Part of this weeks class using the notion of “found footage” in media, where you incorporate media materials from pre-existing source and re-purpose them for your own.

This technique was used in the short Film “Illistrated Auswitz” which we recently watched in Intro to Cinema.

The film (which can be viewed HERE) involves a survior of the infamous Nazi concentration camp recounting her experiences during the holocaust, the sound of her voice is accompanied by footage from “The Wizard of Oz”, with scenes setup to match what she is talking about, the childlike wonder of the film deeply contrasts the horrors of which she speaks and it creates a haunting and affecting film.

“Illustrated Auswitz”shows how found footage can be used to create meaningful films, that are the polar opposite in tone than the sourced materials.