Bordwell’s paper makes me think about something one of my English teachers said after someone was complaining about a spoiler- “it’s about the journey, not the destination.” Most people ha...Read More
Art cinema is something I have an unsure opinion on. While it often is cinematically beautiful and very creative. I sometimes will find myself bored or not really getting the point. However, there are...Read More
I found this week’s reading, ‘The Art Cinema as a Mode of Film Practice’ by David Bordwell, to be extremely interesting. I have always had mixed feelings when it comes to art cinema ...Read More
This week’s readings were incredibly insightful and fun to read, especially due to the fact that it focused around the idea of “Art Cinema” (according to Bordwell). In an age where a...Read More
Within chapter 10 of Film Art, Bordwell and Thompson explore the various methods of conducting documentary. They explain how categorical documentary focuses on a general group or phenomenon, while rhe...Read More
“Documentary” is personally one of my favorite kinds of film. It is very unique in its standing- as it can have tropes from different genres based on what kind of documentary it is, what i...Read More
The associational form is a form of experimental filmmaking that relies on using unrelated visuals to tell a story. The visuals should create an emotional response for the viewer and should have no lo...Read More
One of the most fascinating forms of film that is, in my opinion, not talked about enough in film academia is animation. When the average movie-goer is confronted with animation in film, they generall...Read More
The first thing in this chapter that caught my eye were the two different types of forms that can be found in documentaries- Categorical form and Rhetorical form. Categorical form- A fundamental techn...Read More
Different from other kinds of films, the documentary title does not build up expectations of what a movie may be. There are less common tropes and unlike many genres, the documentary label on a film p...Read More