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The depiction of the Watergate scandal in the movies: Comparison of feature films and documentaries
Verem, Anja ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis The depiction of the Watergate scandal in the movies: Comparison of feature films and documentaries focuses on portrayal of journalists and the Watergate scandal on film. It illustrates this on examples of specific feature films and documentaries, which have been made about this topic. These particular movies are All the President's Men (1976), Frost/Nixon (2008), Watergate (2018), Our Nixon (2013) a Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014). In the first part of the thesis summarises the general history of the portrayal of journalists and media on film. It also contains the introduction of the key players in the Watergate scandal, which are Richard Nixon, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Furthermore, this part also describes the history of the newspaper The Washington Post and the Watergate scandal itself. The next part focuses on defining the basic terms used in the thesis, such as for example feature film, documentary, investigative journalist etc. The third and the last part, then concentrates on comparing and analysing the six aforementioned chosen films with the help of comparative method, which should lead to the final results. The primary question, in which this thesis focuses, is how (and if) the portrayal of the Watergate scandal differentiates in feature films and...
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Potencial of Czech contemporary political film and TV-series
Keil, Jindřich ; MORAVEC, Václav (advisor) ; Štoll, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis on topic of The Potential of Contemporary Czech Political Film and TV-series focuses mainly towards the fictional works. So not documentary work, neither those knowingly citing real events and people. In the first part of my thesis I define the concepts, that are necessary for understanding and further research. Then the work explores historical and current situation of this genre in Czech cinematography and in television market. Then in a last part we look through the questionnaire at the opinion of a few Czech independent producers. What is interesting about their answers is not only their approach towards the mentioned genre, but to Czech cinematography and and its principles as well. In conclusion, the thesis will attempt to evaluate what is the real potential of political fiction genre in the Czech Republic and whether this type of film should be in a center of the interest for current and future producers.
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The image of a violent woman
Chalupová, Barbora ; Klusáková, Veronika (advisor) ; ŘEZNÍČEK, Martin (referee)
In my bachelor´s thesis I deal with the ways of depicting of violence caused by female characters in the context of last year´s (2017) film fiction in the western culture. I´m describing particular instances of woman violence on the background of the tendencies of power and gender in the society. I´m dealing with strong female characters from several points of view, i.e. on the basis of the motivation for violence, sophistication of the characters and possible social impact regarding redefinition of attitudes towards the questions of gender. In conclusion I´m offering my own solution in the form of certain manifesto. I´m introducing my idea of overcoming the dilemma of an attempt of showing strong/violent and still credible characters, liberated from the burden of stereotypical anticipation.
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Between life and death
Veljanoski, Antonio ; MALIMÁNEK, Karel (advisor) ; TRAJKOV, Ivo (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on film scenes or sequences in which the main characters move from life to death (i.e. they die) and from death to life. The thesis contains a summary and analysis of these scenes from editorial and psychological point of view, as well as from formal point of view. This thesis presents only the most basic examples of the world cinematography. Sequence selection includes a variety of cases that differ from one another. The aim is to analyse the different variations of the examples, which enables the readers of this thesis to understand the importance of editing and film dramaturgy during the creation of film, and it shows how they affect the behavior of the characters from a psychological point of view. Some of the films that deal with this subject are not covered by this diploma thesis because they contain the tools already used in another film that was made earlier and has already been analysed in the text. The thesis focuses mainly on feature films, not on animated ones. This thesis includes a DVD, which contains almost all the analyzed scenes.
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Contribution to the Study of Military Non-organized Resistance Movement against Nazi/Fascist Tyranny (Occupied Power) during the WWII in the Big Screen
Blümel, Tomáš ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
(in English) This thesis deals with the Non-organized Resistance Movement against Nazi/Fascist Occupied Power during the Second World War in the Historical Film. I analyze selected Films reflecting the Resistance Movement in eight Western European countries (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain), which were realized from the Second half of the 20th century to the present. In the main part, I show under what conditions the Film was created, and the different approaches of directors to this topic. For each Film I describe the story structure, the artistic quality or flaws, and the Interpretation of Historical Facts. Last but not least, I focuse on the question of what kind of response made the specific Film.
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The Coming Out Process of Queer Male Teenagers in Contemporary European Cinema
Hosenseidl, Radek ; BENDOVÁ, Helena (advisor) ; VAJCHR, Marek (referee)
This thesis discusses the similarities in coming-out depictions in
contemporary European cinema focusing on teenage and coming-of-age queer
male characters. While based on understanding the coming out as a sociological
phenomenon with strereotypical development, it allows for deviations both in
reality and in film. The thesis further aims to identify common elements in films
with coming-out narratives: repetitive narrative techniques, themes, characters
and motives. Using the analyses of three films, the thesis also examines the
importance of coming-out stories in broader film narrative.
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The Phenomenon of Biographical Audiovisual Works from Producer's Perspective
Šonková, Barbora ; OUKROPEC, Petr (advisor) ; Havas, David (referee)
The diploma thesis with the title Phenomenon of Biographical Audiovisual Works from Producer's Perspective concentrates on the topic of biographical feature films in the Czech Republic. It is looking for similarities in such films, miniseries and serials. The work covers the history of audiovisual works within the biographical genre in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia. The most extensive part of the thesis is dedicated to the specifics of development, realization, marketing and distribution, presented through specific examples of biographical audiovisual works in praxis. The thesis also covers international cooperation and distribution from the Czech producer’s point of view. It concentrates mainly on feature films; however, it covers TV production as well. The result of this thesis is a summary of gained knowledge, rules and experiences of diverse living filmmakers (often contrary ones), for their future application in praxis.
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Czech feature films through essayistic criticism
Zelenka, Kryštof ; BENDOVÁ, Helena (advisor) ; Havas, David (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the research of essayistic criticism that focuses on Czech feature films released from July 2015 to August 2016. The thesis searches for the type of criticism according to the system of David Bordwell. It deals with all texts published in seven chosen media about all the released movies that fulfilled the research criteria. Those texts have been analyzed both according to quantitative and qualitative analysis. The bachelor has then tried to find out how the Czech criticism informs about the films, which parts it focuses on and how often Czech films have its attention in general. For clarity, the films are divided into four categories according to their art / commercial ambitions and mainstream / marginal focus.
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Czechoslovak-Cuban Cinematic Cooperation in the 1960s
Matušková, Magdaléna ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Pavel (referee) ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee)
The study analyzes the largely understudied cinematic cooperation between Czechoslovakia and Cuba in the first decade following the Cuban Revolution. It is based mostly on archival documents from the former Central Directorship of Czechoslovak State Film, the ministry of education and culture and the ministry of foreign affairs. Several chapters also draw from oral history, data collected from series of interviews with Cuban technicians and artists who have worked in Cuban cinema since the 1960s as well as Czechoslovak experts who worked at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts and Industries in the 1960s. The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (CICAI), founded in March 1959 shortly after the triumph of the Revolution, faced a shortage of human and material resources since its inception. The film industry, which had been mostly in the hands of the Americans before 1959, lost much personnel due to mass emigration. Later on, due to the American blockade and embargo, it also lost its most important provider of films, material and equipment. The majority of CICAI's technician and artists were just starting and were lacking in technical knowledge required to make films. Czechoslovak State Film (CSF) offered extensive help to Cuban cinema, especially in the area of developing the...
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Audiovisual media in primary school
Šváchová, Lenka ; Arbanová, Linda (advisor) ; Cikánová, Karla (referee)
The first part of the thesis aims to provide basic background information for teachers prior to teaching FAE. The second part provides reflections on practical classroom teaching. The thesis also broaches the problems and possibilities which occur when working with with the film medium in the classroom.
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