UFMM510 Optics for film and the photography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Pavel Mára
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to connect the theoretical knowledge acquired in the basic course in physics with their applications in film and photography.
Syllabus
  • 1. Why is the sky blue? (Light, photometry and the principle of image recording)
    2. What is the resolution of the human eye? (physical properties of optical glass and surfaces, visual perception, lenses, mirrors, the law of reflection and refraction)
    3. - 4. How do make people to look like toy igracek in the photo? (fixed focus, zoom lenses, macro, telephoto, lenses for technical and experimental photography, filters, converter, converters)
    5. How to make your own macro lens? (Optical track photographic and film lenses, optical systems, the materials used and their effect on image quality)
    6. - 7. How to recognize a good lens? (Optical defects, sharpness, depth of field testing lenses)
    8. -9. Optical experiments with glass (bokeh, filters, depth of field, Anamorphic converter, creative lenses, camera obscura, etc.)
    10. How different cinematographic a photographic lens? (Photo Vs. cinema lenses, the building features film lenses, the effect on image quality)
    11. Optical experiments in computer. (panoramic photo, HDR, tilt-shift, virtual tours, etc.)
    12. Photo and film optics lenses are not only (Viewfinders, focus, exposure, projection, projectors and projectors).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hedgecoe, John. Velká kniha fotografie (3. vydání). Jan Vašut nakladatelství, 2004. info
  • Born M., Wolf E. Principles of Optics. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1964. info
  • Fuka J., Havelka B. Optika. SPN, Praha, 1961. info
  • Jiráček M. Fotografická optika. Orbis Praha, 1960. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 70% course attendance
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.slu.cz/course/fpf/summer2018/UFMM510