As many others in the reader role have expressed, I struggled significantly with the readings this week (particularly the Eisenstein piece, which took a few read-throughs). Perhaps it’s because I’...Read More
Throughout the duration of Citizen Kane, I found myself to be detached from the film; I was not entirely sure as to what the purpose of it was. Considered as one of the most influential films of all t...Read More
Link to article: https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/bradlands/all-heaven-allows-douglas-sirk-mise-en-scene#:~:text=articles%20%2F%20Comment%20%2F%20Bradlands-,All%20that...Read More
A notable moment is when Ron is asking her to come over to his place for the first time. As they are talking about him leaving and he first asks her to go with him the film alternates between medium c...Read More
While I personally am not too crazy about All That Heaven Allows, I do admire just how straightforward its editing is as the narrative develops. From what I can tell, Sirk utilizes continuity editing ...Read More
Link to Article: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/96-all-that-heaven-allows-an-articulate-screen This article provides the context and tense circumstances surrounding the film’s creation....Read More
The art of editing is perhaps the most authoritative process on how audiences view film, and for good reason. As mentioned in Film Art, 12th Ed., Soviet documentarian Dziga Vertov was onto something w...Read More
When one thinks of editing, they may initially think of simply putting shots together on iMovie. But in reality, editing gives filmmakers a lot of power. With editing, filmmakers can shape the viewers...Read More