Archive for March, 2007

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Split Screen Documentary

Crumb (1994 Terry Zwigoff) Posted above is a clip from the 1994 documentary entitled Crumb.  Crumb is a documentary about the comic Robert Crumb and his family.  This clip is from a scene when he is discussing transforming the comic Ghostworld into a film (sidenote: not a bad film.  I would recommend renting it for […]

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Cinéma vérité

Cinema verite originated in documentary filmmaking. This type of film is the “cinema of truth.” This is reality on the screen, also known as the “fly on the wall” technique. This style of filming grew in popularity with the dawn of the small, durable handheld camera. These cameras didn’t make much noise and allowed for […]

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

An example of an Early Documentary

Here is a newsreel from the March of Dimes – Elkhorn 1952. From what we see of documentaries today, we can see how they have been morphed from what we see filmed here in 1952. To tell the story, a voice over is used. As he tells the story, different locations are shown. It seems […]

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

History of the Documentary

The word “documentary” first appeared in an article written by “The Moviegoer,” John Grierson, in the New York Sun, on February 8, 1926. Grierson was known by the film family through his articles on audience reception.  He used the word to describe the 1926 movie Moana, an attempt to capture the traditional life of Pacific […]

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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Currently obsessed with zefrank

Okay, so I have been a little behind with my posting. Dr. Campbell please be gentle, I intend to fully make up for it this weekend!!! But for now I had to share this video. Ever since last class I have been obsessed with the youtube videos we were dicussing. My new favorite, the show […]

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Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Group One Presentation

It’s always most difficult to be the first group to present to a class.  So, good job for toughing it out group one!  I enjoyed the content of your presentation.  I find it fascinating the way that music, dialogue, mise-en-scene, body movements, etc. can properly tell a story only when they are all correctly combined.  […]

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Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Opening Scenes

Comparing the 1933 opening scene to the 1949 version, I’d have to say that I very much prefer the 1949 version, with the actors, director, etc. all being named on the brightly colored cross-stitchings, and then revealing the bright snow that captures the entire screen.  This movie came out towards the end of war and […]

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