Mentoring programme Jay Rabinowitz film screening and masterclass

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
300MMJR credit 1 30 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 3 to 8 hours of self-study English summer

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David ČENĚK

Name of lecturer(s)

David ČENĚK

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Contents

Date: 24. 03. 2025 (Monday)

Film screening and masterclass

Venue: FAMU Studio, Reference Screening Room, 4th floor, Klimentská 4, Prague 1 https://www.famu.cz/cs/fakulta/studio-famu/referencni-projekce-sf/

Schedule:

11:30 opening of the hall

12:00 - 13:40 film screening Requiem for a Dream (2000, directed by Darren Aronofsky, edited by Jay Rabinowitz, 102 min), language: english, no subtitles

14:00 - 16:30 masterclass with Jay Rabinowitz, moderated by Tomáš Doruška

In English without interpretation.

Learning outcomes

Students will be introduced to Jay Rabinowitz, a major filmmaker of world cinema, and his work, background and practices.

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

BIO of the mentor

Jay Rabinowitz has worked on many important films that have pushed the limits of cinematic narration. His contributions to Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) have earned him the best editing awards from the Phoenix Film Critics Society and the Online Film Critics Society. Employing fast cuts, the split-screen technique and recurring visual cues, the film’s rhythmic and expressive montage radically influenced the style of film editing in the subsequent decades. In 2012, the film was included in the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s prestigious Best Edited Films of All Time chart at number 29. Rabinowitz’s treatment of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011) has achieved a similar rate of recognition, coming 65th in the chart.

As Jim Jarmusch’s preferred editor, Rabinowitz shaped the visual language of Jarmusch’s films. Rabinowitz edited the cult-status Dead Man (1995), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and The Limits of Control (2009). In addition to Jarmusch and Aronofsky, he has also worked with other prominent directors, editing the 8 Mile (2002), Curtis Hanson’s realistic depiction of the atmosphere of Detroit’s hip-hop scene, and the experimental I’m Not There (2007) by Todd Haynes that innovatively combines six various stories of one legend.

In addition to editing full-length films, Rabinowitz has contributed to the TV shows Oz and Homicide: Life on the Street and also worked as a musical editor, enabling him to sensitively combine image and sound. In 2019, he received the Sophia Award for his lifelong contributions from the Academia Portuguesa de Cinema.

Evaluation methods and criteria

100% participation in the masterclass and film screening. Proof of attendance by signing the attendance list in the FAMU Studio Reference Screening on March 24, 2025.

Note

Contact person: Andrea PETROVIČOVÁ, andrea.petrovicova@famu.cz , +420 234 244 339

Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
24.03.2025 12:00–17:00 David ČENĚK Studio FAMU - Screening room
Klimentská ulice		 Place: Studio FAMU, Referenční projekce, 4th floor, Klimentská 4 lecture parallel1

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