Blog Question: Night and Fog

Answer/discuss one or more of the following questions:

How do the film techniques in “Triumph of the Will” differ from the techniques used in the making of “Night and Fog?”

Specifically, how do these films employ the use of music, camera angels, edits?

How do the objectives of the films differ?

How does "Night and Fog" deal with the feeling of guilt? Does the film exploit the audience's feelings? For instance, does it exploit the audience's feeling of outrage and sorrow?

How does the film contribute to the film? Does it take away or contribute to the filmmaker's goal? Was this a typical film soundtrack? Why/why not?

Blog Assignment !

For Monday, (for full credit) I want you to post on one or more of the following questions:

Describe the film techniques that Leni Reifenstahl uses in Triumph of the Will.

Specifically, how do these films employ the use of music, camera angels, edits?

Some people argue that “Triumph of the Will” is a propaganda film while others argue that is a documentary because it was made up of “actual” footage of the Nazi Nuremburg rallies. How would you categorize it and why?

If you argue that "Triumph of the Will" was a propaganda film, then what could Leni Riefenstahl have done differently in order for this to be a documentary? Would it have been possible for this to be a mere documentary and not a propaganda film?

Many people argue that “Triumph of the Will” aesteticized politics: it made the Nazi movement look beautiful. Does it make the Nazi movement look beautiful? Is this dangerous? Why?

This film is also good launching point for two of the questions that we will discuss in Unit 3: Manifesting Vision:

What are the potential repercussions of misguided vision?

What are the potential repercussions of misguided action, or of inaction?

Brian Ulrich's Website

Here's a link to Brian Ulrich's website

You need to pick an image from the "Copia" project to discuss here.

To summarize what we discussed today:

1) Describe

2) Analyze

3 Interpret

Questions for Discussion: DUE BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27th

After you have read the first chuck of Ishmael, discuss one or more the following questions. I encourage you to discuss things with other class members too:

• What does Ishmael mean by “mother culture” and why is this concept important to him?
• How would you describe mother culture in your own life?
• How does mother culture inform how you make decisions?
• How are you moral habits influenced by mother culture?
• Elaborate on how mother culture influences your perception of right and wrong?