Watch Chaplin's The Gold Rush and compare and contrast it with Keaton's The General. Think about everything you've learned thus far in terms of reading film. Discuss open/closed framing, kinesis, narrative, etc. Refer to your textbook if you need assistance with the vocabulary. Use at least one quote from the articles I gave you in your response.
Both films are available here:
The Gold Rush
The General
Monday, September 21, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
This Course in a Nutshell
I was in the audience (2nd row) to see Martin Scorsese give the 2013 Jefferson Lecture at the Kennedy Center in April 2013. Take some time to watch him and you will get a good overview of my course.
Early Movies
Read about Edison, Lumiere Brothers, Melies, and Porter at EarlyCinema.com.
Watch at least 3 films from Edison, Lumiere Brothers, and Melies on your own. Go to the Internet Archive, select "Moving Images" from the drop down menu and search for each director. All of the Edison films can be found at the Library of Congress and can be accessed here. Please be sure to tell me the name of the film and who made it and answer the following questions:
- Do you notice anything particular about the film’s presentation of cinematic space—what you see on the screen? Lots of landscapes or close-ups? Moving or static camera? How does this differ from films you watch today?
- Do you identify with the camera lens? What does the filmmaker compel you to see? What is left to your imagination? What is left out altogether?
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