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In Frances Guerin's history of German silent cinema of the 1920s, the innovative use of light is the pivot around which a new conception of a national cinema, and a national culture emerges. Guerin depicts a nocturnal Germany suffused with light - electric billboards, storefronts, police searchlights - and shows how this element of the mise-en-scene came to reflect both the opportunities and the anxieties surrounding modernity and democracy. Guerin's...
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A six part mini-series that explores the various technical positions that form a film production crew. Describes the hierarchy of positions within each department and looks at specific functions of each job. The art department segment describes the functions of the production designer, the art director, and the painting coordinator; the set decoration segment describes the functions of the set decorator, the buyer, the set dresser, and the on-set...
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How Hollywood Does It is a look at the history, techniques, movements and people who create the magic of motion pictures. This program focus's on lighting and how a cinematographer and lighting engineer work together to showcase what is put before the camera. Lighting is a crucial component to filmmaking because it enables the director to say, "Look here, not there," or to light up an entire scene so we can peruse what's in the film's frame. Without...
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Geared toward the novice editor and designed as part of an introductory series on the technical and aesthetic aspects of video production and post-production, this program focuses on the "invisible" art of editing. Students will learn the dos and don'ts of effective continuity editing, how to identify and avoid jump cuts, how to maintain motion continuity, and the effective use of transitions.
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Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of filmmaking, The Crew series vividly presents the jobs and lives of film production workers and explores the technical aspects of producing a film by talking to the people who make it happen. The Production Designer is responsible for designing and supervising set and scenery construction, overseeing set dressing, and coordinating logistical elements. The Set Decorator is responsible for overseeing...
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