Digital and Analogue Flashcards
Who directed Stories We Tell
Sarah Polley
What year was STW released?
2012
What analogue camera is used?
Super 8
What percent of the film comes from the family’s Super 8 home movies?
40%
What stock do Super 8 cameras use?
8mm film stock
Which other Super 8 cameras did Polley use in the reconstruction sequences?
Canon 1014 AZ, Canon 1014XLS, Nikon R8
How long does the footage take to process after it has been shot?
Three days
What digital camera is used to shoot the interviews?
Sony CineAlta HDW-F900R
Why are digital cameras typically used within film?
They are cheaper, smaller and can film longer takes uniterrupted
What is NLE
Non Linear Editing
What does non-linear editing allow the editor to do?
edit out of sequence, replace or change clips easily, edit faster, never replace the orginal files, manipulate the images in the same software
Why are small, wireless, multi-directional microphones used?
less intrusive, easier to hide, more mobile and good for spintaneity
What is the impact of using digital cameras in SWT?
clean, crisp aesthetic and anchors the moments in the present
What does the inclusion of physical, technical equpiment do?
Highlight the film’s theme of construction
What does the incorporation of the family’s Super 8 home movies do?
Creates a legitimate authority
What does the use of additional Super 8 cameras to ‘reconstruct’ the past do?
The seamless way that this is done complicates the idea of authenticity
What else does the use of both real family home movies and reconstructions do?
- Blurs the line between fact and fiction, as well as objectivity and subjectivity
- questions the nature of memory and the nature of documentary as a medium
- highlights how the ‘truth’ is unknowable
