Film as Art
presented by
Helen Stephenson
“Film resembles painting, music, literature and the
dance in this respect – it is a medium that may, but
need not, be used to produce artistic results.
Not all “paintings” are art.
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George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher
ARTS
ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTURE
PAINTING
DANCE
MUSIC
POETRY
Artistic Ingredients
Lighting
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch Master, 1632 - 1675
Artistic Ingredients
Shadow and Light
chiaroscuro
Gerard van Hanthorst, Dutch Golden Age painter, 1592 -1656
Artists have a medium
Film makers have their own canvas:
Film makers use light
The Cranes are Flying, 1957
Film makers use composition
The Third Man, 1959
Color and contrast is as important
to film makers as it is to artists.
The Fantastic
Mr. FoxHotel
Grand Budapest
Wes Anderson
Film makers’ toolkit is vast
Gladiator, 2000
Visual Story Telling
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920
Metropolis, Germany 1927
The Graduate, 1967
The Graduate, 1967
Photographic: Lighting
Screenwriting
Satan McAllister’s Heir, 1914
• C. Gardner Sullivan
• Thomas H. Ince
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• Carl Mayer
Script formatting
Film reflects society
1930s Musicals
Film as Art: Photographic,
Narrative, and Performance
Pleasantville
Film as Art: Performance
Robin Williams Montage
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher
ARTS
ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTURE
PAINTING
DANCE
MUSIC
POETRY
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American Film Institute