FILM 2000 Lecture 2: Week 2
Document Summary
Scofield, nishikawa as the course"s basis of understanding abstract film. Maya deren (meshes of the afternoon, a study on choreography for the camera) Maya deren and stan brakhage as the basis for american experimental and avant garde film. Value of the cut on movement (always add a title and potentially end text) Invisible cuts (ie. the 360 pan in a study on choreography for the camera) Background music abstracts it; forces focus on visual qualities. Stutter shooting as a flowing camera effect (hard to replicate in editing) Street film (robert fulton - stutter shooting virtuoso) Pacing, framing, angles, and focus - rewatch to gain technique ideas. For the purposes of this course, technique matters far more than the subject. Nature of pregnancy for women (overlooked and underappreciated, as represented by gritty film stock and techniques - essay like) Raises the question of can any image really be forbidden ? (think intimate shots of birthing sequence)
