TFM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Knife Fight, Soviet Montage Theory
15 Sep 2015
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Lumiere brothers: short films, documentary (founder) Realism to formalism pt. 1 about every day occurrences. Georges milies- trip to moon : number of films emphasizing purely imagined events, narratives, fiction, brand new direction. Tries to reproduce the surface of reality with minimum distortion. Suggests the richness of life itself without any prettification. Camera is used conservatively- literally as a recording mechanism with little to no stylistic influence. 5 - left height at normal angle and handheld. Steven spielberg/ saving private ryan- knife fight scene. Represents discomfort and psychological state of two soldiers. Directors are concerned with expressing their subjective experience of reality. Camera is used as a method of commenting on the subject matter. Subject matter is as important as director"s expression. Emphasis on essential rather than objective nature of subject matter. Shots- behind wall impossible angle in real life. Shows essential element of moment (scream) close up of mouth. Movies are usually categorized by style and type.
