VES 183f - Cinema: Contingency and Control

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Harvard University

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In this seminar, we will discuss ways in which fiction films have been influenced by the creative strategies of documentary films. These strategies include location shooting with non-professional actors, the creative use of chance, contingency and improvisation, the implementation or real-time or hidden cameras, and combining different styles and recording technologies, such as camcorders, web cams, news reporting, or video diaries. Filmmakers to be discussed include Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, Claire Denis, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Philippe Grandieux, Mike Figgis, and Brian de Palma.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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