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Modernism as a period in the histories of cinema indicates the era of the welfare states (1950-1980) when „artfilm” became an institution. It means it…

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Film: camera shots examples

The Absent Gaze: Navigating Feminist Cinematography on Notebook

Lauren's Documentary blog

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Under the Skin - Sound

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Expressionism

Vertigo spirals

The importance of scene transitions

Naming, and Defining, Avant-Garde or Experimental Film

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Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

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