Semster 2 week 2

Cinema Verite and direct cinema

In the 1930s  and 40s, the use of lipsync 35mm film meant that camera were too big to carry around. By the 1962, technogical advancement made it possible to use smaller and more portable cameras that could be carried by one person.

Cinmea Verite

- The prescene of  the filmmaker must be acknowledged
- The principal method is participation between film makers and the subject
- Commentery is vital, whether in voice-over or through on-screen presence
- The audience is free to identity with the film-maker's or the subject's position and point of view.
- Fly on the wall style of interview

Direct Cinema

- Film-maker should be unobversed
- The principal method should be observation
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