Digi Tech Flashcards
What percentage of Stories We Tell comes from the family’s old Super 8 home movies?
Roughly 40%
What film stock do Super 8 cameras use?
8mm film stock
Name one model of Super 8 camera used in Stories We Tell.
Canon 1014 AZ, Canon 1014XLS, Nikon R8
How long did it take to process the Super 8 footage once it had been shot?
Three days
What camera was used to film the contemporary interviews in Stories We Tell?
Sony CineAlta HDW-F900R
What are two advantages of digital cameras compared to analogue?
Cheaper, smaller
What is one key feature of digital non-linear editing software (NLE) used in Stories We Tell?
Allows editing out of sequence
What can be manipulated in NLE software?
Images, colour, brightness, transitions
What type of microphones were used for contemporary interviews?
Multiple small, wireless, multi-directional microphones
What aesthetic does the digital camera provide for contemporary interviews?
Crisp, clean aesthetic
What effect does the inclusion of physical, technical equipment create in the film?
Juxtaposition
What theme does the juxtaposition of digital and analogue technology highlight in Stories We Tell?
Construction
What does the incorporation of Super 8 home movies create in terms of authenticity?
Legitimate authenticity
What concept does the use of additional Super 8 cameras to ‘reconstruct’ the past complicate?
The idea of authenticity
What does the film blur the line between?
Fact and fiction, objectivity and subjectivity
What does Stories We Tell question about memories?
The nature of memories and the nature of documentary as a medium
What does the film highlight about the nature of truth?
That it is unknowable
Fill in the blank: Everything is a _______.
story we tell
