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A film student has found the perfect way to pay homage
to the great cinematic moments of our time -- Lego
dioramas. Self-confessed "Lego geek" Alex Eylar has recreated the most iconic (and sometimes just his
favorite) scenes)
"Each scene can take anywhere between ten minutes and an hour, depending on the size and level of detail," said Eylar.
"The American Beauty shot was the easiest: just a character in a bed of red
pieces. Inception was the hardest: it required an entire hallway to be flipped upside-down and characters placed very carefully. American Beauty took about 15 minutes; Inception took an hour to build
and probably another half hour to photograph.”
He owns 30,000 LEGOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sLX8bcgwGs4
Film, the Eye + Visual Culture: A BriefOverview
Rudolf Valentino
Cinophile
What do film historians do?
What does a film historian do?
describes and analyzes • Influence of a film
(1939) director George Cukor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2uQzeZHzo
(1939) director George Cukor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2uQzeZHzo
2008
What does a film historian do?
describes and analyzes • Influence
• Trends and Generalizations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfUD70yvz8&feature=related
What does a film historian do?
describes and analyzes • Influence
• Trends and Generalizations• Periods
What does a film historian do?
describes and analyzes • Influence
• Trends and Generalizations• Periods
• Significance
How a brain watches a film…
To enjoy a film, it must want to be deceived…
“If an audience is to enjoy a movie or performance, they
normally must suspend critical judgment to do so.”
www.chemistryland.com/.../ Audience/Audience.html
http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htmSee “Frames per second” …24fps
The brain also suspends disbelief …
“ Making it easier to believe in the characters and narratives, no
matter how unusual.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuapyExYJBI
The brain wants to make sense of the world …
“So it is easier to see the illusion versus frames of still images
speeding by.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLKE-sEoV0&playnext=1&list=PLE1DEC0504FD116F5&index=54
The brain is fooled by optical illusions…
“
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html
Pre-Cinema Technologies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAObel8yIE&feature=related
The film largely consists of a stick figure moving about and encountering all manner of morphing objects, such as a wine bottle that transforms into a flower. There were also sections of live action where the animator’s hands would enter the scene. The main character is drawn by the artist's hand on camera, and the main characters are a clown and a gentleman.
It is considered to be the first fully animated film ever made
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Lumiere
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Cyclorama
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Cyclorama
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Magic Lantern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzCNB6z4PUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJqRhKBSzg&feature=related
The Rat Catcher.
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Camera Obscura
Pre-Cinema Technologies
The Column Stereoscope (1870s)
Pre-Cinema Technologies
Stereoscope Production in Paris (1850s)
Pre-Cinema Technologies
Stereoscope in Use
Pre-Cinema Technologies
Kaleidoscopes
Pre-Cinema Technologies
Phenakistiscope
Pre-Cinema Technologies
Thaumatrope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dol1xOW_Qzk
The Lumière Brothers
Early Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s
The Lumiere Brothers (1895) Workers Leaving the Factory and other titles
Early Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwobPtWdGm0
Emile Cohl (1908) Fantasmagorie
Film around the Globe
Francois Truffaut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqx8DxvpyR8&feature=related
Film around the GlobeIndia
Bollywood is a term used to describe the Indian movie industry but it specifically means productions from Mumbai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHjCF8Q_ri8
Film around the GlobeIndia
http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/blog/watch-sita-sings-the-blues-online/347/
“Sita Sings the Blues”
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by e-mail. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern
comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920’s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the
Blues earns its tagline as “The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”
Contemporary Bollywood Mix
Film around the GlobeIndia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jisgfALQw0wNaya Daur - late fifties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhyAAMpYGZA
Parody
Film around the GlobeIndia
http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/shorts/
Look at the Channel 13 “shorts” film archive
Naya Daur - late fifties
Film around the GlobeItaly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WQLdZ7d9Lc
Cinema Paradiso (1988) Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Film around the GlobeFrance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LXpRn6etGw&feature=&p=841CEF9A734B05F2&index=0&playnext=1
The DecalogueKrzysztof Kieslowski
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
Film around the GlobeJapan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmobWRtVyLs&feature=relatedCOMBAT SAMURI
Combat Samurai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUXKQl3dgbg&feature=related
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Film around the Globe
How does film shape our impressions of other cultures?
Does the industry perpetuate stereotypes? Example?
Does it promote understanding? Example?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUXKQl3dgbg&feature=related
The Horror?
Film Industry Today
How does film impact society? …One’s life and beliefs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUXKQl3dgbg&feature=related
Film Industry Today
How often do you see a movie?
Film Industry Today
Dark Knight = 158.3 billion dollars profit
Richard J. Turman, Deputy Assistant Secretary National Institute of Health: Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee. It is an honor and a privilege to appear before you today to present the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget request of $28.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2008, and to discuss the priorities of NIH for this year and beyond.
George Clooney Film Quiz
In the movie "From Dusk till Dawn", George Clooney played a convict who escaped from prison and battled vampires at a strip club south of the border. What was the name of George Clooney's character in this movie?
Seth Gecko Jacob Fuller Richie Gecko Lawrence Bender What superhero character did George Clooney play in a 1997 film?
Batman Green Hornet Superman SpidermanGeorge Clooney took a different turn in his role in this next movie. What was the name of the romantic
comedy in which George played a single dad who fell in love with a single mom?Out of Sight One Fine Day A Perfect Day Intolerable Cruelty
George Clooney played the role of a swordfishing boat captain in the movie, "A Perfect Storm". What was the name of the boat that his character captained? Mistral Flemish Cap Gloucester Andrea Gail
"Three Kings" was an action movie that starred George Clooney as an army man named Archie Gates, who went on a treasure hunt of sorts, during the 1991 Iraqi uprising. What was Archie Gates rank in the army?sergeant major general private
One of George Clooney's biggest movie flops was this sci-fi movie about a psychiatrist who was mourning the loss of his wife and went to a space station to help save the crew. What was the name of this movie?
The Peacemaker The Shining Solaris 2001: A Space Odyssey
"Good Night, and Good Luck" was a movie that not only did George Clooney star in but also directed and helped write. What was George Clooney's character, Fred Friendly's, job?
reporter co-producer editorwriter
"Syriana" was a movie about the global influence of the oil industry. Did George Clooney win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Agent Bob Barnes?
Yes No
What was the name of the character George Clooney played in the movie, "Ocean's Eleven"?Linus Caldwell Rusty Ryan David OceanDanny Ocean
In the movie "From Dusk till Dawn", George Clooney played a convict who escaped from prison and battled vampires at a strip club south of the border. What was the name of George Clooney's character in this movie?
Seth Gecko Jacob Fuller Richie Gecko Lawrence Bender What superhero character did George Clooney play in a 1997 film?
Batman Green Hornet Superman SpidermanGeorge Clooney took a different turn in his role in this next movie. What was the name of the romantic
comedy in which George played a single dad who fell in love with a single mom?Out of Sight One Fine Day A Perfect Day Intolerable Cruelty
George Clooney played the role of a swordfishing boat captain in the movie, "A Perfect Storm". What was the name of the boat that his character captained? Mistral Flemish Cap Gloucester Andrea Gail
"Three Kings" was an action movie that starred George Clooney as an army man named Archie Gates, who went on a treasure hunt of sorts, during the 1991 Iraqi uprising. What was Archie Gates rank in the army?sergeant major general private
One of George Clooney's biggest movie flops was this sci-fi movie about a psychiatrist who was mourning the loss of his wife and went to a space station to help save the crew. What was the name of this movie?
The Peacemaker The Shining Solaris 2001: A Space Odyssey
"Good Night, and Good Luck" was a movie that not only did George Clooney star in but also directed and helped write. What was George Clooney's character, Fred Friendly's, job?
reporter co-producer editorwriter
"Syriana" was a movie about the global influence of the oil industry. Did George Clooney win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Agent Bob Barnes?
Yes No
What was the name of the character George Clooney played in the movie, "Ocean's Eleven"?Linus Caldwell Rusty Ryan David OceanDanny Ocean
SourcesCrary, J. (1996). The techniques of the observer: On vision and modernity in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Thompson, K. & Bordwell, D. (2003). Film history: An introduction. Boston: McGraw Hill.
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