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      Pre-assignment: Please read before Monday 9th January File
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      Reading: Scott Mackenzie, Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures: A Critical Anthology File
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      GROUP 1: MONTAGE AS CONVENTION. Folder
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      Group 1 read:
      Sergei Eisenstein: Film Form two chapters:
      “A Dialectical Approach to Film Form.” (starting from page 45)
      “Methods of Montage” (starting from page 72)

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      Final assignment: Writing a Manifesto

      What?

      -Write a film manifesto that expresses your deepest convictions about filmmaking: creatively, aesthetically, politically.

      -You are free to decide the kind of writing/form, or even performance, that will suit your manifesto best. The manifesto should not exceed one A-4 page (if you decide on that form)

      How?

      -Read the INTRO to Scott Mackenzie’s Film Manifestos and at least two of the manifestos from the book (In MyCourses → Materials) to familiarize yourself with film manifestos.

      -Think about your practice, what it means to you, what/where are your most profound connections and convictions, what you would like your filmmaking to be, etc. and write in the form of a manifesto. You can also focus on one aspect of filmmaking instead of film in general.

      When?

      -Due on Friday 13th January (anytime) Assignment presentations: 10 am-4 pm

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