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2001 Space Odyssey PowerPoint:

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  Making notes and creating a research presentation Using online sites like IMDb I researched about: 1 - Research the  key details  of the film  - writer, director, date, budget, production company 2-  Context  - What is the context to the film? A - in terms of Kubrick's career timeline B - in terms of history, politics, culture - the zeitgeist. Make sure you look at the space race, moon landing and the Cold War, as well as America in the late 1960s. 3 -  Genre  - Explore the ideas around science fiction as a genre (what is it, where did it begin (literature and film), what are its tropes, etc) 4 -  Legacy and critical reception  - Look at Kubrick's legacy, and that of the film. Why is it so important? How was the film first received by audiences and critics. 5 -  Auteur theory  -  how important are Kubrick (and Arthur C Clarke) to the making of this film? Do you consider Kubrick an auteur, and why? 6  -  Technol...

Hollywood musicals and introduction to sound.

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After finishing studying The General By Buster Keaton we are moving on to look at  Hollywood musicals and will be exploring the technical side of sound in more detail. Throughout the next couple of weeks I will be updating new terms and new analysis pieces up onto my blog.  After reading the factsheet about "Understanding and using sound" I found out that t he first major Hollywood film to be released with sound was the  Jazz Singer  in 1927. Prior to the release of Jazz Singer , all films other films had been silent however, sound changed film forever and within a few years, silent films were almost extinct. Even though sound changed film, the transition to sound was not smooth and many film makers and critics hoped or as many of us today would imagine. After the introduction to sound in 1927 something important had been lost within film as sound was introduced. Films became less cinematic and visual creativity was hampered by the need ...