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Chapter 7: Sound in the Cinema
After completing Chapter 7: The Sound of Cinema, one might ask themselves: why wasn’t this assigned before we watched The Zone of Interest? The proof is in the pudding. “We’re strongly inclined ... Read MoreChapter 7: Sound in the Cinema
Chapter 7, “Sound in the Cinema,” explores the various roles of sound in cinema, emphasizing its equal importance alongside visuals in shaping a film’s overall experience. The chapter delves int... Read MorePerspective and Realism in Film
In A Dialectic Approach to Film Form, Sergei Eisenstein believes in the idea of marrying art and science. He utilizes suggestive editing and the conflict between what is real and what is not to demons... Read MoreThe Cycle of Ideas and Reality through Film
While reading this week’s passages, I couldn’t help but think of a quote I once came across: “Are we an identity with ideas and experiences conformed to it, or are we ideas and experiences f... Read MoreDoes regularity destroy art and what truly is cinema?
When reading the first reading, A Dialectic Approach to Film Form, the part of the text that stood out to me the most was the idea that art should have no set form and regularity destroys art. This st... Read MoreEisenstein & Bazin: a Bit Muddy
I would like to believe that everybody else struggled with the readings as much as I did, so I will provide a brief summary of Eisenstein and Bazin’s respective ideas. It appears that Eisenstein... Read More“Invisible” Art of Editing
In this chapter of Film Art, we focused on editing. Editing is often described to be the ” invisible art” of filmmaking- however it is one that is mostly responsible for keeping the viewer... Read MoreThe Creativity in Editing: Grabbing The Viewers Attention
Avery McAdams Editing is one of the most key factors in creating a movie. Post production, the editors so creatively get to work on piecing the film together in an interesting and entertaining way. Af... Read MoreCan Editing be Overdone?
In chapter 6 of Film Art, we discuss different editing techniques, and how they can be used to achieve a certain goal of the director. For example, we learn about the 180* system, where cameras must n... Read More- 3 of 4
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