The Evolution of Film Language

In the Bazin reading he discusses film as an art based on the images involved in film. This was an interesting point to make because film is often viewed as a business or industry and it is often forgotten that it is truly an art form in its entirely. He also talks about the idea of decoupage throughout the reading and its different techniques. Before reading this I had never heard of decoupage and I think it is a useful tool in understanding film. The main features of decoupage are the realistic nature of the space and the intent and effects of the decoupage must be exclusively dramatic and psychological. The idea of this is that the scene would have the same meaning if it were acted out live on a stage as it did on the screen. In this the camera’s shifting adds nothing, which is very different that noir where the camera is everything.