Intuitive Interventions: Constructing Documentary Cinematic Narratives ...

The argument in this summary concerns intuition as creative decision method in observational documentary film practice and is based upon three films produced, directed, edited and published by the author: In Transit [2011]; Prosperous Mountain [2013]; and Pseudotachylyte [2019]. The films are create...

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Main Author: Morstang, Heidi Cathrine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Plymouth 2021
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PhD
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.24382/783
https://pearl-prod.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/17384
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Summary:The argument in this summary concerns intuition as creative decision method in observational documentary film practice and is based upon three films produced, directed, edited and published by the author: In Transit [2011]; Prosperous Mountain [2013]; and Pseudotachylyte [2019]. The films are created with digital technologies employing state of the art High Definition Video cameras, and digital post-production software . This summary will use reflection and analysis to make explicit three aspects of the documentary cinematic process of creation: image, sound, and edit. It will highlight where a space is created to facilitate intuition. The summary will revisit some processes of creation and production by identifying key moments of decision making where the act of film-making draws out new understandings of the topic. It will present an account of practice and insights to the possibilities of creating a poetic space in documentary filmmaking by identifying effective technical and rhetorical strategies for ...