DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL: THE CHASE SEQUENCE
SEMINAR NOTES When G.A.Smith remade the Louis Lumiere’s L’ARROSEUR ARROSÉ (1895) as THE PRACTICAL JOKE (1998) he gave more prominence to the chase of the young boy who douses the […]
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DIRK’S FILMSCHOOL: POINT OF VIEW
SEMINAR NOTES Point-of-view shots are similar to the close up as they are a means of representing character subjectivity. Film-makers use Point of View so that the camera as a […]
Dirk’s Film School: The Close-Up
SEMINAR NOTES Arguably film form is composed of two essential building blocks – The Shot and The Cut – when assembled, the combination of the shot and the cut create […]
DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL: SLAPSTICK
SEMINAR NOTES “What’s funnier than watching someone fall over? Watching a dozen people fall over.” Mack Sennett (Producer of Keystone Studios who made his career from slapstick comedy) Slapstick dominated […]
DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL – B-MOVIES
SEMINAR NOTES Technically, B-Pictures were the second feature of a double-bill, usually low-budget genre films. As film distribution habits changed, the term has become broader; its applied to genre pictures […]
Dirking About … Dirk’s Film School
I invited readers to vote for the next Dirk Challenge. The polls are now closed.* The results have been independently verified. I’m pleased to announce that Dirk’s Film School is […]
