Course: Photo and video for documentation of historical sources

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Course title Photo and video for documentation of historical sources
Course code KHI/PBD12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Peer Jan, Mgr.
Course content
The course in the face-to-face form includes the following topics by week: 1. Introduction to the issue, history of photographic documentation 2. Basics of digital photography. 3. Introduction to photographic technology 4. - 5. Theoretical basics of image composition and ideal exposure settings 6. - 7. Practical demonstration of acquired skills. Demonstration of documentation and special lighting of a material source. 8. Theoretical introduction to editing photographs in a graphic editor. 9. Introduction to the issue of digital video with a focus on documentation of tangible cultural heritage 10. - 11. Basics of working with technology. 12. The audio component of the image. Options for recording an accompanying commentary 13.. Options for subsequent software processing of the recorded recording 14. Final evaluation of students' work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with both the theoretical and, above all, the practical basics of digital photography and digital video. The course is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part will focus on learning the basic issues of photography and video - the history of photography, the general definition of photography and video, technical parameters and possible uses of the necessary technology, the structure and composition of the image, image composition, and an introduction to basic editing programs.
Graduates of the course will be able to master the acquisition and subsequent processing of photographic images and audiovisual works. Given the focus of the course, they can use the information and skills acquired in the documentation of tangible cultural heritage. The acquired knowledge can be used especially in the field of monument care, museum or archival practice, in the visual documentation of tangible and written monuments. They can also use their skills for ongoing documentation and subsequent presentation of the results of a partial study or scientific task. They can also use the skills achieved in recording the testimonies of witnesses of significant events.
Prerequisites
It is not conditional on having previously completed another subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in individual seminars (max. 3 absences). To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to submit 2 separate semester assignments: Photographic documentation of a selected cultural monument; video document presenting the selected cultural monument.
Recommended literature
  • ADLER, Rudolf a MYSLÍK, Jiří. ABCD-- pro všechny: film a video. Hradec Králové, 2006. ISBN 80-239-8241-9.
  • BARAN, Ludvík a BOJANOVSKÝ, Ilja. Úvod do filmového obrazu: určeno pro posl. fak. filmové a televizní. Praha, 1987. ISBN 80-239-8241-9.
  • Bezděk, Ladislav a Frouz, Martin. Digitální a digitalizovaná fotografie pro vědecké účely v praxi památkové péče. Praha. 2014.
  • Bezděk, Ladislav et. al. Barevná fotodokumentace mobiliárních fondů hradů a zámků: metodika standardního postupu při zhotovování barevné fotodokumentace jako součásti Základní evidence mobiliárních fondů hradů a zámků. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-86234-09-6.
  • Freeman, Michael. Perfektní expozice: expozice pro lepší (digitální) fotografie. Brno. 2009.
  • NICHOLS, Bill. Úvod do dokumentárního filmu. Praha: Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-606-8.
  • OLSENIUS, Richard. Digitální video; přehledný průvodce. Praha, 2009.
  • VALUŠIAK, Josef. Základy střihové skladby. NAMU, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7331-455-2.
  • ZAPLETAL, Petr. Videotechnika; tv, videorekordéry, videokamery, příslušenství a jak správně natáčet. Olomouc, 1997.


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