Exercises (by Sharon Lacoste McDonagh)
Austin powers - Exploring Intertextuality in Film
Think about the following things:
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (Jay Roach, 2002)
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Exercise 1 - please read (5 mins)
Jay Roach breaks down Austin Powers star-studded opening sequence
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film example 2
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN & THE ODESSA STEPS
Allusion in film forces the audience to make a connection, one way to do that is to make a visual reference to another film.
Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein 1925) has a sequence in it that is known as The Odessa Steps. Many directors have referenced Eisenstein's montage sequence both as a nod to the director and what he brought to film, but also to borrow a message from the film that is then embedded into their films as an idea quickly conveyed and without them needing to set up or fully explain the idea - it is referenced.
Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov gave us the possibility of montage. Montage is the method of juxtaposing images in editing to create ideas that are larger and more complex than the individual image.
Films that have referenced The Odessa Step sequence:
Does the act of referencing other text change what we know?
Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein 1925) has a sequence in it that is known as The Odessa Steps. Many directors have referenced Eisenstein's montage sequence both as a nod to the director and what he brought to film, but also to borrow a message from the film that is then embedded into their films as an idea quickly conveyed and without them needing to set up or fully explain the idea - it is referenced.
Sergei Eisenstein and Dziga Vertov gave us the possibility of montage. Montage is the method of juxtaposing images in editing to create ideas that are larger and more complex than the individual image.
Films that have referenced The Odessa Step sequence:
- Foreign Correspondent (Hitchcock 1940)
- Bananas (Woody Allen 1971)
- The Godfather (Coppola 1972)
- Love and Death (Woody Allen 1975)
- Brazil (Terry Gilliam 1985)
- The Untouchables (de Palma 1987)
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (Segal 1994)
- Everything is Illuminated (Schreiber 2005)
- Joshua (Ratliff 2007)
Does the act of referencing other text change what we know?
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INtertextuality Slides (10 mins)
Step One:
Please review the slides on Intertextuality here.
Step Two:
Complete the Intertextuality Worksheet found on Google Classroom.
Step Three:
Create a 10-stills film. Instructions found on Google Classroom.
Worksheets and presentations provided by SHARON LACOSTE MCDONAGH
Please review the slides on Intertextuality here.
Step Two:
Complete the Intertextuality Worksheet found on Google Classroom.
Step Three:
Create a 10-stills film. Instructions found on Google Classroom.
Worksheets and presentations provided by SHARON LACOSTE MCDONAGH
website to bookmark
- The Guardian Film Blog
- The Guardian Clip Joint - This is an old connection but still good and a great place to explore ideas for TTCs
- Daily Film Dose - "Founded and operated by film buff and filmmaker, Alan Bacchus, Daily Film Dose is a daily film appreciation website. Featuring a new review everyday, the site features reviews of great classics, in theatre new releases, and DVD new releases. The films can be old or new, indie or popular, experimental or mainstream – like shuffle in your I-POD, anything goes."
- BFI The British Film Institute - The BFI (British Film Institute) is the UK's lead film organisation. In its mission to achieve a creative and prosperous film culture and industry base, the BFI drives creative, economic, and cultural success through a linked portfolio of activities.
- Film Reference - A search-able website for just about anything film related