Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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The use of technology and techniques and styles.

Koyaanisqatsi, was made in 1982 whereas Telling Lies was made in the 21st century. Just from the dates you can tell each film will be different as Koyaanisqatsi wont have had the technology we now have that telling lies could use. Koyaanisqatsi will have had many different scenes or clips and then edited them to change the speed. The craft aspect is where it has to change and be edited many times before you get the final product. Technique is mainly the speed of the piece and how it is made to fit in time with the music.
Doll Face made in the 21st century by Andrew Huang and was produced using computer generated imagery or CGI technology. The film is heavily craft based as it will have needed lots of work on the computer for it to be created. As it was made much later then other films such as Koyaanisqatsi, it can use the better technology and create something fully animated and computer generated whereas it couldn't happen before.
Telling lies is more modern and the craft would have been how the text would have to show at exactly the right moment otherwise it would not make sense, the fact that the word on its own flashes up shows more techniques and precision, rather then a page of text that the viewer follows.

however when each of these films were created and filmed, they were modern at the time. Effects for Koyaanisqatsi made in 1982 would be greatly different to Doll face as it was made in the 21st century where there is a better use of technology and more effects. the same goes to styles and post production, Koyaanisqatsi would not have had as much technology and also the budget for the film would have been much lower, than films such as doll face.

1 comment:

CSC MEDIA said...

Remember you need to view these in the context of the time they were created. Koyaanisqatsi was modern at the time it was created? Try and tie these together and discuss them under the same headings i.e. Effects, Styles or production costs?