THE SPECTRUM OF THE ARTS SUMMARY (from “the Nature of Art” Chapter 1)
The Performance Arts- which happen in real time;
The Representational Arts – which depend on the established codes and conventions of language (both pictorial and literary) to convey information about the subject to the observer;
The Recording Arts- which provide a more direct path between subject and observer: media not without their own codes but qualitatively more direct than the media of the representational arts.
BLOG POSTING TASK :Give an example of each type?
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY BLURS THE BOUNDARIES… The application of digital technology to film and audio, which began to gather momentum in the late 1980s, points to a new level of discourse: one that is about to revolutionize our attitude toward the recording arts. Simply put, digital techniques like morphing and sampling destroy our faith in the honesty of the images and sounds we see and hear. The verisimilitude is still there—but we can no longer trust our eyes and ears.
BLOG POSTING TASK : Give an example of a recent film which “blurs the boundaries” and explain how it does this.
SUMMER TASK – What makes a good film? (Short Essay) 1/9/20
MONACO – Spectrum of the arts examples 11/9/20
Mise En Scene Preliminary Task 11/9/20
Mise en Scene 500 Word Essay (Bladerunner) 28/9/20 (NOT ON BLOG)
Cinematography Tasks (Diegesis +Shot Type examples) 2/10/20
Cinematography 500- 700 Word Essay (The Shining) (NOT ON BLOG) 12/10/20
Kubrick Cinematography Techniques 2/10/20
Miller and Sweep Storyboarding Task 12/10/20
Editing Examples Task 12/10/20
Kuleshov Effect Tableau 16/10/20
Essay on Editing (Whiplash) (NOT ON BLOG)2/11/20
Sound Activities 6/11/20
Essay on Dunkirk (NOT ON BLOG)9/11/20
Upload “Joker” Adaptation Video 13/11/20
Cinemagoing in Jersey Activities 13/11/20
The Story of Film Part 1 Activities 20/11/20
Classic Hollywood Group Presentation to be delivered on 26/11/20 with slides on the blog for assessment by 30/11/20
Citizen Kane Written Tasks 3/12/20
Citizen Kane Video Tasks (Uploaded to STREAM) 3/12/20
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Essay Task (NOT ON BLOG) 17/12/20
German Expressionism Blog Tasks 17/12/20
Essay Strike How does Eisenstein use montage as a story telling technique 500-600 words e mailed to me NOT ON BLOG 25/1/21
Soviet Constructivist Blog tasks 25/1/21
Blog post highlighting the key narrative and technical conventions of the French New Wave approach to film making. 1/2/21
Essay : In what way did Marker consciously challenge the established conventions of storytelling with La Jetee?500 words E mailed to me- refer to specific scenes from “La Jetee” in your response to evidence your points Mon 8th Feb
Auteur blog post Thurs 4th Feb
Blog post applying Metz Genre Cycle to a specific genre/sub genre 11/02/2021
Blog post which summarises your findings on an assigned film movement. MON 22nd Feb
Caligari-inspired character or set design Mon 22nd Feb OR
Eisenstein Montage Practical Editing Task Mon 22nd Feb OR
La Jetee Creative Task Mon 22nd Feb Create a film sequence between 30 seconds and 1 minute long which is influenced by the stylistic approach of the film makers of the French New Wave Mon 22nd Feb
Comparative Study Choose films and film focus by Friday 19th March
First draft of research question by Monday 22nd March
Find 10 Things initial research task Friday 26th March
Final draft of research question by Monday 29th March
First 1600 word draft of comparative essay Thursday 22nd April
