CIN105Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Maya Deren

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Week 10 (lecture) - tuesday, november 24th 2015. Avant-grade films are defined in part by the circumstances surrounding their production circulation and reception. Amount of money an avant-garde film is very minimal; their most pressing priority is their need for complete and creative control. A lot of avant-garde filmmakers work in different areas of film too. Typically they are characterized by: an artisanal mode of production. Also defined by a shared goal, to reject established cinematic conventions in order to expand the possibilities of film. Meshes of the afternoon (maya deren and alexander hammid, 1943) Since there is this aspect of repetition with multiple shots of the same actor the narrative is circular. Repetition, narrative, which is similar to other films. Recurring objects, multiple shots of the same actor, no resolution (we never figure out who the hooded figure is), sense of space is distorted, some continuity.

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