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Monday, February 1, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Cinema in Iran
1. Iranian cinema began long before 1997.
2. and has become an international phenomenal, a New Wave on par with the French movement of the 1950s and 60's, the German movement of the 60's and 70's and the Hong Kong movement of the u80's and 90's.
3. The directors behind the two groundbreaking films were Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kiarostami.
4. Iranian filmgoers knew their names long before we did, of course, as evidenced by Kiarostami's extraodinary 1990 film Close-Up.
5. Kiarostami also made the discovery that government censors tended to more quickly approve stories about children, many other filmmakers would follow suit over the next 20 years.
2. and has become an international phenomenal, a New Wave on par with the French movement of the 1950s and 60's, the German movement of the 60's and 70's and the Hong Kong movement of the u80's and 90's.
3. The directors behind the two groundbreaking films were Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kiarostami.
4. Iranian filmgoers knew their names long before we did, of course, as evidenced by Kiarostami's extraodinary 1990 film Close-Up.
5. Kiarostami also made the discovery that government censors tended to more quickly approve stories about children, many other filmmakers would follow suit over the next 20 years.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Dogme
Dogme:
All filming must be done on location. All props &sets can not be brought on location. If a particular prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found.
Sound can not be produced, it must be real.
You must use a hand held camera, and it cannot stand still.
Only natural light. Only, if necessary, use ONE lamp connected to the camera.
Optical work and filters are forbidden.
The film must not contain superficial action
Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden (that is to say that the film takes place here and now).
Must not have a genre.
The final picture must be transferred to the Academy 35mm film, with an aspect ratio of 4:3, that is, not widescreen.
The director must not be credited.
This is different from neorealism because not only is it reality, its also very strict and has lots of qualities of a low budget films.
All filming must be done on location. All props &sets can not be brought on location. If a particular prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found.
Sound can not be produced, it must be real.
You must use a hand held camera, and it cannot stand still.
Only natural light. Only, if necessary, use ONE lamp connected to the camera.
Optical work and filters are forbidden.
The film must not contain superficial action
Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden (that is to say that the film takes place here and now).
Must not have a genre.
The final picture must be transferred to the Academy 35mm film, with an aspect ratio of 4:3, that is, not widescreen.
The director must not be credited.
This is different from neorealism because not only is it reality, its also very strict and has lots of qualities of a low budget films.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Italian neo-realism
neo realism originated around wwII and put a realistic view on what was going on.
It's no accident that Michael Tolkin chose neo-realism's classic Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948) to rock his studio exec's world in The Player. Though it's in some ways anti-Hollywood, neo-realism drew a great deal from American noir writing and films. Luchino Visconti based Ossessione (Obsession, 1942) on James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Visconti used long takes and complex shots to convey the dismal and ridiculous world of the three protagonists, the lovers (played by Massimo Girotti and Clara Calamai) and the husband they bump off (played by Juan De Landa). Visconti's neo-realism heightens the interplay between characters and surroundings, the bleak, unforgiving interiors and street shots reflective of the lousy hand these no-hopers have been dealt.
It's no accident that Michael Tolkin chose neo-realism's classic Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948) to rock his studio exec's world in The Player. Though it's in some ways anti-Hollywood, neo-realism drew a great deal from American noir writing and films. Luchino Visconti based Ossessione (Obsession, 1942) on James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Visconti used long takes and complex shots to convey the dismal and ridiculous world of the three protagonists, the lovers (played by Massimo Girotti and Clara Calamai) and the husband they bump off (played by Juan De Landa). Visconti's neo-realism heightens the interplay between characters and surroundings, the bleak, unforgiving interiors and street shots reflective of the lousy hand these no-hopers have been dealt.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
International v. Hollywood
International Cinema: Metropolis, The Last Laugh, Battleship Potemkin, Arrival at a Train Station.
Hollywood Cinema: Angeles With Dirty Faces, Modern Times, On the Waterfront, Double Indeminty, His Girl Friday, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, What a Wonderful Life.
They both have great story lines. Only international movies have less restrictions, The acting styles are almost the same, The stories don't end the same, and the heroes are some what different.
Hollywood Cinema: Angeles With Dirty Faces, Modern Times, On the Waterfront, Double Indeminty, His Girl Friday, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, What a Wonderful Life.
They both have great story lines. Only international movies have less restrictions, The acting styles are almost the same, The stories don't end the same, and the heroes are some what different.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Film Studies Binder Check
1. How have you organized your binder?
I have it organized by unit, with dividers.
2. What kinds of assignments do we do in Film class?
We do worksheets that correspond to each film, and film techniques, also we have specific questions for each film. We have also done quite a few projects such as montage, and powerpoint.
3. Look at the Film History Timeline, in the class where are we at on the Timeline?
We are in 1941 we just finished Citizen Kane.
4. Has your view of film changed at all since the start of the class?
My view of film has definatly changed, I never knew what was behind so many films. I really didn't know anything about silent films or any films prior to the time I was born.
5. What kinds of projects have we done? How have these helped you to understand film
better?
Montage, Power Point about silent films. The montage helped me to understand what a montage really was, the power point made it possible to break down each genre and it's techniques during the silent film era.
1. How have you organized your binder?
I have it organized by unit, with dividers.
2. What kinds of assignments do we do in Film class?
We do worksheets that correspond to each film, and film techniques, also we have specific questions for each film. We have also done quite a few projects such as montage, and powerpoint.
3. Look at the Film History Timeline, in the class where are we at on the Timeline?
We are in 1941 we just finished Citizen Kane.
4. Has your view of film changed at all since the start of the class?
My view of film has definatly changed, I never knew what was behind so many films. I really didn't know anything about silent films or any films prior to the time I was born.
5. What kinds of projects have we done? How have these helped you to understand film
better?
Montage, Power Point about silent films. The montage helped me to understand what a montage really was, the power point made it possible to break down each genre and it's techniques during the silent film era.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Practice Test
1.Why does he keep a serious face?
He keeps a serious face because it was funnier and he learned how to keep a serious face because he was part of vaudeville acts with his parents.
2.Why is he like Chaplin?
He is like Chaplin because they both did comedy films, he always does things on accident and is always the "small" guy.
3.How does he perform his stunts?
He performs all his stunts by himself.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1.What is the significance of the set design?
It shows the state of mind of the insane man.
2.What was different from German Expressionism acting than from Hollywood?
The acting was emotional, which looked more realistic.
3.How does lighting set the mood in the film?
In this film they use chiaroscuro lighting. This is the use of dark and light effects. This sets the mood because it enables a sense of fear and mystery. Also, it has overcasting shadows which gives you a sense of surrealism or a nightmare.
Modern Times
1.Why did Charlie Chaplin base his movie Modern Times on the Great Depression?
He wanted to show people his opinion on the Great Depression.
Eisenstein
1.What other important movie did Eisenstein direct?
He directedOctober.
2.How does Eisenstein use the film to develop his theories of film structure?
He used a concept he described as "intellectual montage".
The Last Laugh
1.Why did Murnau decide to use German Expressionism to this film?
He decided to to film it using German Expressionism because at the time when he was filming it German Expressionism was around. He wanted to people to enjoy his movie.
2.Why was the movie made silent?
During the German Expressionism era, all movies were made silent. Also, with silent films, the actors used their facial expressions to express their emotions.
3.What type of lighting did they use?
They used chiaroscuro lighting
Metropolis
1. True or False-Freder was in love with both "Robot Maria" and "Maria"?
False, he was only in love with "Maria", but he confused "Robot Maria" for the real one.
2. Fill in Blank:(Blank) trades places with one of the workers for a day?
Freder.
3. True or False-One of the villains in the movie was named "Rotwang"?
True, he was the mad scientist
4. Why did Rotwang originally create his robot?
He wanted revenge on Freder's dad because he stole his love of his life Hel. He made his robot look like her.
5. Who did Rotwang change the robot to look like?
He changed the robot to look like Maria.
6. Who did Joh Fredersen send to spy on his son.
The thin Man.
He keeps a serious face because it was funnier and he learned how to keep a serious face because he was part of vaudeville acts with his parents.
2.Why is he like Chaplin?
He is like Chaplin because they both did comedy films, he always does things on accident and is always the "small" guy.
3.How does he perform his stunts?
He performs all his stunts by himself.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1.What is the significance of the set design?
It shows the state of mind of the insane man.
2.What was different from German Expressionism acting than from Hollywood?
The acting was emotional, which looked more realistic.
3.How does lighting set the mood in the film?
In this film they use chiaroscuro lighting. This is the use of dark and light effects. This sets the mood because it enables a sense of fear and mystery. Also, it has overcasting shadows which gives you a sense of surrealism or a nightmare.
Modern Times
1.Why did Charlie Chaplin base his movie Modern Times on the Great Depression?
He wanted to show people his opinion on the Great Depression.
Eisenstein
1.What other important movie did Eisenstein direct?
He directedOctober.
2.How does Eisenstein use the film to develop his theories of film structure?
He used a concept he described as "intellectual montage".
The Last Laugh
1.Why did Murnau decide to use German Expressionism to this film?
He decided to to film it using German Expressionism because at the time when he was filming it German Expressionism was around. He wanted to people to enjoy his movie.
2.Why was the movie made silent?
During the German Expressionism era, all movies were made silent. Also, with silent films, the actors used their facial expressions to express their emotions.
3.What type of lighting did they use?
They used chiaroscuro lighting
Metropolis
1. True or False-Freder was in love with both "Robot Maria" and "Maria"?
False, he was only in love with "Maria", but he confused "Robot Maria" for the real one.
2. Fill in Blank:(Blank) trades places with one of the workers for a day?
Freder.
3. True or False-One of the villains in the movie was named "Rotwang"?
True, he was the mad scientist
4. Why did Rotwang originally create his robot?
He wanted revenge on Freder's dad because he stole his love of his life Hel. He made his robot look like her.
5. Who did Rotwang change the robot to look like?
He changed the robot to look like Maria.
6. Who did Joh Fredersen send to spy on his son.
The thin Man.
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