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ISP W13: The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect: Named after Lev Kuleshov- a soviet film maker from the early 1900’s Kuleshov’s experiment proved that ‘a sequence of images conveys more meaning than a single shot therefore when building a film’s narrative editors must consider who the audience will connect multiple images together in their mind’ Conveys deep emotion through editing Continue reading “ISP W13: The Kuleshov Effect”

ISP W13: The Russian Revolution Research

Historical contexts on Sergei Eisenstein’s ‘Strike’: 19/20th Century Russian history The Russian Revolution 1849- 1939 Nicholas II – last emperor of Russia ruled from 1894-1917 Huge Russian empire Late 19th century – rapid industrialisation Introduced communist ideas like Karl Marx theory- working class of Russia demanding greater representation Communism wanted to abolish social classes (e.g. no priests or kings)Continue reading “ISP W13: The Russian Revolution Research”

‘Amy’ Sequence Analysis (All Scenes)

Sequence Analysis notes: Opening Sequence:

ISP W12: Film Makers Theories: Peter Watkins

Peter Watkins – filmmaker theory: British director Highly regarded for his work in. the 1960’s His early work ‘Diary of an unknown soldier (1959) and The Forgotten Faces (1960) started his experimental film Used mock newsreels to show a media constructed version of reality He used amateur actors to add naturalism to his films WatkinsContinue reading “ISP W12: Film Makers Theories: Peter Watkins”

ISP W11: Under the Skin Ideologies mock question

Mock question: For 10 marks – Analyse how ideology is explored in Under the Skin. Ideology is explored in the film Under the Skin through the concept of Marxism. An example where this features in the film is in the opening sequence where we see Laura working for an unknown higher power which forces her to exploitContinue reading “ISP W11: Under the Skin Ideologies mock question”

ISP W11: Documentary film comparison

Documentary film comparisons: 1. Michael Moore’s 2018 film Fahrenheit 11/9: a. What stylistic traits/techniques are present in the film which are similar to Bowling for Columbine? Using news reals/ media footage Addresses social and political issues about American society- left wing view Addresses the way in which the media presents people/ issues Interviews filmed on location- MooreContinue reading “ISP W11: Documentary film comparison”

ISP W11: Amy Context notes

Amy’ Documentary CONTEXT notes ‘Condensing countless hours of material into a powerful and coherent film that ends with such an emotive montage of photographs and music.’ Who was Amy Winehouse? London born(1983) jazz and pop singer Died (2011) of alcohol poisoning aged 27 She had problems with bulimia and substance abuse since her teens HerContinue reading “ISP W11: Amy Context notes”

‘Amy’ Critical Debates

Kapadia on ‘Amy’: Amy is looking at the camera- at the audience (start) We become the paparazzi- Amy attacks the camera- attacks the audience Camera goes from being her friend to being violent and aggressive Film Vs Digital technology Digital Technology: The degree of the impact that digital has had on film since the 1990sContinue reading “‘Amy’ Critical Debates”

Film Makers Theories: Bill Nichols

Film Makers Theories: Bill Nichols An American film academic who wrote a seminal text on documentary form, Introduction To Documentary (Indiana University Press, 2nd edition, 2010) Six modes of documentary: 1. Expository: Speak directly to the viewer with voice-over. These films use explicitly rhetorical techniques in order to explore points of actuality. They use voice-overContinue reading “Film Makers Theories: Bill Nichols”

Film Makers Theories: Kim Longinotto

Film Makers Theories: Kim Longinotto A British documentary filmmaker Well known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination Prolific documentary filmmaker (an observational filmmaker (Observational cinema, also known as direct cinema, free cinema or cinema verite, usually excludes certain documentary techniques such as advanced planning, scripting, staging, narration,Continue reading “Film Makers Theories: Kim Longinotto”