Ve své práci se zabývám problematikou vzniku druhého hraného českého flmu po roce 2000. Snažím se popsat a zanalyzovat různé cesty vzniku druhého filmy, upozorňuji na hrozby a specifika, které s sebou vznik druhého filmu nese. V Neposlední řadě se snažím zmapovat mladou českou scénu po roce 2000, kde poukazuji na fakt, že mladý český film je momentálně v nejlepší kondici.

The subject of this thesis is a project by film director Jan Němec (born 1936) whose intent was to create a film adaptation of the novel The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch written in the 1920s by writer and philosopher Ladislav Klíma (1878-1928). The thesis presents individual segments of this project - from the source material to the script and directorial concept created in the '60s, through individual phases of the film's development and production in the '90s to reactions after its release in 1991. Emphasis is placed on the thoughts and attitudes of Němec himself. The thesis' main sources were the archives of Barrandov Studio as well as interviews with Němec, both public and non-public. The goal of the thesis is to convey information about the project as a whole and thus provide a deeper insight into this particular piece of Němec's creative output.

"Studies and a career of Czech animator in terms of market economy" answers all basic, practical questions that Czech animation student asks about his future career. It is an information link between school and practice. It delivers facts about current situation on Czech animation scene and presents practical skills which are necessary for setting up an animation career. The goal of a writer was to deliver undistorted information which might be surprisingly realistic or skeptic. Understanding these facts is fundamental, because readers should come up with their own solutions for their future jobs in animation. A broad topic contains information about film or artistic animation, commercial and comissioned jobs, internet animation, basics about animation studios, animation industry and economic aspects of a freelance work. It summaries a purpose of animation schools, including 10 commandments of a student aimed on practical skills to gain during studies.

I compare the most important long-term observatin projects in my thesis . These are film's Helena Třeštíková Marriage Etudes, Michael Apted's Up Series and a project Kids from Golzow from Winfried and Barbara Junge. Everything is supplemented by an inventory of existing and traceable long-term observation projects.

The thesis focuses on contemporary the American approach of directing actors in film. It reflects different techniques with an emphasis on director's preparation. Chapters inquire into the collaborative process - from getting to know different acting approaches, script analysis, casting, rehearsal and shooting. The main aim is to illustrate the techniques used while working with actors in American films.

This thesis is about auteur execution of film dialogue in screenplays and also in film. By analysing four different feature films, Reservoir Dogs, Chasing Amy, Before Sunset, and Rushmore this work shows how their authors shoot conversational scenes in an innovative manner. The American Independent cinema is briefly introduced as well as the auteur theory. The choice of filmmakers and specific films is explained. The thesis subsequently demonstrates how film dialogue is being viewed by film handbooks and how a conventional dialogue scene looks like. The four analyses are based on all of this information.