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DWS Manifesto - Signed by my Yr 12 Class

DWS Manifesto - Signed by my Yr 12 Class

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Video essay: What is neorealism? (play)

“The only great problem of cinema seems to be more and more, with each film, when and why to start a shot and when and why to end it.”
—Jean Luc Godard

Every cut is a form of judgment, whether it takes place on the set or in the editing room. A cut reveals what matters and what doesn’t. It delineates the essential from the non-essential. To examine the cuts of a filmmaker is to uncover an approach to cinema.
The happenstance of Vittorio De Sica’sTerminal Station and David O. Selznick’s Indiscretion of an American Wife offers a rare opportunity to compare two cuts of the same film from a leading figure of neorealism and a leading figure of Hollywood.
If neorealism exists, it is in contrast to the dominant approach to moviemaking, shaped and exemplified by Hollywood. In comparing Terminal Station to Indiscretion of an American Wife, we must ask, What difference does a cut make?
 

cineons:

“The only great problem of cinema seems to be more and more, with each film, when and why to start a shot and when and why to end it.”

Jean Luc Godard

Every cut is a form of judgment, whether it takes place on the set or in the editing room. A cut reveals what matters and what doesn’t. It delineates the essential from the non-essential. To examine the cuts of a filmmaker is to uncover an approach to cinema.

The happenstance of Vittorio De Sica’sTerminal Station and David O. Selznick’s Indiscretion of an American Wife offers a rare opportunity to compare two cuts of the same film from a leading figure of neorealism and a leading figure of Hollywood.

If neorealism exists, it is in contrast to the dominant approach to moviemaking, shaped and exemplified by Hollywood. In comparing Terminal Station to Indiscretion of an American Wife, we must ask, What difference does a cut make?

 

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Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry

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The Scribbler - DWS Creative Writing Magazine

Last year’s issue. Maybe my new batch of writers can come up with an issue two in the future. 

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Voodoo Child - A photographic storyboard by Shannon Scott

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Making a Zombie Film! Behind-the-Scenes : Indy News (by Indy Mogul)

Conor is working on his own zombie film and directed me to this behind the scenes featurette. Lots of interesting techniques are highlighted here. 

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7 Things to Know About Making Short Films! : FRIDAY 101 (by Indy Mogul)

thanks to Conor for finding this useful primer on the elements of a successful short film. 

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Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken

I’m beginning to compile new resources for next year’s Yr 12. 

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At The Movies, The Women Are Gone : NPR

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An AS Film Studies creative coursework project.

Lost Property by Poppy Visser. A photographic storyboard 

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The Substance of Style by Matt Zoller Seitz - Moving Image Source

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Gender studies : More on the male gaze, sexuality and female gaze

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2_4aDJV_gjU#!

Excellent work, Sabina. You’re right I like the clear way this guy presents some of the issues surrounding the Male Gaze. 

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Laura Mulvey and the Male Gaze (by viaviteri1)

A useful video presentation on The Male Gaze theory. This is an important theory for our debate in Media Studies over the representation of the action heroine in contemporary Hollywood films. 

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New look for the classroom featuring Yr 12 photo storyboard projects

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