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Neoformalistická Analýza Filmu Masarykova univerzita Filozofická fakulta Ústav filmu a audiovizuální kultury Martin Bubrín (FAV; bakalářský prezenční) Princip zesílené autenticity v klasické naraci filmu Fighter Neoformalistická analýza filmu Bakalářská diplomová práce vedoucí práce: Mgr. Lukáš Skupa Brno 2012 Poděkování: Děkuji vedoucímu práce Lukáši Skupovi za profesionální přístup při vedení diplomové práce a za cenné rady a připomínky, které jí dopomohly při jejím finálním uspořádání. 2 Prohlášení: Prohlašuji, ţe diplomovou práci jsem vypracoval samostatně s vyuţitím uvedených pramenů a literatury. V Brně dne ................... .............................. Martin Bubrín 3 Obsah 1. ÚVOD .................................................................................................................................... 6 2. TEORETICKO-METODOLOGICKÝ RÁMEC PRO VÝZKUM A ANALÝZU ........ 7 2.1. Ekonomický a kulturně-historický kontext ..................................................................... 7 2.2. Neoformalistická filmová analýza .................................................................................. 9 2.3. Sportovní film – typické konvence a vymezení ţánru .................................................. 12 2.4. Fighter v kontextu sportovních filmů „z ringu“ ............................................................ 14 2.4.1. Fighter a Těţká váha – srovnání ............................................................................ 18 3. KULTURNĚ-EKONOMICKÉ POZADÍ FILMU .......................................................... 19 3.1. Preprodukční fáze a přípravy projektu .......................................................................... 19 3.1.1. Tvůrci a obsazení filmu .......................................................................................... 21 3.1.2. Scénář podle skutečného příběhu – fakta versus fikce ........................................... 24 3.2. Natáčení Fightera – nejvyšší moţná realističnost ......................................................... 26 3.2.1. Fiktivní verze dokumentu High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell ................ 30 3.2.2. „Pojetí rodiny“ aneb produkční kontext prolínající se do filmu samotného .......... 31 3.3. Marketing ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.4. Distribuce a trţby .......................................................................................................... 35 3.5. Kritická recepce ............................................................................................................. 36 3.6. Uvedení na DVD a Blu-ray ........................................................................................... 38 4. NEOFORMALISTICKÁ ANALÝZA FILMU ............................................................... 39 4.1. Úvod k analýze .............................................................................................................. 39 4.2. Naratologická analýza ................................................................................................... 41 4.2.1. Ţánrové zařazení .................................................................................................... 41 4.2.2. Struktura syţetu ...................................................................................................... 42 4.2.3. Paralelismus a hlavní postavy ................................................................................ 45 4.2.4. Model vývoje syţetu .............................................................................................. 47 4.2.5. Rozsah, hloubka a další vlastnosti narace .............................................................. 50 4.3. Stylistická analýza ......................................................................................................... 53 4.3.1. Mizanscéna ............................................................................................................. 53 4.3.2. Vlastnosti filmového obrazu .................................................................................. 56 4.3.3. Střihová skladba ..................................................................................................... 58 4.3.4. Zvuk ....................................................................................................................... 60 4 4.4. Téma .............................................................................................................................. 62 5. ZÁVĚR ................................................................................................................................ 65 6. PODROBNÁ SEGMENTACE SYŢETU ......................................................................... 67 7. POUŢITÉ ZDROJE ........................................................................................................... 73 7.1. Knihy a publikace .......................................................................................................... 73 7.2. Tištěná média ................................................................................................................ 73 7.3. Internetové zdroje .......................................................................................................... 74 7.4. Bibliografické a filmografické databáze ....................................................................... 78 8. FILMOGRAFIE ................................................................................................................. 78 8.4. Analyzovaný film .......................................................................................................... 78 8.5. Citované filmy ............................................................................................................... 79 8.6. Další audiovizuální díla ................................................................................................. 82 9. ENGLISH SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 82 10. OBRAZOVÁ PŘÍLOHA ................................................................................................. 84 10.1. Oficiální plakáty filmu ................................................................................................ 84 10.2. Mizanscéna .................................................................................................................. 84 10.3. Filmový obraz ............................................................................................................. 85 10.4. Střihová skladba .......................................................................................................... 86 10.5. Zvuk ............................................................................................................................ 86 5 1. Úvod Cílem této práce je analýza filmu Fighter (The Fighter), který byl natočen roku 2010 americkým reţisérem Davidem O. Russellem. Snímek byl inspirován skutečnými událostmi okolo boxera velterové váhy Mickyho Warda, jeho bratra Dickyho Eklunda, vyslouţilého boxera téţe váhové kategorie, a jejich cesty za získáním prvního boxerského titulu šampióna. Jedná se o velmi dobře kriticky přijímané a komerčně úspěšné dílo, které bylo navíc oceněno dvěma cenami Akademie – a to za muţský herecký výkon ve vedlejší roli a ţenský herecký výkon ve vedlejší roli. Na základě metodologického vymezení si v první části této práce vysvětlíme, s jakými metodami analýzy budeme pracovat, pokusíme se Fightera začlenit do kontextu filmů s podobným ţánrovým zařazením a co nejblíţe specifikovat jeho jedinečné místo v subţánru sportovních filmů „z ringu“. Nápomocno nám k tomu bude srovnání s několika vybranými filmy, jenţ se co do podobnosti námětu a ţánrového zařazení Fighterovi co nejvíce podobají. V druhé části si přiblíţíme kulturně-ekonomické pozadí filmu, které velmi zásadně ovlivnilo jak průběh natáčení, tak samotný výsledek. Podíváme se, co předcházelo vzniku samotného scénáře a jak probíhala realizace filmu v kolektivu lidí, o nichţ je film natočen. Natáčení Fightera, které bylo ovlivňováno svým produkčním zázemím i skutečným příběhem Mickyho Warda, přímo zasahuje do filmu samotného, v němţ je důleţité zpracování reálných faktů do fikčního vyprávění a důraz na co nejvyšší moţnou autenticitu. Abychom lépe pochopili kritický i finanční úspěch filmu, zaměříme se také na jeho kritické recepce, distribuci a trţby v zahraničí i u nás. Fighter byl původně anticipován jako další ze zástupů strohých akademických titulů, které jsou zásadně uváděny v „oscarové“ sezóně primárně kvůli získání cen, ale kritici i diváci dali zásadně najevo, ţe jeho kvalita přeci jen přesahuje rámec pouhé jednoduché ţánrové podívané. V nejdůleţitější, třetí, části se zaměříme na samotnou neoformalistickou analýzu filmu podle modelu, který ustanovili američtí teoretici David Bordwell a Kristin Thompsonová ve své stěţejní publikaci Umění filmu a David Bordwell sám v publikaci Narration in the Fiction Film. Pomocí daných pojmů tak provedeme naratologickou a stylistickou analýzu filmu a stanovíme sjednocující stavební prvek díla - dominantu, která jej kontroluje na všech úrovních. 6 Výsledkem této práce by tak měl být co nejkomplexnější pohled na film Fighter, jakoţto dílo, které konvencemi ohraničený subţánr opět ozvláštňuje novým přístupem. 2. Teoreticko-metodologický rámec pro výzkum a analýzu 2.1. Ekonomický a kulturně-historický kontext Způsobů, jak co nejdůkladněji zkoumat okolnosti vzniku, produkce, distribuce a uvádění filmů, se
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