Iluminace, 2015 (vol. 27), issue 4


Editorial

The history of FAMU

Martin Franc, Andrea Slováková

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):5-8  

Introduction to the following series of articles dedicated to the history of FAMU. It defines the subject and briefly characterizes the individual contributions.

Theme Articles

Year 1956 at FAMU from the Viewpoint of the AMU Archive

Martin Franc

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):9-28  

The study deals with the question of how the year 1956 unfolded at FAMU in terms of personnel issues, student life and the further evolution of FAMU with regard to the political and social situation of the time.

Institutional Development of FAMU in the 60s

Petr Bednařík

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):29-53  

The study shows the development of FAMU in the 1960s and focuses on the spatial and technological infrastructure of the school, the form of lectures, the staffing of departments and provides detailed data e.g. on the number of students in each department.

Oral History Interviewing as an Integral Part of Compiling the History of AMU

Lenka Krátká

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):55-67  

The study discusses the methodology of oral history research of the history of AMU, describes its background, its course and its problems. The research was completed in the summer of 2015.

Editions and Materials

Television Education at FAMU in the First Half of the 1960s

Jiří Šoukal

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):111-116  

The author focuses on the relationship between FAMU and Czechoslovak Television in the 1960s. The article is a critical introduction with notes for the documents following it.

On the Current State of Television Education at FAMU

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Iluminace 2015, 27(4):117-126  

The full text of the source material for the May 1964 meeting of the FAMU Artistic Council: On the Present State of Television Teaching at FAMU and Records from the Meeting of the FAMU Artistic Council of February 1, 1965.

Analysis

Kristin Thompson and Forty Years of (Neoformalist) Analysis

Radomír D. Kokeš

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):69-74  

Introduction to the translation of Kristin Thompson's poetological study of the film Boyhood and the Harry Potter series, offering a glimpse into the work of this film scholar.

Harry Potter and the Twelve-Year Boyhood

Kristin Thompson

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):75-97  

Based on an analysis of the film Boyhood and the Harry Potter series, in her study the author answers the questions of under what conditions can the natural aging of actors be considered a formal device, to what extent can it be used artistically, and how can its present use be better understood.

Interviews

We Were Influenced by the Czech New Wave and We Knew Švejk by Heart. An Interview with Piro Milkani

Pavel Skopal

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):99-109  

Interview with Albanian cameraman and director Piro Milkani about the study conditions of Albanian students in Czechoslovakia in 1955-1961. The introduction characterizes Milkani's personality and explains the circumstances of the study of foreign students at FAMU in the 1950s.

Horizon

Being There, I'd Be Happy as a Puppy. Václav Havel's Application to FAMU

Jan Bernard

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):133-139  

An excerpt from Jan Bernard's upcoming publication with the working title Václav Havel: Film a televize / scénáře, analýzy a úvahy z let 1957-1989 focuses on Václav Havel's unsuccessful application to FAMU, describing the reasons for his rejection and Havel's creative work intended for the admission process.

For the Antique Enthusiasts 2 (Leo Enticknap, Film Restoration. The Culture and Science of Audiovisual Heritage)

Anna Batistová

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):140-144  

Review of the publication Film Restoration: The Culture and Science of Audiovisual Heritage.

Restoration of Toned and Tinted Films at the National Film Archive

Jeanne Pommeau

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):145-147  

The author of the article describes the development of methods for the restoration of toned and tinted films and the current method of toning used at the National Film Archive.

Student Report from a Conference (SIECE V, Bratislava, 20.-21. 11. 2015)

Miroslava Papežová

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):148-150  

Report on the 5th Screen Industries in East-Central Europe conference held on 20-21 November 2015 in Bratislava.

Ad Fontes

Franc's Cinema in Kolín (1908) 1910-1957 (1961)

Jiří Kutil

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):127-132  

The article traces the founding and operation of Franc's cinema in Kolín in 1908-1961.

Appendix

Conditions of Authorship in CT Series Production and their Impact on Genre, Narrative and Stylistic Qualities of the Series after 2012

Eva Pjajčíková

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):151-154  

In this article, the author presents her dissertation project, which will address the institutional changes in Czech Television after 2012 and their impact on the programming schedule and the form of programmes.

Image of Germans in the Czechoslovak Documentary Film (1945-1968)

Jaroslav Kratochvíl

Iluminace 2015, 27(4):155-168  

Information about the aims and method of preparation of Jaroslav Kratochvíl's dissertation Image of Germans in Czechoslovak Film (1945-1968).