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The Name of the Course: Composite Shots and Special Effects

The Scope of the Course: 32 hours (lectures). 2 credit points.

Type of Assessment – an examination.

The Author of the Course: Lecturer Jānis Mīlbrets

The Content of the Course: The course gives an insight into the use of composite shots and special effects in feature films and various types of their application.

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: The skills in the art of cameramen.

Thematic Planning:

Themes	Week	Type of classes and hours
The necessity of composite shots and special effects in feature films.	1,2,3	L2;L2;L2
Rear projection, a travelling matte and frontal projection.	4,5	L2;L2
Double exposure.	6,7,	L2;L2
Speeded-up shots and shots in slow motion.	8,9	L2;L2
Reverse shots.	10,11,12	L2;L2;L2
Shooting against a black background.	13,14	L2;L2
Model shots.	15,16	L2;L2

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Credit Points:

1. 
   The attendance of lectures.
   
2. 
   A positive assessment at the examination.
   

Literature:

1. 
   Bordwell, D., Thompson, C. Film Art: An Introduction.- New York:Knopf, USA, 1993
   
2. 
   Dick,B.F. Anathomy of Film.-New York:St.Martin’s Press, 1991
   
3. 
   Millerson, G.Lighting for Video.- Oxford: Focal Press, 1991
   
4. 
   Mehnert, H. Das Bild im Film und Fernsehen.-Leipzig:Fotokinoverlag, 1986
   
5. 
   Orr, J. Contemprorary Cinema – Edinburg: Edinburg University Press, 1989
   
6. 
   Paulke, W. Perspektive.-Leipzig:E.A.Seemann Verlag, 1965
   
7. 
   Smith, D.L. Video Communication:Structuring content for maximum program effectivness. – Belmont: Wordsworth Publ. Co., 1981
   
8. 
   Utz, P. Today’s video: Equipment, Setup, Production.- Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1992
   
9. 
   Zuholowsky, F. Mask, Toy, Charakter.-Leipzig: Fotokinowerlag, 1971
   

The Name of the Course: History of the World Cinema: History of Animation

The Scope of the Course: 32 academic hours (28 hours of lectures, 4 hours of seminars).

2 credit points. The form of assessment – an examination.

The Authors of the Course: Lecturer Inga Perkone, MA; lecturer Agris Redovics
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Prior knowledge of the History of World Culture, Fine Arts and the Cinema. Proficiency in languages.
The Contents of the Course: The course characterizes the most significant trends, films and producers of the world animation cinema.

The Thematic Planning:

XCIX.Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
1. The origin of animation. E. Reino. The first animators. E. Coles, S. Blackton. The beginning of three-dimensional animation. V. Starevich.	1	L2
2. Formation of the animation cinema in the USA. The Fleisher brothers. Walt Disney and the creation of the animation cinema empire. Disney studio films. The animation cinema in Japan.	2, 3, 4	L2; L2; S2
3. the experimental cinema and animation in Europe. L. Reiniger. The European animation cinema up to 1945.	5	L2
4. Development of animation in the USSR.	6, 7	L2; L2
5. Independent animation in the USA. The animation cinema in Canada.	8, 9	L2; L2
6. The animation cinema in Eastern Europe. Czechoslovakia, Roumania, the Zagreb School, Hungary, Poland.	10, 11	L2; L2
7. The animation cinema in Estonia.	12	L2
8. The animation cinema in Europe. The British animation.	13, 14	L2; L2
9. Technologies and the development of style in animation films.	15, 16	L2; S2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

11. 
    Participation and positive assessment at seminars.
    
12. 
    A successfully passed examination.
    

Literature:

30. 
    Bendazzi G. Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation, London, 1994
    
31. 
    Halas J. Masters of Animaton, Boston, 1987
    

3. Russet R., Starr C. Experimental Animation, N.Y., 1998
The Name of the Course: The History of Film Theories

The Scope of the Course: 32 academic hours (20 hours of lectures, 12 hours of seminars).

2 credit points. The form of assessment – an examination.

The Author of the Course: Lecturers Inga Perkone, Agris Redovics
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: The examinations taken in the History of the World Cinema and the Analysis of a Work of Art; proficiency in languages.
The Contents of the Course: The course gives an introduction to the creation and development of film theories, the trends of the theoretical analysis of the cinema and characterizes the influence of theoretical conceptions in the development of the art of the cinema.

The Thematic Planning:

C.Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
The first theoretical acknowledgements about the cinema art.	1	L2
The development of the idea of the cinema in the 1920ies.	2, 3	L2; S2
Film theories in Russia: R. Jakobson, S.Eisenstein and others.	4, 5	L2; S2
The theories of the thirties: R. Arnheim, V.Benjamin, E.Panofsky.	6	L2
The 1940ies. Film phenomenology. Filmology. Neo-realists. The cinema as language.	7	L2
The 1950ies. Film anthropology. The theory of the author.	8, 9	L2; S2
Film semiotics and structuralism: R. Barth, U.Eco, K.Mecs and others.	10, 11	L2; S2
Psychoanalytical theories. J.Lacan. New-Lacanians. Feministic theories.	12	L2
Narrative theories. Formal theories. Textologists. Early film research.	13, 14	L2; S2
Post-modernism. Intertextuality. Looking for a new theory.	15, 16	L2; S2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:
1. To participate and receive a positive assessment at seminars.

2. To successfully pass an examination.

Literature:

1. Aristarko G. Istorija teorii kino, M., 1966

2. Brdwell D. On the History of Film Style, Engl., 1997

3. The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Oxford, 1998

4. The Oxford History of World Cinema, Oxford, 1996

5. Strojeņije fiļma, M., 1984