FIPR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Leni Riefenstahl, Poetic Realism
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Good thesis, 4 additional sources, organization and style. Topic idea for paper due: by this friday (not graded) Blimps on camera directors/producers were forced back more to film in a "black box" or inside studio rather than real locations, sound stages. Directional microphones 1932- records specifics rather than picking up every sound. Close-ups were lit separately- to create great care to create attractive facial shadows and moody or romantic backgrounds. Filmmakers had to navigate around the technicalities of having sound. Applause 1929 (film) pushed relative boundaries of sound films first use of two microphones which were mixed in postproduction. 28-31, 400 films made- mostly of peking operas and folk tales. 31-37, 500 films in closed romantic realism mode. Howard hawks-worked in every genre possible, 40 films in 43 years. Walt disney- cartoons- early film completely done by hand/sketched every frame. Depth staging- action takes place close to and far from the camera- regardless of focus.
