[[GDC]_Polemarcus]

Ok, I'm finishing up my undergraduate architectural studies this semester, and I have a rather interesting project that I could use a bit of assistance on from the members here @ allied assault. Here's the basics of what it is. For the first few weeks of the semester I will be selecting a few films to analyize. For the most part, single frames will be disected to express frame, foreground, etc... In the end, an overall composition will be achieved that should be able to express exactly what the directors mode of thinking is. Once ive done this for about 8-10 movies, I will then design a ciniematek/museum for these particular films and related images to be exhibited. The project that I selected to do is this...

"Design a Cinematek/Museum that expresses architecture and space throughout the second world war."

Now, what exactly does that mean? Well heres a few examples...

Das Boot - granted... its not a building, but the whole movie takes place in a submarine. So, i can then begin to analyize relationships of such tight spaces.


Band of Brothers - Battle for Carentan would be a good choice.

Enemy at the gates - Takes place in the ruins of stalingrad.

Band of Brothers - Battle of the bulge would also be good because the majority of the camera work takes place in fox holes.

I think you get the point... it not just about architectural buildings, but more so about the representation of space within film. In the end my project will be presented entirely in a movie format.



SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO what Im asking of you all is just a little bit of help in regards to some films you think I should take a look at. Directors names would also be helpful, but if you dont know them I can find out.


This is my current list


The Memphis Belle
Das Boot
U-571
Enemy at the Gates
Band of Brothers Series
Saving Private Ryan
A Few Scenes from Pearl Harbor (sinking of Arizona)
Schindlers List for its use of B/W and the RED dress.

Again, they need to have some interesting camerawork that represents space, and of course the need to be WWII related


Thanx!

[SoLiDUS]

[quote:e42dc]In the end, an overall composition will be achieved that should be able to express exactly what the directors mode of thinking is.[/quote:e42dc]

This assumes that every shot, angle, location and material composition was
intentionally made a certain way to express the director's psychology ? Both
conscious and subconscious ? I do not agree at all with this view. However, I
hope you find what you need to make a grade-A project.

[Zoner]

All the above are great scenes and choices for analysis on this subject.

One suggestion, off the top of my head, would be the Higgins Boat Scene in SPR. Lots of tension in enclosed space with no way out but highly probable death. Might want to touch on the theme of religion and prayer, as it seems to permeate the entire movie.

[Old Reliable]

hm, extremely tough project since the second world war had so many different terrains and expressions....snow...desert....jungle...ocean....

check out the Pianist edit : director Roman Polanski

[elstatec]

[quote:efed8]Das Boot - granted... its not a building, but the whole movie takes place in a submarine. So, i can then begin to analyize relationships of such tight spaces.
[/quote:efed8]

best ww2 film by far in my opinion. i visited the set of that over in the bavarian film studios or something in Munich. Such a great film as it doesnt rely on the price of its budget but the qulaity of its acting. And the fact that its in actual german makes it simply amazing, unlike those other crappy ww2 films where german officers strangely speak pure english and have a texan accent.

[[GDC]_Polemarcus]

solidus, its not a mode of thinking for one particular director... more like a collective mode of thinking... kind of how all films in general portray architecture and space through film. Guess I should of clarified that

[Bean 2]

You might want to use the jump scene in BoB. When they are in the C-47 about to jump a few hours before D-Day.

[Old Reliable]

in my opinion (and i'm not an expert) there seem to be two distinct features of war films - happiness and sadness. they are occasionally intertwined. a lot of the movies made during the war show Americans winning...propaganda style. 60's and 70's made more strides towards showing the grim realities of war and that the allies can't always win everything. In today's generation, films show more a side of the grim reality than anything.

it's a dirty place, dead bodies everywhere, men crying, buildings destroyed. people are struggling for their own survival. it would be easier for you to analyze each film and how the director portrays it then to make a generalization. just remember the information bias of certain time periods (during war - little information leaked) (20 or so years after war, soviets hold back information, not everything completely understood) (today, information seems to be a bit more clarified than before).

I could go on and on...i love this subject to death

[newt.]

a midnight clear

[SoLiDUS]

Dirty Dozen

Thin Red Line

[url:0aaf8]http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/Titles/War/World_War_II/[/url:0aaf8]

A few there...

[Johnj]

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

George Stevens

[Stinger_Dude]

How about "The Pianist".

Lots of figthinging in the city Warsaw during the polish uprising which was good.