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Meshes of the afternoon

Meshes of the afternoon Meshes of the afternoon is a short film created by Maya Deren in 1943. The short film is one of most early influential films in American Experimental Cinema. Maya Deren was Born in 1917 in Ukraine, she was Trained in dancing and poetry and Studied literature at Columbia university. Maya Deren was a Significant figure in “underground film” due to her high level of skill in experimental films. At the time of making Meshes of the afternoon she was an amateur at film directing. She is knows as the "Mother of underground film".Maya was married to Alexandr Hackenschmied, he was a photographer, film director, editor and cinematographer. He shot Meshes of the afternoon and his wife Maya was the main actress. Meshes of the afternoon was the first film to be released that was directed by a women and had a women as a narrative lead. The film was released during WW2 which was a time of conflict and shifting roles. Women started doing the jobs that men would do

La Jetee

La Jetee La Jetee is a french science-fiction short film created in 1962 by Chris Marker. Even though it is a short film I don't think calling it a short film does it justice. This is because the majority of the film is made up of still shots. Even though the film is mostly still shots it still makes a great story with characters with real feelings and a great strong uncomfortable atmosphere throughout the film. I personally think the film would not have been as successful as it was if it used moving shots for the whole film. This is because Chris Marker makes the viewer work to understand the story and the post-apocalyptic world it is set in. With films using moving shots especially Hollywood films the viewer is fed the plot and just has to watch and enjoy themselves but with La Jetee you have to focus on each shot or you will get lost. Even just watching every shot is not enough to fully grasp the film in its entirety. I had to watch the film multiple times before I felt lik

La Ricotta

La Ricotta Visual elements The main visual element of importance in La Ricotta is the colour. Colour or lack of colour is used in scenes to create atmosphere. For example in the opening scene where the cast represents the last supper the colour is neutral which gives of a very calm atmosphere, it is easy on the eyes. This goes well with the scene because the actors are very relaxed (dancing). When the actors are filming the film the colours in the shot have a high saturation compared to the rest of the film. This creates a odd atmosphere and makes the audience wary that something wrong could happen. The final scene of La Ricotta was the scene that had the biggest impact on me. Pasolini like all good directors knew how to use the formal elements to add to the films they direct. The most effective formal element in this scene is sound. Throughout the whole film including the parts in colour and not there is always background noise. The background noise would either consist of mu

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