that a movie from 1929 didn’t sound very exiting. This film is just fantastic. I thought Koyaanisqatsi was the ground zero when talking about documentary-like-experimental-films‚ so now I dont respect Godfrey Reggio as much as I did before. I mean Vertov is the true genius. I’m assuming this is an experimental film‚ but for that matter; is Koyaanisqatsi an experimental film? Or is this a documentary? Again‚ the ambiguity of cinema. Now‚ although it is a really interesting film‚ I got to attribute
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images‚ and nothing short of entertaining‚ Mulholland Drive and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind still present techniques and themes done by cinematic greats before them. In the 1920’s Russian Filmmakers such as Sergei Eistenstien and Dziga Vertov began
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“I think people talk too much” Antonioni. Write an essay on two films on the course that champion images and/or music over words Film does not simply function to entertain; it is created to make suggestions about the wider society. Furthermore these suggestions and themes are not simply stated‚ but must be tactically revealed through filmic devices. Whilst traditionally‚ dialogue is the driving force of cinema functioning to reveal relationships and themes‚ some directors have gone against this
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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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Film History I Midterm Exam Study Guide The Midterm Exam will cover chapters 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ and 7 from the Thompson and Bordwell text‚ chapters 1 and 2 from the Allen and Gomery text‚ and the following powerpoints: “Origins of Cinema‚” “Edison Co.‚” “Lumiere Bros.‚” “Early Industry‚” and “Narrative Begins.” Any material from those texts or class meetings may be covered‚ but pay particular attention to the material listed below. Terms 1. Bricolage- “Tinkering” the bringing together of bits and pieces
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and Interactivity Met with Cinema "The movie‚ by sheer speeding up the mechanical‚ carried us from the world of sequence and connections into the world of creative configuration and structure. The message of the movie medium is that of transition from linear connections to configurations." (McLuhan‚ 1994‚ p.12) On August 19‚ 1839‚ Louis Daguerre‚ who was already known for his diorama‚ introduced the new process of "daguerreotype". With this process‚ some lucky amateurs‚ for the first time became
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materials "thus taken from the raw" can be more real than the acted article. In this regard‚ Grierson’s definition of documentary as "creative treatment of actuality"[4] has gained some acceptance‚ with this position at variance with Soviet film-maker Dziga Vertov’s provocation to present "life as it is" (that is‚ life filmed surreptitiously) and "life caught unawares" (life provoked or surprised by the camera). The American film critic Pare Lorentz defines a documentary film as "a factual film which
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The close-up images are glass‚ gun‚ bottle‚ shrimp‚ and a roasted beef. These images disturb the audience and feel uncomfortable at the screen. They also did a close-up of a taping machine in which there is a recording voice of Kurtz‚ some photographs of Kurtz‚ and a dull surface of the hotel room. These are the images that are captured in a close range to evaluate the character of Captain Willard. The close-ups of a food item in the opening scene are not by accident‚ but they had a deeper meaning
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Ensayo clásicos del documental Documental social John Grierson – movimiento británico Toma la narrativa de flaherty y el montaje de vertov Búsqueda estética y política – denuncia social. Educativo/informativo Encargos Obra escogida: Drifters Contexto en el que fueron realizadas: Todo comenzó con la iniciativa de “El productor”. John Grierson‚ un escocés emprendedor formado en sociología‚ había comenzado a estudiar al cine de lo real a través de la obra del pionero: Robert Flaherty
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is fascinating how they had film industry. Mass production of films in Soviet Union was possible from the new leadership announced a “cultural revolution” during late 1920s and early 1930s. The movie “The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)” directed by Dziga Vertoya is a unique film at that era. This film would be in the category of documentary film because it has realistic form in the film by showing ordinary Soviet Union citizen life. However the film contains numerous amount of editing and camera technique
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