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  Blog 4 Kieslowski as an Auteur             Why we call a director an auteur? What are the qualities we examine while considering a director as an auteur or not? These questions are discussed for many years and a lot of thing written on this subject. Wollen says: “ The auteur theory does not limit itself to acclaiming the director as the main author of a film. It implies an operation of decipherment; it reveals authors where none had been seen before.” then he continues: “For years, the model of an author in the cinema was that of the European director, with open artistic aspirations and full control over his films. This model still lingers on; it lies behind the existential distinction between art films and popular films.”(p.456) I want to write about a director whose situations are is fitting the   Wollen’s statements as   a European and an auteur director: Krzysztof Kieslowski. If we talk about the auteur theory, we should look a...

 Blog 3 What Was in Deren’s Mind?                Maya Deren was one of the interesting people in the history of cinema and arts. She was a strong woman who has a lot of revolutionary ideas about arts and cinema. Her works and ideas are valuable even today. At first glance her movies can confuse us but after several times watching, you start to enjoy, start to see her points, and think that how intelligent and foresighted person she was. We call her movies experimental, but I think they are not just important because of being experimental but also being unique and the successful of bringing different perspective to filmmaking.                When I watched a documentary about her life and works, I started to understand her and the sense of admire occurred in me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98hchvAS0VY   I want to talk about two of ...

 Blog 2 Soundscape in The Exorcist           The Exorcist (1973) is a horror movie directed by William Friedkin which based on the book of William Peter Blatty. The movie became famous quickly and shocked those days audience.   Even today The Exorcist has a lot to say about its genre and today it still effects the audience. Soundscape has always been crucial when we talk about the horror movies. Special sound effects, screams and creaking doors looks inseparable with this genre. These things act like enigma codes and creates horror.   The Exorcist shows the same respect to the sound in the movie.    I want to talk about the Iraq scenes and the Merrin’s importance in narrative with the help of sound usage. The story is about the fight between good and evil which lasting since the beginning of human race. Merrin is an archeologist and a priest. He finds some materials during excavation. He is an old and experienced man. He r...

 Blog 1 Blood Diamond and the Sense of Reality   Why we go to the movies? It has different answers for each person. We are living in this life and we call it real. Our perceptions of reality mostly reflect our weaknesses as human beings. There are illnesses, wars or a lot of other elements that threatens our lives. We are struggling every day and most of us cannot win the battle of life. So, maybe some of us do not want to see challenges of real life in movies. Most of the audience want to watch movies that serves them the enjoyment of being a superhuman and easy to watch without too much questioning. Kracauer says: “As a matter of fact, many a genre has a hold on the audience because it caters to widespread social and cultural demands; it is and remains popular for reasons which do not involve questions of aesthetic legitimacy.”(p.156) Blood Diamond (2006) is a very good example that can be questioned with respect to its success on reflecting the real-life events. I wou...