Formalism- A method of aesthetic analysis that emphasizes structural elements and artistic techniques rather than content, especially in literary works.
Realism-The representation in art or literature of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form.
After, we looked at the key features of both methods and were given the task in creating a formalist film. As a class we decided on the idea of 'walking a dog' and then developed the idea from there. I was given the job with lewis and imran to organize the camerawork. The rest of the class were sectioned into developing other aspects of the film including: sound, lighting, mise en scene and editing. together we decided on a wide range of different shots and angles to demonstrate different points of view to the audience and confirm the idea of formalism.
- canted shot
- worms eye view
- birds eye view
- wide shot
- establishing
- extreme close up
we included only a few of these shots during the filming as we only had a narrow stage to film on we included canted shot, worms eye view and close ups. Lewis was on the camera so i aided in the lighting side of the project, which i think was very successful in producing a formalist film.
Having watched the rough cut i think the varied camera angles and shots contributed in producing a creepy formalist film. the most successful shots were the close ups which caught the overall theme of the film. When watching the film the audience are made to interpret it in their own personal way as the story line of 'walking a dog' is so abstract, this is a devise of the genre.
1 comment:
An excellent post William. You've identified a lot of important details from this basic experiment. I'm not sure about your last sentence as 'walking a dog' isn't an abstract idea, though your film portrays a rather abstract interpretation of it.
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