I thought the film was really intriguing being that it is very experimental and the time at which it was filmed. From much of the experimental films that I've seen in the past they are either in the earlier part of the twentieth century or in the sixties but this was in 1943 which was in the middle of the second world war, a time where a majority of media was focused solely on that. In addition the film used many interesting angles and shots that are highly uncommon and show unique perspectives. I would imagine that a film like this would be very rare at that time being that due to the nature of its use of experimentation and artistic expression was done when film equipment was hard to come by and expensive to produce.
Watching this film at first I was pretty confused, but after the repetition of things I started to pick up on what I felt the weird experimental story was. I really loved their use of different angles to tell what the lady was doing. My favorite one would have to be the close up on her eye while she dozed off, it not only gave me insight to that this must be a dream, but it was an angle that is not often used and it allowed us to get a different view on her falling asleep. Overall I felt this is a very trying piece at the time. Like McKay said at this point in history media was not focused on artsy experimental shots and were more focused on the war. As confused as I was during most of it, I enjoyed the directors take on many different angles to tell a story.
Allen Miller: The first aspect of this film that I found interesting was how long they choose not to show the woman's face. It's kind of difficult to figure out exactly what the film was trying to say but (before the woman's face was revealed) I was contemplating whether this was a choice to show the anonymity of the woman and to keep the character more in the audience's imagination. I really liked the scene in which the character is watching herself chase after the cloaked person (something she had done shortly before) with the implication being that all of the action in this short is happening simultaneously. With the continued focus on the knife, the end reveal that she was dead was exactly what I was anticipating and worked nicely.
Watching this short I was confused throughout its entirety. It was very hard to understand and follow especially when there were three or four of the same woman character present. In a background aspect, I think they did a great job filming it with the equipment that was there at the time. I also liked how they used multiple camera angles and shots to show the characters movements and activities. Overall I thought this film could have been a little less confusing, but think they did an awesome job making this film with their lack of resources.
Miranda Donato: I love how the camera focuses more on body movement to tell expression rather than faces. The shots on the hands and table make the whole film seem creepy. The use of shadows also does this. I couldn’t really tell what the plot of this film was until about half way through. She is seeing her death over and over again and struggling to comprehend it. I think for this time period they did a fantastic job at telling a story without words. I’m sure this film was the basis for many others after. Very good Film-Noir
I thought the film was really intriguing being that it is very experimental and the time at which it was filmed. From much of the experimental films that I've seen in the past they are either in the earlier part of the twentieth century or in the sixties but this was in 1943 which was in the middle of the second world war, a time where a majority of media was focused solely on that. In addition the film used many interesting angles and shots that are highly uncommon and show unique perspectives. I would imagine that a film like this would be very rare at that time being that due to the nature of its use of experimentation and artistic expression was done when film equipment was hard to come by and expensive to produce.
ReplyDeleteWatching this film at first I was pretty confused, but after the repetition of things I started to pick up on what I felt the weird experimental story was. I really loved their use of different angles to tell what the lady was doing. My favorite one would have to be the close up on her eye while she dozed off, it not only gave me insight to that this must be a dream, but it was an angle that is not often used and it allowed us to get a different view on her falling asleep. Overall I felt this is a very trying piece at the time. Like McKay said at this point in history media was not focused on artsy experimental shots and were more focused on the war. As confused as I was during most of it, I enjoyed the directors take on many different angles to tell a story.
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Allen Miller: The first aspect of this film that I found interesting was how long they choose not to show the woman's face. It's kind of difficult to figure out exactly what the film was trying to say but (before the woman's face was revealed) I was contemplating whether this was a choice to show the anonymity of the woman and to keep the character more in the audience's imagination. I really liked the scene in which the character is watching herself chase after the cloaked person (something she had done shortly before) with the implication being that all of the action in this short is happening simultaneously. With the continued focus on the knife, the end reveal that she was dead was exactly what I was anticipating and worked nicely.
ReplyDeleteWatching this short I was confused throughout its entirety. It was very hard to understand and follow especially when there were three or four of the same woman character present. In a background aspect, I think they did a great job filming it with the equipment that was there at the time. I also liked how they used multiple camera angles and shots to show the characters movements and activities. Overall I thought this film could have been a little less confusing, but think they did an awesome job making this film with their lack of resources.
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Miranda Donato: I love how the camera focuses more on body movement to tell expression rather than faces. The shots on the hands and table make the whole film seem creepy. The use of shadows also does this. I couldn’t really tell what the plot of this film was until about half way through. She is seeing her death over and over again and struggling to comprehend it. I think for this time period they did a fantastic job at telling a story without words. I’m sure this film was the basis for many others after. Very good Film-Noir
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