FILM 1F94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Single-Camera Setup, Pseudo-Documentary, Reverse Chronology
Document Summary
The obvious, superficial, or surface level meaning of a film. What we most immediately understand as its meaning. The less obvious but implied meaning of a film, typically beneath the surface . Explicit: about a man who suspects his neighbour may have murdered his wife. Implicit: a commentary on our propensity for voyeurism, as well as general anxieties about settling down and marriage. Meaning in movies can be, and often is, ambiguous. Rear window is a sick celebration of humanity"s fascination with voyeurism. Rear window is a clever critique of humanity"s fascination with voyeurism. Rear window is pretty ambiguous in its overall stance on voyeurism, but one things certain if that one guy didn"t spy on those people, that other guy would have gotten away with murder! Content: the subject matter of an art form. Form: the means by which a subject is expressed (organized) The form shapes the content we are presented (modern, post-modern, etc. )
