Responses must be 300-500 words, not counting quotations or citations. Try not to go over the word count by more than a handful of words. Be concise and precise. Feel free to use first-person; many of the prompts encourage this. You must provide specific, compelling evidence for the case you’re making
Question 1:
The Accordion (Links to an external site.)
(Jafar Panahi, 2010, Iran) 8 min. 37 sec.
Black Breakfast (Links to an external site.)
(Jia Zhangke, 2008, China) 4 min. 37 sec.
Butter Lamp
(Hu Wei, France/China, 2015) 16 min.
reading and professor definition: art cinema editing, a style used in art films to construct less predictable spatial and temporal relations, differs from continuity editing,which offers spatiotemporal consistency and coherency. However, as Professor remarks, art cinema editing represents an abstract variation of continuity editing thatemphasizes symbolic relationships through juxtaposed images between scenes in lieu of acrystal clear narrative
How is art cinema editing style different from classical approaches to continuity editing? In your answer, refer to the reading to define these terms, and use two examples from the short films to illustrate your response. Why do you think the director and editor chose this type of editing? What does this type of editing add to the film?
Question 2
Read the optional Slate article (Links to an external site.) that relates Eisenstein’s editing to contemporary action sequences in Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and others. Based on your own viewing, can you think of another action sequence that follows an Eisensteinian model? Fully explain your analysis and provide a link to any clips you discuss.
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