Requirements:<\/p>\n
\u25cf 10-\u00ad15 page paper
\u25cf 2 or more films or videos and compare and contrast
\u25cf Must derive from or address the history of experimental film and video discussed in the
class
\u25cf At least 2 scholarly sources from the class readings and 2 from other sources. In total 4.
\u25cf Compare and Contrast by:
+ Subject of landscape,
+ Formal strategies,
+ Argue the possible aesthetic or political intentions behind them and the effects
that they have on the viewer<\/p>\n
Grading Rubric:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Analyzes key sequences, close attention to detail
\u25cf Compares and contrasts specific elements of the works
\u25cf Relates the film\u2019s formal properties to the theoretical and historical arguments discussed
in the course: legacies of European modernism in the U.S. and avant\u00adgarde and and
against commercial cinema
\u25cf Engages with required texts and other research materials
\u25cf PROOFREAD!<\/p>\n
Paper Outline:<\/p>\n
\u25cf Title: Should reflect the theme and the argument of the paper, suggested to be done in
the end
\u25cf Abstract: Should be 1\u00ad3 sentence and should succinctly state the argument of the paper
\u25cf Thesis: Shouldn\u2019t be broad and supports the relevant details from the films and texts
\u25cf Proper Citation: Chicago Manual Style or MLA<\/p>\n
Experimental Film and Media: Sites and Spaces
Spring 2016<\/p>\n
Compare and Contrast Essay<\/p>\n
Topic: How Maya Daren\u2019s Meshes in the Afternoon Influenced David Lynch\u2019s latests Works
Relate?<\/p>\n
Things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n
> Relate to the woman depicted, gender. Compare and contrast \u201cwomen\u201d depicted in Daren\u2019s
movie and also Lynch\u2019s movies the woman depicted on both from a different perspective. How
does gender play? How the women are similar and different from each other.<\/p>\n
> Touch upon avant garde\u00adcinema in the 40s. How it evolved. Experimental Cinema vs
Commercial meaning Hollywood Cinema. How Lynch was able to grab the elements from
commercial cinema to the Hollywood screens?<\/p>\n
> Pay close attention to the \u201chyper signification\u201d of the objects. What do these objects signify?<\/p>\n
> Pay attention to the city that these films were made. Los Angeles? How the city landscape in
the movies relate to each other.<\/p>\n
> Talk about the use of body in the space.<\/p>\n
> Use of cinema language. Montage, placement of camera, lights, mise en scene, cuts\u2026 etc.<\/p>\n
Preliminary Research<\/p>\n
WEB<\/p>\n
1\u00ad On Maya Daren: http:\/\/sensesofcinema.com\/2002\/great\u00addirectors\/deren\u00ad2\/
http:\/\/www.enotes.com\/topics\/maya\u00adderen
2\u00ad On David Lynch:
http:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/2015\/12\/how\u00addo\u00adyou\u00addefine\u00adlynchian\u00adexploration\u00addavid\u00adlynchs\u00adcinematic
\u00adstyle
3\u00ad On Meshes of the Afternoon:
4\u00ad http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/6817442\/Images_and_themes_in_Meshes_of_the_Afternoon
http:\/\/366weirdmovies.com\/119\u00admeshes\u00adof\u00adthe\u00adafternoon\u00ad1943\/
5\u00ad On Lost Highway: http:\/\/366weirdmovies.com\/lost\u00adhighway\u00ad1997\/
6\u00ad On David Lynch and Maya Daren: http:\/\/the\u00adartifice.com\/david\u00adlynch\u00admaya\u00adderen\/
7\u00ad http:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/house\/article\/maya\u00adderens\u00admagical\u00adlabyrinths
8\u00ad<\/p>\n
VIDEO:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/keyframe\/video\u00adhow\u00addavid\u00adlynch\u00admeshes\u00adwith\u00admaya\u00adderen<\/p>\n
SCHOLARLY ARTICLES<\/p>\n
See Week 4 readings.<\/p>\n
1\u00ad Deren, Maya. \u201cAmateur Versus Professional.\u201d Film Culture
2\u00ad MacDonald, Shana. \u201cCarolee Schneemann\u2019s Fuses as Erotic Self\u00adPortraiture\u201d
3\u00ad Michelson, Annette. \u201cFilm and The Radical Aspiration\u201d<\/p>\n
BOOKS<\/p>\n
1\u00ad David Lynch by Dennis Lim
2\u00ad Lynch on Lynch interview book
3\u00adhttps:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=GOGYEfa\u00ad16MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=maya+d
eren&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB2sSA983MAhWFrB4KHUymCZE4ChDoAQhAMAc#v=
onepage&q=maya%20deren&f=false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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