Choose one of the following readings from class so far to write about:
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
The New Work Station: CD ROM Authoring Systems by Marc Canter
The work description by William Burroughs
Post a minimum of 100 words describing what the author is doing and how.
Choose one of the films from class so far to write about.
Post a minimum of 150 words describing what the filmmaker is doing and how. Discuss the work in terms of cinematography, editing strategy, and/or use of mise-en-scene.
In “The New Work Station: CD Authoring Systems” (1986), Marc Canter basically maps out what eventually became a revolution of sorts over the next twenty years. Canter believed in the power of user-friendly programs that amateur computer users and professionals could both equally benefit from. Canter changed the face of media software forever; basically building the basis for every media-based software there is today. He wanted there to be less in between the creator and their ideas, and make authoring systems that wouldn’t dictate the work but simply provide the tools to help bring ideas to fruition.
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-Thom Ulmer
Chris Marker’s “La Jetee” tells the story of a survivor of World War III in post-apocalyptic Paris, France who is being used for time travel experiments by his caretakers/captors. Marker tells the entire story through black and white photographs playing out as photomontage of varying pace with narration. The more pensive shots are held on screen longer while frenetic cuts at a higher pace are used to cause tension and/or anxiety within more intense scenes. “La Jetee” is a very beautiful film with rich contrasts in hue and tones and a great compositional structure. Marker has a great sense of angles and perspective and frames some truly remarkable shots. His use and understanding of varying depths of field and soft focuses is quite nice. Trevor Duncan’s haunting score adds a very thick layer to this film that’s impression without it, wouldn’t be nearly as deep.
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-Thom Ulmer