this clip is from the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. the impact of the jump cut was the ape throws a bone high in the air and coming down, the scene jumps to a spaceship in space that looks like the bone that was thrown a million years later.
Homework #7: Jump Cuts in Godardâs “Breathless”
Jean-Luc Godardâs extensive use of jump cuts in Breathless (Ă bout de souffle) 1960 was highly influential on the âlookâ of many later films. In a jump cut, two shots of the same subject differ in angle or composition, the disjuncture creates a visual âjumpâ on the screen. The jump cut is an example of discontinuous editing, however, the uneven transition of one shot to another is often described as an amateurish technique. Yet, Godard masterfully uses the jump cut to highlight the urban rhythm of Paris and the whirlwind pace of modern romance. Watch this clip, in which Michel (Jean Paul Belmondo) gives Patricia (Jean Seberg) a ride across town to her appointment. Note the number of jump cuts in the car sequence, in particular, the change in backdrop that frames Patriciaâs head.
For this weekâs homework, please search for the use of jump cuts in a later film. You can watch clips of a movie you like to see if jump cuts are used, or simply âgoogleâ jump cuts. Post a link to the film youâve found and describe the impact of the jump cuts in that film clip.
Watch the car sequence in Breathless here.
To complete this homework assignment, note whether you Post or Comment. For Homework #7, Clubs and Hearts will submit a Post and Diamonds and Spades will Comment (choose any of your classmatesâ posts to comment on).
Homework #7 is DUE by Tuesday April 30th.⚠Clubs and Hearts Post, Diamonds and Spades Comment, note your blog group! Please email me if you forget which group you belong in.
Homework #6
While watching Attiaâs âfanâ movie deconstruction, it was interesting to see the contrast of the film and what the locations look like now. By revisiting the locations of films, the audience gains an insight and can make deeper connections to visualize what it was like when filming the scenes. There are people who do not care enough to think about such things but for those who have an interest in film and the way they are made and put together, it creates a new way to observe from the directorâs and cinematographerâs point of views. This perspective is beneficial because it displays the scenery and setting in a different way. We see the background as the director would and can understand why that location was chosen for a certain scene. For example in The Birds, we see an explosion by the gas station when the birds attack, by deconstructing the film and revisiting the location, the people see the âuntouchedâ location and can truly appreciate the work of actors and all those involved in making the scene look as it did in the final product.
Homework Number Six
Deconstruction of scenes by location is an introspective way to view a scene. I’ve seen deconstruction of scenes akin to California architect HervĂ© Attia’s short films, on blog sites in which famous scenes from movies are juxtaposed to images of film locations on google’s street view on maps. I think Attia’s short film in which she revisit prominent locations of movies such as Alfred Hitchcockâs The Birds (1963) is a great way to feel nostalgic for a time well past . It allows the viewer to see how time has changed the location since the movie. It gives the audience a deeper vision of the location, and lets the viewer come to grasp that the sights seen in someones favorite film is an actual place immortalized in the film.
Homework #6
Fan made movies that visit scene of filming locations are really good for the movie itself and for the people that watch the movie. when people visit the film locations it shows the viewers many details that are not shown in the film such as how run down the places are from the many retakes they do to get the scene down. it can also show aftermath of explosion scenes and how dangerous it is for the actors to do those scenes and how much work it gets done to make sure everyone is safe and to get the scene done in that one take only. when people deconstruct film into the smallest detail for everyone to see i think that is when you can tell how good a director is really. by breaking down the film into the smallest details we can see the importance of the background and how they are suppose to contribute to how the story gets told. also by deconstructing the film the viewers get to see they way the director wants to tell the story in the film and why he connects certain scenes together or tells certain scenes the way it is told.
Homework #6(Diamonds)
I think fan movies that deconstruct film and revisits the location is a very awesome thing because it helps show the other fans of the movie and an inside look of how the location is during a regular day in every day life instead of a movie set. People will notice how different the location can be. A lot of people when watching movies think everything is a set but they don’t know that alot of movies use actual streets to shoot film. The sets are manipulated so it looks real but there are actors all over. Most of the time, it is not how the streets would usually be in every day life. I personally enjoy seeing movies that deconstruct film and revisits the locations.
Homework #6: Filming Locations-Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’
In Alfred Hitchcockâs The Birds (1963), a beautiful socialite Melanie Daniels (played by Tippi Hedren in his first film role) takes a trip from San Francisco to Bodega Bay in pursuit of Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor). Although Hitchcock preferred to film on a studio set, there are numerous location shots that highlight his love for the city of San Francisco and the surrounding area. As a hobby, the California architect HervĂ© Attia produced a film short that revisits many of Hitchcockâs locations for The Birds. Watch Attiaâs short film and a clip of the attack on the children scene. What do you think of âfanâ movies like Attiaâs that deconstruct films and revisit the locations?
Watch Attiaâs film location video here.
Watch the attack on the children sequence here.
To complete this homework assignment, note whether you Post or Comment. For Homework #6, Diamonds and Spades will submit a Post and Clubs and Hearts will Comment (choose any of your classmatesâ posts to comment on).
Homework #6 is DUE by Tuesday April 19th.⚠Diamonds and Spades Post, Clubs and Hearts Comment, note your blog group! Please email me if you forget which group you belong in.
Next Paper Assignment
It’s spring break, the weather’s warm and birds are chirping (and thankfully not attacking). I have posted your last and final paper assignment if you want to get a head start on the paper. It’s due Thursday April 30th. In the next few days, I will also post the Group Project assignment.
Please be aware that the first paper assignment and midterm grades (as well as your mid-semester grades) are located on Blackboard.
If you are worried about your grades, please take a look at extra credit options.
Animated Sequence- Homework #5
Its fascinating to watch “Walt Disney laugh-o-grams, “Alice in wonderland” it was very funny.  The way the girl “Alice’,interacted with the animated characters was very entertaining. Her expressions was very lively and her expressions were very animated as well which reflected her interactions with the characters. My favorite scene is her running, I think it was great how they got her legs to run really fast they gave her qualities of a cartoon , and the cartoons human traits. I like the underlying story of her falling asleep and dreaming about a different world, the world of the animated characters. Young kids have an active imagination so its a great story to tell of a young girl conjuring up a different world because most kids could probably relate. What also crossed my mind was how they did it, all the work of hand drawing those cartoons and giving it life.it truly is an art, its difficult now and i can’t imagine how difficult it might have been back then without any technological advances like we have today.
Animated Sequence – Homework 5
Early animation is truly amazing. Earlier in time, producers didnât have the luxury of using computers to create animations like they do today. These animations were drawn by hand to be in a film. Look at âAliceâs Wonderland.â Itâs a silent film that has animations. Watching this short film was absolutely enjoyable. The way how the film is put together is also amazing. The use of Aliceâs live action character with the animation surroundings makes Alice look as if she is actually in the animation, or a part of it, Iâm not sure how to put it. Seeing such innovations take place in such an early point in time is truly admiring.
