MDST 3205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pedro Infante, Studio System
12 Mar 2018
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Film continuity: continuous editing, combining related shots or different components cut from a single shot into a sequence that tells the viewer about a presumed consistency in a time and space. Cross cutting: two different actions that are assumed to be happening at the same time. These two techniques are groundbreaking for the time. They offer different perspectives not typically accessible. El automovil gris (1919) demonstrated these two techniques. Influential in defining mexico"s national identity after the revolution (1910-1921) Ahi viene martin corona (d. miguel zacarias 1952 starring pedro infante) Cinema - helped define who mexico was after the revolution. This isn"t necessarily how mexico came out, it was a conservative movement. The movies are commercial products aimed to please people. Using kids juxtaposes the normative idea of kids. Talking over each other, not scripted classic hollywood, inclusion of slang. Began with a claim that the characters are authentic and void of optimism.
