Mentoring programme Mark Ulano and Patrushkha Mierzwa lectures and film screenings
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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300MMPP | credit | 2 | 60 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 5 to 15 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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Contents
From May 2nd to May 9th a mentoring programme will take place featuring Mark Ulano and Patrushkha Mierzwa. Ulano is a renowned production sound mixer, having worked on films such as „Killers of the Flower Moon“ (Martin Scorsese, 2023), „Once Upon a Time in Hollywood“ (Quentin Tarantino, 2019), and „Kill Bill“ (Quentin Tarantino, 2003), and has received numerous prestigious awards, including an Oscar for sound in the film „Titanic“ (James Cameron, 1997).
A boom operator Patrushkha Mierzwa is a pioneer of the sound assistant profession, having published two books.
The mentoring will be conducted in English without interpretation.
Programme of the theoretical part:
02. 05. 2024
Venue: Studio FAMU, Reference screening room, Klimentská 4
09.00 - 12:00 Storytelling with Sound
A three-hour interactive lecture on the connection between sound and the emotional content of a story.
13:00 - 15:00 Two 50-minute lectures Fundamentals of Sound Art
On the work of the post production sound engineer (production mixer), microphone technician (1st AS) and Utility Sound Technician (2nd AS).
15:30 - aprox. 19:30 Film Screening Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2019, 161 min, directed by Quentin Tarantino, sound by Mark Ulano, Wylie Statesman, Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler. English with Czech subtitles. The film screening followed by the discussion with Mark Ulano and Patrushkha Mierzwa, moderated by Martin Stýblo.
03. 05. 2024
Venue: U1, FAMU, Smetanovo nábřeží 2
10:00 - 12:30 Lecture: pre-production, this part is focused on a more detailed introduction of pre-production procedures (understanding the project, how to handle the interview with the director, how to break down the script, location scouting, procedures to save time and money, administration (One-liner, Day Out Of Days, Call Sheets, Prelims, shooting schedule), other elements of misancnény, production)
13:30 - 16:00 Lecture: production, this class introduces in-depth processes for efficiency and problem-solving (production meeting, day before shooting Begins, firs day, understanding the „Vibe“, how to deal with interpersonal relationships on set, why there are no problems on a big budget film shoot, soft skills)
09. 05. 2024
Venue: Studio FAMU, Reference screening room, Klimentská 4
14:30 doors open
15:00 - aprox. 19:30 Film screening of Killers of the Blossoming Moon, 2023, 206 min, directed by Martin Scorsese, sound by Tom Fleischman, Mark Ulano. In English with Czech subtitles. The film screening followed by the discussion with Mark Ulano and Patrushkha Mierzwa, moderated by Martin Ožvold.
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the Hollywood practice of the film sound engineering profession.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
Patrushkha Mierzwa: Beneath the Boom Pole: The Art & Science of Boom Operating for Movies & TV (All Art is Technical: Sound for Motion Pictures and Television)
Patrushkha Mierzwa: Behind the Sound Cart: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set (All Art is Technical: Sound for Motion Pictures and Television)
Evaluation methods and criteria
100% attendance at lectures and film screenings. Proof of attendance by signing the attendance sheets.
Note
Contact person Andrea PETROVIČOVÁ, andrea.petrovicova@famu.cz , +420 234 244 339.
Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024:
Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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02.05.2024 | 09:00–19:30 | David ČENĚK | Studio FAMU - reference Screen Klimentská ulice |
The programme takes place on 02 + 03 + 09 May 2024. | lecture parallel1 | |
03.05.2024 | 10:00–16:00 | David ČENĚK | Room U1 | lecture parallel1 | ||
09.05.2024 | 15:00–19:30 | David ČENĚK | Reference screening room, Studio FAMU, Kliementská 4 | lecture parallel1 |
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Bc (optional subject)
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master-1920_1y (optional subject)
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master-1920_2y (optional subject)
- Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master (optional subject)
- Film Directing_Bachelor_2021 (optional subject)
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- Documentary Film - Bachelor - 1920 - 1year (optional subject)
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- Documentary Film - Master - 1920_1y (optional subject)
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- Cinematography_1920 (optional subject)
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- Cinematography - Master-1920_1y (optional subject)
- Cinematography - Master-1920_2y (optional subject)
- Cinematography - Master_2021 (optional subject)
- Produkce - Bakalářské studium - 2023 (optional subject)
- Production - Bachelor-1920-1year (optional subject)
- Production - Master (optional subject)
- Production - Master (optional subject)
- Montage_2020 (optional subject)
- Editing - Bachelor-1920-1year (optional subject)
- Editing - Bachelor_2021 (optional subject)
- Editing - Master_2021 (optional subject)
- Photography CZ - bachelor_2022 (optional subject)
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- Photography CZ - Master_2021 (optional subject)
- Photography EN - Bachelor-1920 (optional subject)
- Photography EN - Bachelor - 2022 (optional subject)
- Photography EN - Master-1920 (optional subject)
- Photography EN - Master - 2022 (optional subject)
- Sound Design - Bachelor_2020 (optional subject)
- Sound Design - Master-1920_1y (optional subject)
- Sound Design - Master_2021 (optional subject)
- Animation - Bachelor - 1920-1y (optional subject)
- Animation - Bachelor_2020 (optional subject)
- Animation - Master - 1920_1y (optional subject)
- Animation - Master_2021 (optional subject)
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- Game Design - Master (optional subject)
- Audiovisual Studies - Bachelor_2020 (optional subject)
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- Research and Theory of Audiovision 2021 (optional subject)
- Research and Theory of Audiovision 2023 (optional subject)