THTRFLM 3L03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Soviet Montage Theory, Humphrey Bogart, Roger Hanin
18 Apr 2016
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Screening: les mistons (1957) & breathless (1960) Cp aricle notes - godard jumps ahead by richard neupert: The new wave was a journalisic slogan that prompted reporters and the populaion to look for cinemaic manifestaion from this young generaion. New wave ilms shot on locaion, amateur actors, and minimal crews to reduce costs=these condiions helped determine the trend towards contemporary stories and seings. Breathless: used only available light and a ilm stock not even meant for cinema. The new wave stories were loosely constructed art-ilm narraives that followed characters whose desires and goals oten remained confused or unfocused. These ilm styles it the chaoic, spontaneous tales of youth wandering through contemporary france. Godard revitalized the icion ilm while celebraing key elements from cinema history. Georges de beaurogard funded his irst feature. Plot structure owes a great deal to trufaut"s summary. Unusual lighing and camera-mobility demands further moivated coutard to give.
