Choose 3 of the films we watched in class and answer the following questions. Answer all questions for each film to create at least 3 hearty paragraphs.
Le Retour a la Raison
Entr'acte
Le Ballet Mecanique
Un Chien Andalou
Meshes of the Afternoon (this is the one with the Maya Deren interview)
What do you notice about the film's presentation of cinematic space? What do you see on screen? For example, lots of landscapes or closeups? Moving or statics camera?
How does the director's use of lighting help to create meaning?
Do you identify with the camera's lens? What does the director compel you to see? What is left to your imagination? What does the director leave out altogether? Describe the mise-en-scene and how it helps to create meaning in the film.
What implicit meaning do you find in the film?
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Due: Monday, 9/16
Monday, September 9, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Louise Brooks
Please take time to watch this video (in lieu of writing a blog response!) so that you know a little more about Louise Brooks.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Breathless
Read this article. Choose a scene in Breathless and respond to the following quote. Be sure to write at least 2 paragraphs. Respond to each others' posts. Here's the quote:
"This basic sequence of events is the minimal thread of continuity that holds the filmic narrative together. However, causal development and character motivation in the traditional sense are relatively loose. While the film does not reject narrative conventions as a whole, it goes a long way towards weakening the tight-knit structure and explanatory mechanisms affiliated with dominant narrative. The film's visual construction works even more aggressively against conventional film style. It systematically departs from the aesthetic guidelines and rules defined by continuity editing, relying variously on long-take sequences (often shot with hand-held camera) and jump cutting."
Due: Wednesday, May 22
"This basic sequence of events is the minimal thread of continuity that holds the filmic narrative together. However, causal development and character motivation in the traditional sense are relatively loose. While the film does not reject narrative conventions as a whole, it goes a long way towards weakening the tight-knit structure and explanatory mechanisms affiliated with dominant narrative. The film's visual construction works even more aggressively against conventional film style. It systematically departs from the aesthetic guidelines and rules defined by continuity editing, relying variously on long-take sequences (often shot with hand-held camera) and jump cutting."
Due: Wednesday, May 22
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The 400 Blows
I hope you all have read the essay by Marilyn Fabe. If you haven't, go away from your computer right now and take 15 minutes to read the essay.
OK. Now, take a look at this quote from Truffaut in a 1966 interview:
"Before I met Rossellini, I wanted to make films of course, but it seemed impossible. A dream. He made it all seem easy. He has a powerful gift for simplification. He told me, it isn't hard to write a screenplay, you only have to look at the reality around you...The 400 Blows owes a great deal to Rossellini...[H]e showed me that things must be close to life."
Think about this quote and respond to it, using at least one scene from The 400 Blows. Feel free to include evidence from Rome Open City to back up any statements you make regarding Rossellini's filmmaking style. Write at least 2 well-developed paragraphs (be sure to write cinematically) and use at least one quote from the Marilyn Fabe essay.
DUE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
OK. Now, take a look at this quote from Truffaut in a 1966 interview:
"Before I met Rossellini, I wanted to make films of course, but it seemed impossible. A dream. He made it all seem easy. He has a powerful gift for simplification. He told me, it isn't hard to write a screenplay, you only have to look at the reality around you...The 400 Blows owes a great deal to Rossellini...[H]e showed me that things must be close to life."
Think about this quote and respond to it, using at least one scene from The 400 Blows. Feel free to include evidence from Rome Open City to back up any statements you make regarding Rossellini's filmmaking style. Write at least 2 well-developed paragraphs (be sure to write cinematically) and use at least one quote from the Marilyn Fabe essay.
DUE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
Monday, May 6, 2013
Annotated Bibliography
This Friday (5/10) your annotated bibliography is due. Every resource you used for your script must be included, including the films you use in the script. Basically, you are going to give a sentence or two describing the source and another sentence or two stating why you used it. If you need further assistance with annotated bibliographies, go to the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) site.
Monday, April 29, 2013
White Heat
In at least 3 hearty paragraphs, discuss White Heat, as well as the characteristics of the gangster genre and its role as an art form. In your discussion, bring in another gangster film if you've seen one on your own (The Godfather, Goodfellas, etc.). Your discussion should be in relation to the Warshow article I handed out on Wednesday and the idea of the gangster as an individual. I want to see 2 quotes from the article in your discussion. Use your film textbook for more information on the gangster genre.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Bringing Up Baby
Think about the film's mise-en-scene. Choose a scene in the film and discuss the mise-en-scene (costumes, set, lighting, props, etc.) and its relation to the scene and the film as a whole. Use at least 2 hearty paragraphs for your discussion.
And please post your favorite line from the film.
And please post your favorite line from the film.
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