FILM 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Adaptationism, Studio System, The Astronauts
30 Oct 2018
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History is not linear chronology, one thing after another. It builds on chronology in an effort to understand change. Note that none of these possibilities are mutually exclusive. Even though lm histories may emphasize one aspect more than others, they will tend to touch on all these issues. Like aelita, the east german/polish science-fiction co-production silent star uses remarkably different aesthetic styles to render its two worlds, earth and venus. In fact, star star repeats the formal tension that was so evident in aelita social realism versus avant-garde constructivism. Earth presented in a cool way, unemotional; venus depicted being more aggressive. Soundtrack: lm famous for to use this kind of sound, called music concrete (avant garde) unique soundscape while on venus. Technicity is hard to map within venus, the entire environment has a mixture of organic and inorganic sounds. The west german title for silent star evokes f. p. 1 spaceship venus does not answer (raumschift.
