The diploma thesis "Production Ideology of the television serial Proč bychom se netopili" deals with the production process in the making of a television serial. The initial focus was on the formation of one of the main characters, Keny, and on his position in the production as a whole. The thesis builds upon the ideas developed by cultural studies. These combine the structuralist approach inspired by the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure with the ideological approach based mainly on the thought of Louis Althusser. The production process is enquired into by Elena Levine who distinguishes five key categories of production. The research section which represents the core of the present diploma thesis is methodologically formed by grounded theory. It is based on qualitative interviews with those in key positions with respect to the production process. In the analytical section, the thesis operates with Roland Barthes's concept of mythologies. In the interviews, the informants make reference to the category of production routine, of the myth concerning the ideal "waterman" (the main character Keny being a symbol of this myth), of the production conditions in Czech Television and of the viewer who appears to be the ultimate instance. These categories constitute the mythology of the exceptional which...

[pt] Essa dissertação tem o objetivo de analisar a trajetória profissional de Jean Manzon, de modo a tentar compreender as particularidades de seu discurso e de sua estética produtiva. Considerado um dos maiores cineastas em atividade no Brasil, nos anos de 1950 e 1960, o francês Manzon possuía um acervo estimável de curtas-metragens; muitos deles produzidos sob encomenda. Devido ao prestígio alcançado junto a políticos, empresários e figuras públicas, seu material audiovisual era visto como instrumento de divulgação de promessas, realizações e premissas ideológicas. Além de problematizar a respeito do estilo narrativo e imagético de seu trabalho, esta pesquisa também abarca questões relacionadas à conduta de Manzon enquanto publicitário das ideias defendidas em seus filmes. Sua suposta militância em relação ao IPÊS e suas preferências pessoais, manifestadas a partir dos acordos firmados com seus parceiros, norteiam um dos debates centrais deste estudo. / [en] This dissertation aims to analyze the professional trajectory of Jean Manzon, in order to understand the particularities of his speech and his productive aesthetics. Considered one of the greatest active filmmakers in Brazil, in the 1950s and 1960s, the French Manzon possesses an estimable collection of short films; the images are custom made. Due to the prestige achieved with politicians, businessmen, and public figures, his audiovisual material was seen as an instrument for dissemination of promises, achievements and ideological premises. In addition to problematizing about the narrative and imagery style of his work, this research also covers issues related to Manzon s conduct as an advertiser of the ideas defended in his films. His supposed militancy in relation to IPÊS and his personal preferences, expressed through the agreements reached with his partners, guide one of the central debates of this paper.