Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-25 Thread jaime cleeland
John, thank you for that link.  Is it possible that I quote from it ?  I am a undergrad student at Bangor University, Wales.  The paper is for an assignment for a class on documentary theory.Secondly, can I ask you how long did it take you to research and write your paper ?  I am interested

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-25 Thread Benjamin Léon
Hi Jaime, You can find an interesting analysis/interpretation about Man with a Movie Camera in the first chapter/introduction of The Language of New Media by Lev Manovich. It's an archaeological media approach with a new point of view of Cinema History. Manovich uses Man with a Movie Camera as a

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-25 Thread John MacKay
Hi Jaime, and of course, please cite as you'd like! Your second question is tricky: I wrote this piece up for a guidebook to Russian cinema, but it was rejected (as too complex), so I just decided to get it up on the web anyway. It's the only piece on MWMC that seriously integrates archival

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-24 Thread Francisco Torres
''...the reflexive mode'' - that seems to apply to documentaries, and TMWAMC may not be a documentary but something else. Maybe something like an essay 2014-11-23 20:48 GMT-04:00 Jonathan Walley wall...@denison.edu: I’m not sure anything’s ever been written about DV/MWMC that *didn’t*

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-24 Thread John MacKay
Self-reflexivity in Vertov is a very complex topic, not least in relation to the questions of how and when he ended up taking recourse to self-reflexivity, and why he never thematizes it in his manifesta and other theoretical writings. I've got a lot about this in my upcoming book on Vertov, but

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-24 Thread Caryn Cline
I don't have the book in hand, and it has been awhile since I read it, but I believe that there is also a useful discussion on Vertov and MWMC in Robert Stam's Reflexivity in Film and Literature: From Don Quixote to Jean-Luc Godard. Best, CC On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:28 AM, John MacKay

[Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-23 Thread jaime cleeland
Hello,  I am writing an academic essay about 'Man with the Movie Camera' .  Any pointers on the reflexive mode within the film would be helpful. Jaime ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-23 Thread Gene Youngblood
read Vlada Petric, “Constructivism in Film” From: jaime cleeland Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:08 PM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov Hello, I am writing an academic essay about 'Man with the Movie Camera' . Any pointers

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-23 Thread Jonathan Walley
I’m not sure anything’s ever been written about DV/MWMC that didn’t address his/its reflexivity. Any source you consult will have something to say about it. Some recommended sources include: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520056305 http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199388707.do

Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov

2014-11-23 Thread Greg DeCuir
, Alternative Film/Video Belgrade From: Jonathan Walley wall...@denison.edu To: jaime cleeland ethnom...@yahoo.co.uk; Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [Frameworks] reflexivity and Dziga Vertov I’m