipients and the media, specifically photography and movie. The last part of this work deals with the theory of rhetorical figures, particularly metonymy and its special form - synecdoche, and it's application...
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Transformation of visual image of american presidential election in magazines Time and Newsweek
Jakešová, Tereza ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Trampota, Tomáš (referee)
Diploma thesis Transformation of Visual Image of American Presidential Election in Magazines Time and Newsweek concentrates on visual depiction of topics related to the American presidential campaigns in newsweeklies between the years of 1992 and 2012. The first part of the thesis describes the development of modern political communication, political marketing and political campaigns. The following chapter is devoted to characterization of analyzed periodicals and to the current status of newsweeklies on the media market. The state of newsweeklies in the digital era is described by an example of the Newsweek magazine's current history and present. The American election system is briefly described in the end of the theroretical part of the thesis. A detailed research of visual materials dedicated to the American presidential campaigns in the Time and Newsweek magazines is carried out by the means of qualitative alalysis in the practical part of the thesis. The conclusion of the thesis evaluates the evolution of these materials between the years of 1992 and 2012 in the context of the development of the political communication and the current state of the media landscape.
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Are there any pohotographic representations? Roger Scruton and his critics
Bergmann, Dominik ; Kolman, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Petříček, Miroslav (referee)
This thesis focuses on the answering whether photographic representations exist or not. The answer is searched for in discussions of Roger Scruton and some of his critics. According to Scruton's argument presented in the essay entitled Photography and Representation a photograph cannot be a representation. Scruton claims that only such medium can become a representation that has a certain intentional relation to its subject, however a photograph is defined merely by its causal relation to such object. Scruton's critics believe that a photograph is a representation and criticize him for: i) underestimating the role a photographer's intentions play in a photograph; ii) disregarding a photograph's ability to provide a new way of seeing and thus becoming representational; iii) equivocating between the subject of a painting and the subject of a photograph. It is demonstrated that arguments of Scruton's critics are not able to show Scruton's concept of photography to be false. However, an alternative approach to representation provides a basis to demonstrate in what sense a photograph may be a representation. For that reason it is suggested to consider a photography as an essentially paradoxical medium merging into itself the intentional and causal. Keywords: photograph, representation, intentional...
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Analysis of the photographs of czech presidential candidates in the media
Baierl, Tomáš ; Teplá, Jana (advisor) ; Šoltys, Otakar (referee)
This thesis examines by using content analysis the selection of photos in some Czech newspaper (Mladá fronta DNES, Hospodářské noviny, Blesk, Právo) before the first direct presidential election in 2013. First direct presidential election in the country's history is a topic that has not been treated in a similar method, therefore this work is in its focus. Research questions in the empirical part are focused on photograph size, the frequency of posting the photographs, positioning photographs on the front page, the connection to political orientation and the connection to polls. Content analysis has more than one thousand rows of data. The output is several variables, such as photograph size, page number, connection to candidate's profession, theme of the picture or photo environment. The focus is placed on the high amount of input data, and this ensures a sufficient sample to study, which in effect increases the relevance of the work. Finally, the theoretical basis for the work is based on the concept of agenda-setting and the importance of photographs in the media.
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Potography and Fashion: formation of Empty Image
Mikešová, Kateřina ; Fišerová, Michaela (advisor) ; Řehořová, Irena (referee)
The thesis Photography and fashion: formation of Empty Image explores the phenomenon of fashion photography as it appears in lifestyle magazines. The hypothesis of this study is that the current fashion photography uses creative painting techniques, which denies the key idea about photography - that photography mirrors reality - but in the same time photography recipients are expected to believe this idea. This leads us to the assumption that fashion misuses photography. Fashion Photography, by constant repetition and displaying identical objects that in reality don't exist, which only refer to an indefinite referent gives rise to an empty image with no meaning. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The photographic work of Markéta Luskačová
Dorňáková, Anna ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Teplá, Jana (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the photographic work which the documentarian Markéta Luskačová has created since the year 1964 up to the present. The work briefly summarizes the evolution of photojournalism after the so-called 1948 Victorious February and also covers the role of women in the profession of photojournalism. The thesis also discusses the photographic document, particularly sociological document, as this designation easily summarizes the work of the author. I outline the life of Markéta Luskačová and then I analyse her main photographic cycles in the second part of the work. Pilgrimages and children belong to the most important topics of Luskačová's work. I use the method of visual analysis which Gillan Rose has called The Good Eye. The method observes technical elements of pictures, for example a tonal contrast or a framing. I supplement The Good Eye method with the semiological analysis which interprets the meaning of visual elements. The important source of information is - besides reference works - the documentarian Markéta Luskačová herself. I analyse not only her work but also her life in interviews with the photographer. The whole text of interviews is to be found in appendixes of the work.
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Photographical pharaphrase of classic art work
Pilařová, Alžběta ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Kornatovský, Jiří (referee)
Pilařová, A.: Photographic paraphrase of classic artwork. [Bachelor's thesis] Prague 2014 - Charles University in Prague, faculty of education, department of art, 63 p. (Attachments: 8 copyright photos, CD). I tried to define the name "paraphrase" through analysis of answers from question-form and specialized publications in my bachelor's thesis. I charted basic acts of paraphrases in artistic field. I focused at these acts in fine art and photography. My collection of photographs is completed with descriptions of each photo and their alternatives. Didactic part is based on four exercises with classical artworks in which pupils of Elementary Art School work with drawing, painting and photographic game.
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Industrial culture, photography and child
Blažková, Františka ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Sedlák, Michal (referee)
Thesis tracks historical, social and artistic aspects of industrial culture, with focus on two main fields: architecture and photography. Thesis also includes a brief chapter about industrial music and interview with Franz Trechler, who is a famous musician, for completion. The outset of industrial architecture, its development and revitalization, placement in contemporary culture are the stressed themes. There is also focus on the artists who engaged/are engaging in industrial painting and photography. Apart from overview of aforementioned topics thesis also includes an opinion of unbiased child observer on industrial architecture and photography. These two are combined in a work of applied art consisting of collage of photographs with added mixed media. Complementary questionnaire was also part of the research. The group of children consists of three different classes so various ages could be represented. As a conclusion, thesis compares the works with corresponding parts of the RVP and rlooks into the hypothesis, that artwork on previously unknown topic can be succesfully fulfied. Original author's artwork consists of series of surreal collages using photographs, which are completed with drawing and where the compositions were inspired by industrial music.
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Jaroslav Rössler and Jaromír Funke, the pioneers of Czech abstract photography
Gromovová, Anna ; Půtová, Barbora (advisor) ; Hoftichová, Petra (referee)
The Bachelor thesis deals with the lives and works of Jaroslav Rössler and Jaromír Funke, the pioneers of the Czech abstract photography. The introduction of thesis is dedicated to a photography medium and an abstract photography phenomenon. The next part describes both the Czech and international contemporary photographic scene. The stress is put on abstract photography creation. Then the main focus of thesis, i.e. the study dealing with lives and works of Jaroslav Rössler and Jaromír Funke follows. A special attention is paid to their abstract creation where both photographers counted among pioneers. The following chapter includes the comparison of Jaroslav Rössler and Jaromír Funke works. Finally, a summary of personalities and abstract works of both avant-garde photographers is made. The thesis also contains a pictorial supplement. The existing monographs and collections of works always concern each author individually. The author of Bachelor thesis has therefore tried to compare the works and fortunes of Jaroslav Rössler and Jaromír Funke in mutual connections and put the creation of both photographers both into national and international context.
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Zikmund Reach, photographs of the old Prague. Focusing on smaller archive collections.
Žabžová, Michaela ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Biegel, Richard (referee)
The master thesis "Zikmund Reach and his photographic collection" focuses on Zikmund Reach's photographs of old Prague. Firstly theis describes the life and familly of the publisher and follows by gradual work of an publisher. The subsequent chapter focuses on photography as a commodity and presents briefly life and work poof a French photographer Eugène Atget. The next part of the thesis devotes on the main photographic topics of the work od Zikmund Reach including an extensive collection of "Prague types" which is a sociological reflecion of society in the second half of 19th century compared with a similar collection of "Viennies types". The main topic is based on the photographic albums of "Disappeared Prague" which aren't known yet. In conclusion the thesis focuses on archives in which the collection of Zikmund Reach is stored in and their mutual thematic coherence.
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