Dziga Vertov is a filmmaker of a rare breed. Unlike Hollywood’s classic silent film, that romanti... more Dziga Vertov is a filmmaker of a rare breed. Unlike Hollywood’s classic silent film, that romanticizes American history and values, Vertov looks forward and promotes a new, industrial era. Unlike German expressionism, dedicating camerawork to conveying emotion, he conveys motion and speed. Even unlike his Russian contemporaries perfecting montage to carry fiction narrative, Vertov’s kino-eye does not try to fit into a film genre but creates its own. Man with a Movie Camera embodies Vertov’s visions of pure enchantment with the invention of film, while serving to the ideals of the social revolution.
Richard Drew's photograph of "The Falling Man" has become the iconic representative not only of t... more Richard Drew's photograph of "The Falling Man" has become the iconic representative not only of the 'jumpers' but of all the victims who where killed that day (“The Falling Man”). Despite the relative recency of the event of 9/11, the photograph of a man falling headfirst from the North Tower has already been the subject of an extensive and ongoing debate. Historians and journalists have studied and analyzed the image's controversy, including its tabooization in the US media .This paper identifies the factors that caused the controversy and to support my claim that the "Falling Man" photograph is not merely deceptive in its description of the subject; it disrupts the framework within which the event of September 11 was narrated. The "Falling Man" defies the dominant narrative in following ways: it debates the problematic of innocence and raises ethical issues. In addition, the anonymity of the subject rejects mourning as the only possible response, while the lack of scale and perspective disables the viewers from apprehending the terror and the extent of destruction.
Dziga Vertov is a filmmaker of a rare breed. Unlike Hollywood’s classic silent film, that romanti... more Dziga Vertov is a filmmaker of a rare breed. Unlike Hollywood’s classic silent film, that romanticizes American history and values, Vertov looks forward and promotes a new, industrial era. Unlike German expressionism, dedicating camerawork to conveying emotion, he conveys motion and speed. Even unlike his Russian contemporaries perfecting montage to carry fiction narrative, Vertov’s kino-eye does not try to fit into a film genre but creates its own. Man with a Movie Camera embodies Vertov’s visions of pure enchantment with the invention of film, while serving to the ideals of the social revolution.
Richard Drew's photograph of "The Falling Man" has become the iconic representative not only of t... more Richard Drew's photograph of "The Falling Man" has become the iconic representative not only of the 'jumpers' but of all the victims who where killed that day (“The Falling Man”). Despite the relative recency of the event of 9/11, the photograph of a man falling headfirst from the North Tower has already been the subject of an extensive and ongoing debate. Historians and journalists have studied and analyzed the image's controversy, including its tabooization in the US media .This paper identifies the factors that caused the controversy and to support my claim that the "Falling Man" photograph is not merely deceptive in its description of the subject; it disrupts the framework within which the event of September 11 was narrated. The "Falling Man" defies the dominant narrative in following ways: it debates the problematic of innocence and raises ethical issues. In addition, the anonymity of the subject rejects mourning as the only possible response, while the lack of scale and perspective disables the viewers from apprehending the terror and the extent of destruction.
Uploads
Papers by Denisa Kraus