Holiday gift

I'm not posting a blog response for Mildred Pierce until after break. Focus on reading the feminist article I gave you and enjoy the rest of your vacation. I'll see you Tuesday.

Blog Response--The Bride of Frankenstein

Joseph Lanza, in his essay, states:

"While demystifying the horror, Whale does, however, manage to weave more subversion into this Hays-era production than in any of his other films. The slant on sacrilege (already present in Frankenstein) is here augmented ad absurdum."

Think cinematically about this quote and discuss in at least 2 well-developed paragraphs. I'd like you to use at least one quote from the essays I gave you (your choice), mention any sociocultural influences, and  discuss CINEMATICALLY. This means using your vocabulary and telling me what is on the screen and what the director is trying to imply to the viewer.

Take your time and have fun with this one.

Blog Response--Project Production

In at least 2 articulate, detailed paragraphs, please reflect on your work in your team for the production of your project. What did you do? What worked? What didn't? What was easiest for you? What was most difficult? What did you learn? Remember, this is the place to document and reflect upon your contributions to your project and get ideas from others. Feel free to respond to others and to ask questions.

Due: Monday, December 12

Scorsese's Hugo

This is a terrible interview, but I just wanted to note that you all won't be among the "young" who don't know the origins of film...

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7389111n&tag=strip

...for this you should be proud.

Oh, and if you haven't read the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, you should. It will take you about an hour.

Blog Response--Nosferatu

Watch F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu and compare and contrast it with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Read Roger Ebert's essay on Murnau's masterpiece as well as his essay on Caligari and use at least one quote from each. Your response should be at least 2 well-developed paragraphs.

If you want to re-watch Caligari, go here. Nosferatu can be found here. This is due by next Wednesay, 11/22.

Blog Response--Man With a Movie Camera

First, be sure you finish watching the film...

http://www.archive.org/details/ChelovekskinoapparatomManWithAMovieCamera

We ended at 29:00 in class.

Your Looking at Movies textbook has a nice quote about Vertov and his film on page 428.

Vertov shows us how to frame reality and movement: through the human eye and the camera eye, or through windows and shutters. But to confound us, he also shows us--through such devices as the freeze-frame, split screen, stop-action, slow motion, and fast motion--how the cinematographer and editor can transform the movements of life into something that is unpredictable. He not only proves that the camera has a life of its own, but also reminds us of the editor, who is putting all of this footage together. Reality may be in the control of the artist, his camera, and its tricks, but it also finds definition within the editor's presentation and, ultimately, the viewer's perception.

In your first well-developed paragraph, please discuss this quote in relation to a five minute piece ofMan With a Movie Camera. Be sure to describe shots cinematically, as if I've never seen the film before. Discuss elements of editing, such as the juxtaposition of shots, rhythm, montage, etc.

In your second well-developed paragraph, discuss this quote in relation to Run Lola Run. Try to be as specific as possible in your descriptions and speak cinematically when you discuss the film.

Director of Photography

Please post the Director of Photography you have chosen to study, as well as at least one film they worked on.