Course: Practicing film critics writting A

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Course title Practicing film critics writting A
Course code KDU/PFKA
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ptáček Luboš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Assignments will be handed out depending on current film premiers, after an agreement between the students and the lecturer.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
Each of the participants will write several short articles of different types (reviews, columns, portraits, etc.). 1 - 3 pages in length. Furthermore, they will be expected to revise the work of their colleagues. The lecturer will evaluate primarily the length, theme and genre, style, grammatical correctness, and originality of the work.
Students become familiar with the job description of an editor in the cultural department of the press, television and other media. They will learn basic genres of film criticism and learn how to analyze specific texts. Students will master the basic processes in text editting. They will deepen their stylistic skills and learn how to adapt stylistic for specific groups of readers.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Czech language (the subject is not suitable for foreigners). Basic knowledge of professional terminology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

The students are expected to write several reviews, and revise the work of their colleagues
Recommended literature
  • Cinepur.
  • Film a doba.
  • Iluminace.
  • Bordwell, David. (1996). Making Meaning. Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema. Harvard.
  • Burns, L. S., & Antonínová, H. (2004). Žurnalistika. Praha: Portál.
  • Váhala, F. (1966). Žurnalistika: jazyk a styl. Praha: Svaz československých novinářů.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2015) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -