GERM 1171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Birds Eye View, Anti-Communism, Nazi Salute
21 Mar 2017
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Amount of subject matter, we can see in frame long, extreme long, full (head to toe), medium (knees up), close up and extreme close up. Oblique angles (viewpoint of someone), high angle, bird"s eye view, low angle. Warm (aggression, love, passion - red, orange, yellow) High key (comedies or musicals), high contrast (tragedy), low key (mysteries), cool, warm. Cut down projection time, cut out unnecessary content (time and space) Avoid jump acts: confusing in terms of space and time. Editing for dramatic intensity and emotional emphasis. Allows director to control audience"s, perception/emotional reaction. Unbiased, objective, tells of actual events/people/places, realism (content > form), commentary sometimes. Weimar republic influencing/manipulating attitudes/opinions in a given historical context. Difficulty starting after ww1: defeat, war guilt, reparations, inflation, attacks on republic, wall st. crash 1929, economy, social chaos, 16 chancellors in 14 years. Call for strong man /law and order. Hitler"s influence still very limited in 1920s.
