my journey towards a BA in photography
Captain Phillips (2013) Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman | Summary: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo…
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The Man with the Movie Camera(1929) Director: Dziga Vertov Summary: A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention. Synopsis: This playful film is at once a documentary of a day in…
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Village at the End of the World (2012) Director: Sarah Gavron, David Katznelson Summary: Village At The End Of The World is a witty, surprising and ultimately feel good portrait of an isolated village of 59 people and 100…
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The Last Trapper (2004) Director: Nicolas Vanier Synopsis: A trapper and his wife brave the harsh Yukon climate, treacherous landscape and dangerous wildlife in an attempt to live a life of solitude. Review: What can I say about this…
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Nanook of the North (1922) Director: Robert J. Flaherty Synopsis: In what is wildly regarded as the first feature length documentary; Robert J. Flaherty charts the life of Inuit Nanook and his family over a year living within the Artic…
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UnMediated Footage The films of the Lumiere brothers were groundbreaking in their time; they were recording for the first time the daily lives of the people – as we discussed in exercise 3.1 the real actuality films. They consisted of…
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The Square (2013) Dir: Jehane Noujaim Synopsys A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. Review Made up almost exclusively from mobile phone footage this the story of the…
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What is Actuality? In “Introduction to Film Studies” – Jill Nelmes Actuality is defined as: “Derived from the French term actualite given to the short nonfictional films made in the early period (1895 -1906 or so). These films often consisted…
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Roger & Me 1989 Dir. Michael Moore Synopsis Director Michael Moore pursues General Motors (GM) CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with massive downsizing. Review Michael Moore was born and grew up…
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