National Cinema: Canada
NATIONAL CINEMA Notes taken from Prof. Zryd’s Lecture 24 March, 2014 for Film 1400 @ York U 4 ways the concept of ‘national cinema’ is commonly understood 1. Domestic film […]
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Class Discussion: What is Canadian National Cinema?
The Concept of National Cinema – Andrew Higson “The concept of national cinema has been appropriated in a variety of ways, for a variety of reasons: there is not a […]
Class Discussion: New Media & The Practice of Everyday (Media) Life
Questions: – From small number of professional producers to non-professional users. What is “professional” now? How has our understanding of professionalism changed as a result of user generated content and […]
Manovich – What is New Media? Lecture Notes
Manovich: “What is New Media?” Professor Takahashi’s lecture notes (taken from Film 1400 – 2013) Variability NEW MEDIA is characterized by VARIABILITY: •A NEW MEDIA OBJECT is NOT FIXED but […]
Research Essay Bibliography: Chicago Style Links
Here are a few links to help out with formatting your research essay bibliography: YorkU Library links: http://www.library.yorku.ca/cms/faculty/citing/ http://researchguides.library.yorku.ca/content.php?pid=244528&sid=2020135 (if you don’t have an account you can sign up for […]
Animation Lecture Notes
Question: Animation versus photography (unstable cinematic codes – cinematography v. special effects). Do you think animation is taking over cinema? Question: What parallels exist between animation and documentary? In […]
Animation & Politics
Questions: Do you think animated films and television can address more controversial topics or be more explicit in their content and subject matter as a result of their medium? If […]
Class Discussion: Animation & Persepolis
Hamid Naficy, “Theorizing ‘Third World’ Film Spectatorship” “… newly formed hybridized unity. It involved identifying with the West, idealizing it, fetishizing it, consuming it, becoming subject to and consumed […]
Class Reminder
For tomorrow please bring the following to class: Laptops Research material for your essay Notes or essay draft You will be given time to work on your essay in class, […]
Tilda Swinton: Why She Loves Film
Tilda Swinton Tells SXSW How She Feels About Cinema — Her Answer is Sublime http://www.indiewire.com/article/tilda-swinton-tells-sxsw-what-cinema-means-to-her-and-its-beautiful If there’s anything more mesmerizing than watching a Tilda Swinton performance, it’s seeing the actress […]
Screen Project @ York U 