CIN 2101 Lecture Notes - German Expressionism, Mise-En-Scène, Georges Méliès
4 Mar 2013
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Cin2190 history and aesthetics of cinema lecture 3. Film: one of the first horror films, dr. caligari. It didn"t want to be a classical film. Through its mise en scene: german expressionism started around 1908 and aimed at challenging 19th century realism, used distortions (of perceptions) to express extreme emotions (i. e. the tents at the fair were crooked) This is what german expressionism didn"t want to do: rejection of nuances and subtle colors that usually give volume and depth to realist painting. Instead vivid, little realist color (green faces, intense expression: dark outlines, 1910 = well known, if not fashionable movement in germany. The genre was much more pessimistic after the war: rejection of film realism without resorting to fantastic stories a la georges melies, non respect of basic perspective rules, the student of prague was the first expressionist film. Juxtaposition of similar shapes: actors" performance was supposed to convey extreme emotions.
