1)Using “Mission to Earth” as an example, note what is new or different about digital cinema compared to
traditional filmmaking? Consider the story and appearance of the film.
I think the narrative has to be able to cope with the digital cinema system as the system is very unique and the techniques behind are all about database therefore the narrative has to have a structrual relationship to the database system, for example, the variation of the main character's identity is shown by the multi-frame windows. And the small windows all around can reflect the character's different feelings and thoughts. Hence, everytime when audiences watch the film by focusing on different windows, they get different stories and different endings.
I think this kind of variation is very kind to be shown in traditional filmmaking since the conventional film or narrative always go very smoothly, at least not as many pauses as those in "Mission to Earth". We can notice that there are pauses occured from time to time and this is the changing time for the database behind. I think all these are very different from the traditional filmmaking.
This film reminds me of different kinds of websites we visit everyday because I think the variation of the structure of the film is quite similar to those in websites. Everytime we visit a website, we can choose what our focus is and then get the specific information we want. This kind of freedom can really alter our opinions and feelings towards a website and it is just like the way we enjoy "Mission to Earth", we can determine what window to look at and hence getting different entertainment and information.
Reference Link: http://www.softcinema.net/mission_to_earth.htm
http://www.turbulence.org/blog/archives/000504.html
traditional filmmaking? Consider the story and appearance of the film.
I think the narrative has to be able to cope with the digital cinema system as the system is very unique and the techniques behind are all about database therefore the narrative has to have a structrual relationship to the database system, for example, the variation of the main character's identity is shown by the multi-frame windows. And the small windows all around can reflect the character's different feelings and thoughts. Hence, everytime when audiences watch the film by focusing on different windows, they get different stories and different endings.
2)What other art forms (eg film, digital art, painting, websites etc) does this film remind you of? Explain the similarity.
This film reminds me of different kinds of websites we visit everyday because I think the variation of the structure of the film is quite similar to those in websites. Everytime we visit a website, we can choose what our focus is and then get the specific information we want. This kind of freedom can really alter our opinions and feelings towards a website and it is just like the way we enjoy "Mission to Earth", we can determine what window to look at and hence getting different entertainment and information.
Reference Link: http://www.softcinema.net/mission_to_earth.htm
http://www.turbulence.org/blog/archives/000504.html
yes~kyra~This film really reminds us of different websites because the composition of this film frame matches the modern design of some websites .Also, some modern art may have similarity to this film too,for example,the works of a artists called Josef Albers who good at depicting geometric pictures, you can search his artworks in my blog.~~
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