Monthly Archives: October 2017
Group A – German Expressionism elements seen in a The Cabinet Caligari sequence
“The film image must become graphic art.” Hermann Warm, one of the production designers of […]
Group B- Expressionist Techniques in Nosferatu
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu is undoubtedly one of the most iconic films of the […]
Group D – Expressionism in Dr. Caligari
Expressionist film was used to convey an emotion or meaning rather than mimicking reality. It […]
Group C, Week 4 – Expressionist Techniques in Nosferatu
As a group, we have chosen to analyse the expressionist techniques used within Nosferatu. F.W […]
Group D – Cinema as a powerful tool
“No wonder political documentaries are on the rise – the truth is more gripping than […]
Group C, Week 3: Why is cinema a powerful tool?
Why do you think cinema might be a particularly powerful tool in periods of political […]
Group A – Is cinema part of political history, or just a way of recording / documenting it?
Since its creation, film has always been a part of political and social history. It […]
Why might cinema be a particularly powerful tool in periods of political conflict or change? Group B
Cinema, like all art forms, is often overtly political and has been this way since […]
Group D: Working with Early Cinema
“My invention (the motion picture camera) can be exploited… as a scientific curiosity, but apart […]
Group B: Working with early cinema
As film historians, working with film history presents many challenges, especially when trying to critically […]