Course detail

Studio I - Photography - summer

FaVU-B1FO-LAcad. year: 2023/2024

Semestrial work - “One topic in different genres”
Major work - exhibition series for the semester exam.
+ Spontaneous exercises (tasks will be given during the learning process, intended for all students except those who are fully dedicated to their own work)

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

15

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Openness to critique, discussion and experiment. Interest about medium, collaboration and spiritual attitude towards photography. Knowledge about digital and analogue techniques.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

credits, exam
attendance

Aims

Introduction and analysis of photographic genres.
Students will master the black-and-white analog photography through practical experience with old photographic techniques. They will have to accomplish the given assignments creatively and innovatively.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VUB Bachelor's

    branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Semestrial task – one theme worked out in different genres (eg. landscape, portrait, documentary photography or still life). Simultaneously we will deal with technical aspects of analog photography. Inasmuch as students have already shown their skills in black and white photography, we will work with digital media.
Each week will be held mandatory studio meetings, individual consultations and discussions about students' major work.
Assignments and topic of semestrial work might change during the study process.

Seminar

156 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer