Introduction to Film

Week 5 Podcast: Realism

Nicole — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:57:48 +0000

Week 5 Podcast on Realism by Ethan Tussey:

Standard Operating Procedure: Torture For Fun And Uncle Sam

noahz747 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:01:33 +0000

http://swans.com/library/art14/pbyrne80.html

The other day I didn’t have time to mention Errol Morris, who (along with Alex Gibney) is a key figure in North American documentary cinema. Whereas Gibney takes an investigative, almost journalistic approach on Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), Morris’ Standard Operating Procedure (2008)–with its many constructions–seems to fit in the compilation film category.

~Noah Zweig

Final Exam

Nicole — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:04:00 +0000

The study outline and question breakdown for the final exam has been posted and can be downloaded here.

Next week in class we will be going over some of these questions. If you have trouble with any particular question, email it to me by this Sunday, September 7th, and I will include it in the review

Interviews with Alex Gibney

noahz747 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:45:27 +0000

I wanted to point out a couple of radio interviews Alex Gibney did about his documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side. They’re quite insightful discussions. I recommend them!

http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=2881

http://will.illinois.edu/mediamatters/show/mediamatters080302

~Noah Zweig

Fernando Botero

noahz747 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:31:48 +0000

Apropos of yesterday’s screening, I wanted to suggest the work of painter Fernando Botero. Disturbing but worthwhile:

http://dearkitty.blogsome.com/2006/07/02/botero-exhibition-abu-ghraib-torture-men-women-horse-cat-lynx-and-escher/

http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney04132005.html

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m11066

~Noah Zweig

Week 5 Podcast: Marxist Film Analysis

Nicole — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:24:32 +0000

Week 5 Podcast on Marxist Film Analysis by Noah Zweig:

Week 4 Podcast: Conventions and Expectations

Nicole — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:22:18 +0000

Week 4 Podcast on Conventions and Expectations by Ethan Tussey:

Extra credit assignment – short video project

Nicole — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:16:56 +0000

I’ve posted the parameters for the extra credit project on the assignments page. Here is the short description:

Take a scene or film that we’ve seen in and re-make, re-enact, or re-appropriate the scene/film in your own way. Creatively interpret what you think is at the core of the scene/film and, like Julie Taymor does in Across the Universe with the Beatles, try to draw out certain themes from the original.

Week 3 Podcast: Editing and Sound

Nicole — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:08:36 +0000

Week 3 podcast by Ethan Tussey on EDITING and SOUND:

Kerr Hall Lab extra hours this weekend

Nicole — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:25:34 +0000

The Kerr video viewing lab will be open for extra hours this weekend to accomodate students who would like to view films for their papers:

Friday, 8/22
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday, 8/23
12:00 Noon – 6:00 PM

You will need to enter through the Digital Editing Lab door (the door to the Video Lab will not be open). The tech staff member on duty in the editing lab will check the films out to you to view in the viewing lab.