MAC 146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: 1976 Cannes Film Festival, Direct Cinema, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
6 Dec 2016
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Probably the most influential art movement of the 20th century. Depends on breaking surfaces into multifaceted areas. Switch back and forth between different locations. Can create suspense: outside in and inside out editing. Better to start outside first and then go in. Starting close or inside can confuse audience. Can also make you feel close to a character: smash cuts. Documentary style: lewis hines and child labor movement. His photography brought the issue of child abuse from working in factories into the light. Brought social justice issues to the forefront: dorothea lange and dust bowl era, walker evans and great depression. Because there was no sound and film was black and white, filmmakers used cinematography to show people the beauty of the world, or to tell stories that were not dominated by people. Films that preach at you and tell you to do things. Filmmakers followed people and observed what they were doing.
