Useful articles for revision!

Click here to read an article from The Guardian about surreal cinema.
Tip - Take notes from your research to help you revise your focus films!

Click here for Censorship and Government

Click here 'All About My Mother' for the link to a review on our focus film.

Click here for information on Censorship.

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Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a good break but it's crunch time! I have ONE complete Auteur file, I need them all BEFORE we can start properly on your four minute films! Only one of you will continue pre poduction while we finish Shocking Cinema, I also want to remind you your Shocking Cinema essay due date is looming (17th Jan). All of this outstanding work must be handed in before you can start filming, so the quicker you hand them in the quicker you will get a camera!

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Alice Review

"At once far more faithful to its source material than the popular Disney version, and farther from it in tone than one might ever imagine, master Czech animator Jan Svankmajer’s Alice (Neco z Alenky) is a memorable and unique film experience, that feels strangely unlike anything else you’ve seen, even when it’s at its most strangely familiar..." Check out the rest of this Alice Review by clicking on the title 'Alice Review' .


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Presentation on Louis Bunuel

Bunuel is an influential film maker within surrealist cinema, take a look at this short presentation, think about the key characteristics they discuss surrounding Bunuel as an auteur. Research into his films, particularly 'Un Chien Andalou' and 'L'Age D'Or'.

*Please be advised that due to the nature of Film Studies some clips used may contain swear words or graphic material. Do not watch these clips if you are likely to be offended - Thank you*

Click on the title 'Presentation on Louis Bunuel' for IMDB stuff.

Dali and Disney animation!

Make sure you click on the headline to read related links!

Surrealist Art - influences on cinema

Magritte's images have influenced cinema and visual media although you may not have heard of him! Take a look at this clip and you will recognise some of the imagery but what films have you seen this imagery used in?

Jan Svankmajer's 'Alice'

This will be one of our main focuses during this unit, there will be an exam question about the film so start researching Svankmajer. This is the opening sequence, the entire film uses stop motion animation, only Alice is real life. Please remember to click on the headings of each post to read related links!

Twin Peaks - Dream sequence

In September we will start looking at unit FS5 'Surrealism and Fantasy'. So that you become familiar with this topic I want you to look at clips from films, adverts, music videos, etc that have been influenced by surrealism. It will also be helpful if you research some of the artists that have influenced surreal and fantasy cinema.

Spellbound - Dali Dream

Take a look at this clip from Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' - the dream sequence is by Salvidor Dali.