Research on French Impressionist Film: Ménilmontant | B

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(Figure 1: the picture of Frech Impressionism, source by Google Image)

 

  • To complete get the ideology of filming a French Impressionism film, I continue doing the research of it. This blog is about the characteristics of the French Impressionism.
  • Normally, the style of the French Impressionism is more like an expression basing on some art forms, such as the poem, the prose, and the manifesto. (cineCollage 2018) Thus, it has the strong artistic appeal.
  • The French Impressionism is more focus on the mood expression and the personal visual art style rather than the narrative story. The ideology of it relies on symbolist aesthetics and romanticism. (cineCollage 2018)
(Figure 2: the picture of Frech Impressionism element: fog, source by Google Image)
  • It pays more attention to present the deep feelings and emotions of the characters instead of just showing the body behaviors. As a result, it is objective. The elements of time, memory and flash are all significant parts of it. To achieve the objective feeling, it also used lots of cutaways shot just after the shot of the character shot. Moreover, the effect of fantasy, drunk and sick are also achieved by using various shooting techniques, such as fog machine and camera shaking.
(Figure 3: the picture of Frech Impressionism cutaway shot, source by Google Image)

 

  • The editing of the French Impressionism is also different from others. One of the most representative editings is the fast-cut shot. It shows the rhythm to share the tension with audiences. In addition, music and dance are also obvious factors in French Impressionism films. All of these elements can reinforce the mood and feeling.

 

  • One of the creators of the French Impressionism film called Gance has started to use the 275-millimeter lens, multiple frame images (called Polyvision), and the widescreen ratio (the celebrated triptychs). Besides, French Impressionism films create the new method of frame mobility. They put the camera on various moving tools to show the characters’ version of the world, such as wheels, trains, and clocks. (cineCollage 2018)

    (Figure 4: the picture of Frech Impressionism, source by Google Image)
  • The arrive of the sound film almost end the time of the French Impressionism film.

 

Reference:

cineCollage 2018, French Impressionism 1918-2929, cineCollage, viewed 7 October 2018, <http://cinecollage.net/french-impressionism.html>.

 

 

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