Eric Khoo's Mee Pok Man started films in Singapore. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
1996 Mee Pok Man
I kind of like the plot. It's weird, interesting and funny. If you see someone get hit by a c ar, one would call for help right or bring it to the hospital and not bring it to your house. The quick cuts of the boobies were dumbfounding. All of a sudden boobies appeared. LOL Over all I really like the movie. It is the style of film I like weird, funny but interesting
Cinema of China The Beginning Motion pictures were introduced to China in 1896. For the next decades, production houses were owned by foreigners.
Golden Age Film still developed after 1945. I really don't know much about Chinese Movies and stuffs. However I watched this Chinese drama called My bratty princess/ Mischievous Princess 刁蠻公主 I first watched it when I was young on TV. Though I rarely watch historical dramas because i find it boring, Mischievous Princess is a really funny drama. I also like the clothes both the design and color. Historical theme films and drama clothes are really nice. My bratty princess/ Mischievous Princess 刁蠻公主
Critics from Cahiers du cinema such Claude Chabrol,François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette and Jean-Luc Godard (their films are bold, experimented with techniques) are major figures of this era The ones who played a main role in the new cinematic approach were film geeks who exploded in the film scene in the late 1950s by using philosophical trends. They broke through the limitations of cinema where they used other methods of editing and shooting.
François Truffaut
someone who is fond of Cinema, who was greatly influenced by hollywood film. he worked as a film critic before becoming a filmmaker
Because of this French New wave, a new concept was popularised which is also called auteur theory which means that the director is the author of his own movie with his own signature or style. It is a low budget film, casts are sometimes the director's cousin, brother or any relative.
Things that i learned from the previous sen regarding french new wave, jump cuts. Though i still don't know when and how to use jump cuts.LOL also long tracking shots which i don't like coz it's draggy though if it has lines, i don't mind looking at it for one whole minute because lines are pretty.
My though on Breathless:
It's an amazing film because without it there won't be french new wave movement. i like the contrast between characters as well one is a sex obsessed gangster and the other one is a student who wants to stay free. It's amazing how this film didnt care about the limitations and rules of filmmaking without the problems of plots
I haven't really watch that much Japanese movies except for those Japanese drama which released a movie like hana york dingo. I think that's the only Japanese movie i have watched in the past.
Golden Age
The Golden Age
The first film with sound in Japan wasHeinosuke Gosho's (1901 - 1981) Madamu to nyobo ( The Neighbor's Wife and Mine )
The major studios Shochiku, Nikkatsu and Toho relied on stars and directors who are famous and well known like the Hollywood Golden age
Some popular actors
Kazuo Hasegawa (1908–1984) --- would make over three hundred films over the course of his career)
Takako Irie (1911–1995)
Setsuko Hara (b. 1920)
child superstar Hideko Takamine
takamine on the left
Death of Japanese Cinema
There was a decline in major films studios which made way for the anime to rise. SADDDDD
Second Golden age
movies based on Japanese drama rose again.Yeay I love Japanese drama as well.
The only Japanese movie I watched, Hana yori dango Final LOLOL
It was heartbreaking watching this. maybe because of the word final. just thinking about it like it's the last last part, I don't know why but i feel sad. Like almost a part of me will be gone which is kind of true since i watch it everyday on tv and it became a part of my daily routine.
YEAY finally Korean Cinema the one lesson i have been waiting for since day 1. i like Korean cinema because not only it is filled with good-looking actors and idols, the colours, the view is fantastic. Those pastel coloured tone (mostly in mv) is really pretty.
from girls' generation lion heart. It's a Mv but the colour is just so pretty so i just wanted to show it
Golden Age
1950s -1960s
Golden age is the time where koreans
South Korean films enjoyed a "Golden age" during the late 1950s, and 1960s, but by the 1970s had become generally considered to be of low quality. Nonetheless, by 2005 South Korea had become one of few nations to watch more domestic than imported films in theatres[5] due largely to laws placing limits on the number of foreign films able to be shown per theatre per year.[6] In the theaters, Korean films must be played for 73 days per year since 2006. On cable TV 25% domestic film quota will be reduced to 20% after KOR-US FTA.[7]
1997 till now is still considered "golden age" since Korea is one of the top asian powerhouse that produces films not only in Korea but other countries as well. One thing that shocked me was that a Korean film surpassed Titanic. The film Shiri broke korean history by selling more than 2 million tickets only in seoul alone which surpassed titanic, star wars and Matrix.
In class, Il mare was shown
Il Mare It was a pretty movie, with the pretty scenery and the silhouette of the guy looking at the letter near the sea which is so dramatic. Jun ji hyun is also there, who i think is one of the funniest actresses in korea.
My sassy girl
My first ever korean film that I watched. I usually watch Korean dramas when i was in primary school (yes i watch those romantic comedy Korean dramas like full house and even historical dramas like jewel in the palace) Anyway it was a funny movie though the only thing i can remember is the part where Jun ji hyun (how come she doesn't have a name?) puked on the guy. I hate that scene i feel like puking as well whenever i look at the noodles. It's so disgusting.
Some famous movies and some movies i like
2007 Miracle in Cell Number 7
I just got shocked by this. All of a sudden those that doesn't like korean movies started watching this. They even watched it before me. It was a sad sad movie
Twenty
A movie recommended by Hazel. A nice movie with nice visuals though i still can't imagine them saying those "WORDS" again since they usually play those innocent or playboy but kind, kind of role in korean dramas. Hearing Kim woo bin saying "THAT in the ass thing" is too much (sorry i just can't say it.) BUT over all it was a nice and funny drama especially kim woo bin is there.
The big three companies earned a lot of money because of the studio system. the big five were the most powerful as they have their own theaters and distributes films because they have their own funding. Block booking is also known where studios push other competition to make more money
The little three companies, lacked financial resources compared to the big three companies therefore only producing few A-class films
Independent producers then started to produce their own films. Independent films started to rise. I find this topic interesting because I didn't really care about those Hollywood movie studios because i see them as all the same since I mostly watch Disney movies. LOL I didn't know there are hierarchy between hollywood studios.
American New Wave 1960-early 1970
filmmakers work independently rather than joining big companies. Because of The society of Independent motion Picture producers made the big studios distribute films less than what they used to distribute. Therefore independent producers were able to make films without major studios.
New Hollywood
Characteristics of New Hollywood films
film school-educated
able to reach the youth audience
counterculture-bred
freshness
energy
passion for the artistic value of film
The films in "the new hollywood" were sponsored by major studios. They made films different from Hollywood's classical genres such as crime film, war film and western therefore showed a critical view of America from the past and present. Old hollywood was losing money, therefore audiences were amazed and treated the actors and actresses well.
1967 Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde is known as the first film of new hollywood. This film was famous among the younger generation which opened hollywood's eyes to the youth market
The Graduate
Thoughts about the graduate:
It's a funny american comedy. It was also interesting with the awkwardness of benjamin and the age gap between mrs. Robinson because it's not the type of film i usually watch. Over all i like it. I also like the juxtaposition and close ups which makes it more intense I was so tired and was about to fall asleep when suddenly some boobies appearing and disappearing which was so funny coz i was startled by it.
sadly, i haven't watched this but i wanted to too bad i don't have time to watch it
A better tomorrow
Thoughts about Hong kong Cinema:
This Topic is an interesting topic. If you think about it it's not really funny but the sound they make or the facial expression they make are funny. When they shoot gun, it seems like there is unlimited amo, no need to reload gun and aim. Even if you randomly shoot, everyone will get killed or hurt except the protagonist of course. LOL
they had no direct or very little government support
mostly crowd pleasing genres like comedy and action
uses "thrill a minute" philosophy, fast pace and editing
surreal imagination that audience like in hong kong cinema
1940s-1960 Cantonese Movies
arrival of talents from mainland china accelerated Hong kong Cinema
shifted the center of Chinese language cinema to Hong kong
Cantonese Movies
Cantonese opera on film dominated
low budget martial arts film were popular
almost 100 kung fu movies were made sarting with The True story of Wong Fei Hung (1949) to Wong Fei Hung Bravely crushing the fire formation (1970)
Shaw Brothers
produced some 1000 films before film production was suspended
Martial arts World and Kung Fu Heroes
Hongkong action cinema is the source of Hongkong film industry's fame
there is action, chinese storytelling, traditions and filmmaking techniques
However the flow has changed. American and european action films are influenced by hongkong films
Reinventing Action Cinema
Jackie chan and the modern arts fim
1983- Martial arts were used less in terms of plot, setting and scope
Jackie Chan recreated the action-comedy of the 1980s by adding slapstick humor, stunts,kung fu with modern elements such as glass metal and speeding vehicles
Wire Fu
combination of "wire work" and "kung fu"
give illusion of super human ability
use wire to perform fight scenes
Three Significant Figures
Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSIN This was screened in class. It was interesting and exciting with all the dangers characters do,wire fu all the cgi effects and casts. Though I don't really watch Hong kong films, this film was interesting. the thing that triggered the audience's emotion is from Li's dilemma of his son's involvement and his patronizing of the cause. A touching movie about bloodties where they should produce a higher ideal of nationhood, freedom and equality I like Tse's character also, he is a humble laborer where anyone can relate to.
Films deal with madness, betrayal, insanity and many more caused by the WW1
German Expressionism
Characteristics:
dramatic lighting
shadows
defined as rejection of western conventions
distorted
bright,clashing colours
flat shapes
jagged brushstrokes
German expressionism is something that is totally my style. Plain weird, people don't usually understand what's happening, it's just weird. One german expressionism film that i watched was Metropolis. It was weird....but i like it. I like the spinning of things in the beginning, the fast pace music, the shadow and lighting. Everything actually.. If i have the guts or in the future if ever i become a filmmaker, I would definitely gonna try this because it's cool and i like weird stuffsssss.
Soviet Montage (1924/1925 - 1930)
Filmmakers today are inspired by what Filmmakers invented in the Soviet Union. They combine contrasting images to tell the message and how to stir the audience's emotion by using music,rhythm and the pace of editingRevolutionaries like Lenin used film to get revolutionary ideas across to people who couldn't read.
In the Kuleshov experiment, filmmakers found out that audience will react differently based on what picture was put in front of a certain footage. By using contrasting images, the audience will be able to compare the two scenes. By using parallelism where two locations or action are shown alternately. Symbolism where one uses a visual representation of an object.
Sergei Eisenstein's montage:
a series of images that is juxtaposed which form a new ideas and emotions from the sequence.
Theory of Montage Types of Montage:
1. Metric: cuts according to time
2. Rhythmic: according to the rhythm of action
3. Tonal: to create a dramatic meaning, lights and shadows are use
4. Overtonal: combines the first three types.
5. Intellectual: uses conceptional connections.
