The Art of Film The first Important film directors and their films. Le Prince - “Roundhay Garden Scene” and “Leeds Bridge” (1888). This film is an incomplete “Actuality” showing Le Prince’s family in the back yard of their home. It is not a narrative and the event lasts only briefly. The types of shots and camera angles. (Lecture and Giannetti) Camera Angles • Shot Size • Camera Orientation Shot Size Designations • Long shot • Medium shot • Close-up Realism‚ Classicism‚ and Formalism. (Lecture and
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September 3‚ 2014 Lecture 1 Professor Barry Keith Grant Terrance McDonald – Course Co-Ordinator Cinema – Industry‚ a social institution‚ entertainment‚ an art form. September 5‚ 2014 Lecture 2 Becoming a Film Student An introduction to screening and viewing practices September 10‚ 2014 Lecture 3 The Beginnings of Cinema Peter Mark Roget (1769-1879) Persistence of Vision Thaumatrope (1824) Animation Cel Zoetrope Invented in 1833 by British Mathematician William George Horner Panorama
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Bibliography: André Bazins’ ‚1980 ‚ “The Ontology of the Photographic Image” Defoore‚ Jay.‚ 2004"Ethics and Photo Manipulation: a Roundtable" D Gillian‚ 1982 - London: Routledge‚ “Advertising as Communication” Jackson‚ Barry J.W.T Mitchell‚ 1977‚ “What do Pictures Want
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Bibliography: /b> <br><li>Bazin‚ Andre. Orson Welles. Preface by Jean Cocteau. Paris: Editions Chavane‚ 1950. <br><li>Beja‚ Morris‚ ed. Persepectives on Orson Welles. New York: G. K. Hall‚ 1995 <br><li>Bordwell‚ David. "Citizen Kane." Film comment 7‚ no. 2 (summer 1971)‚ 38-47. Reprinted
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An Exploration into Truth and Reality within Photographic Practice Adhering to a Realist Aesthetic. In this essay I will explore notions of truth and reality in relation to photography of a realist aesthetic‚ in particular the genres of tableau and documentary. Tableau ’s roots are in early pictorial photography which strove for balanced and harmonious compositions1. Borrowing from classical painterly aesthetics tableau photographs are made for the wall; to be looked at from a distance like
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The Development the Language of Cinema * Bazin states “of course cinema is a language” * Language – communicates * Bee dancing is a form of communication‚ very effective as a means of communicating information‚ but would not call it a language. * Language has a capacity to make meaning which is not transmittable to other languages. * Each language makes meaning in a manner special to itself. * For Bazin‚ film makes meaning by showing us the world * The photographic
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Through its portrayal of the human experience‚ Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ reinforces the significance of perseverance. To what extent does your interpretation of ‘Citizen Kane’ support this view? Orsen Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ depicts an accurate portrayal of the human experience through its revolutionary cinematic techniques that continue to resonate even with a modern audience. It is through these techniques that the significance of perseverance is given its true value‚ as they highlight the search
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Page Introduction to Film Art Fall 2013 Malcolm Turvey Office: Heimbold 304F Extension: 2644 E-mail: mturvey@slc.edu Syllabus Required Textbook: David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson‚ Film Art: An Introduction (New York: McGraw Hill‚ 2012; 10th edition) Class Schedule: NB: Readings marked (X) must be downloaded from MySLC Week 1 Conferences 9/10: NO CONFERENCES Screening 9/10: Collateral (Michael Mann‚ 2004‚ 120 min.) 9/11: Read: Introduction: Film as Art Film Art‚ Chapter
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consist of technology‚ gender and audience. The Western Genre ‘The western is the only genre whose origins are almost identical with those of the cinema itself and which is as alive as ever after almost half a century of uninterrupted success’ (Bazin 1971‚ p.140). A classic western will adhere to ideals of the American frontier as drawn from a ‘fertile tradition of Wild West literature that had dominated the mass taste of nineteenth century America (Kitses 1969‚ p.14). Where civilisation and wilderness
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commonly applied to film directors who portray a personal and unique theme or focus element displayed in most of his movies. Auteur theory first originated in a French film magazine discovered by well respected French film critic and theorist‚ Andre Bazin‚ together with other film critics‚ such as Jacques Doniol and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. You can call it a signature style for these types of directors‚ because they bring their own personal trait to the audience. Therefore‚ they are considered to be
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