Reading 3: Organized Time/Truth of the Docu form & Silent Comedy Flashcards
What is mise-en-scene
everything that goes into the composition of a shot, including composition itself
1st genre of film
docu
What was value of docu eventually used for?
social/political critique, ideology, propaganda
Docus during war
strict controls placed on docus in WW1 to keep secrets hidden
When did docus come into their own significance?
1902s
Nanook of th eNorth about
Eskimo life
Hybrid docu
Nanook (part docu, part modernist film)
Nanook location
Canada
How real was Nanook?
Not very, Flaherty staged many scenes/portrayed story he wished to show vs. real life
Docus and filmmaker
docus often manipulated by filmmaker in one way or another
Feminists view on docus
believe them to be “conservative institutions which reinforce ideological status quo”
3rd genius of silent comedy
Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was
actor/producer
Lloyd & $$
outgrossed counterparts by retaining ownership of films
Lloyd’s character
boy next door
Lloyd look
horn rimmed glasses
Lloyd known for
real stunts (i.e. climbing up building)
Films in truth
films want to be “objective” and tell “truth” when in reality such is impossible (viewers never see way footage is manipulated)
Docus appeal to
epistephilia