Documentary Film: History, Types, and Production Phases
Documentary Film: An Overview
Documentary: Maria Moliner: applies to films with no plot or a minor one, whose value is primarily informational or instructional. OER: refers to films that represent informational purposes only, facts, scenes, experiments, etc., taken from reality. A. Moreno: A film genre based on images taken from reality and based on true facts. It attempts to prove the truth of events, situations, behaviors, and so on.
The first exhibition room was the Hall Indien, in the basement
Read MoreMedia Censorship Under Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain
Media Censorship Under Franco’s Dictatorship
The media suffered greatly during the Franco dictatorship due to censorship and control. Freedom of the press did not exist until 1977. This era is immortalized on television with nude women and movies featuring Esteso, Fernando, and Jose Luis Pajares.
State Control of Press and Propaganda
In 1937, the State Delegation for Press and Propaganda was created. In 1938, the Interior Ministry, led by Ramón Serrano Suner, decreed the Press Law. This law of war
Read MoreLiterary Worlds, Sequences, and Textual Forms
Literary Worlds
- Realistic: A world represented as close as possible to historical truth, considering events and effects, a time character.
- Legendary: Realities rooted in oral tradition where villages are completely fictitious or based on historical facts.
- Fantastic: Accounts where events occur in reality, but then supernatural events destabilize the normal order, breaking natural laws.
- Wonderful: A fictitious universe with its own laws, featuring popular fantasy characters (fairies, ogres, goblins,
Delacroix and Fortuny: Artistic Influences and Masterpieces
Delacroix: Stylistic Analysis and Interpretation
Stylistic Analysis
Delacroix, influenced by Michelangelo, exhibits several characteristics in his works:
- Triangular Composition
- Terribilitá: The depiction of characters consumed by unstoppable passion.
He was also influenced by:
- Giorgione: In the use of colors, particularly reds and ochres.
- Titian (Tiziano Vecellio): Also in the use of ochre and red colors.
- Géricault: In the composition of his works.
- Rubens: In the portrayal of troubled characters and dynamic
Courbet’s “Burial at Ornans”: A Study in Realism
The painting features a predominance of horizontal lines, broken only by the cross. The contours are well defined with very limited alignments. The chromatic range leans towards brown (representing the land) and black (symbolizing mourning), contrasted by the white of the church, the village women, and a goose. The treatment of daylight suggests the early hours of dawn, with shadows that are not yet strongly defined. Loose brushwork emphasizes linearity over a purely pictorial approach.
Composition
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Read MoreUnderstanding Mass Media: Journalism, Language, and Genres
Mass Media: An Overview
Mass media (television, radio, print, internet) are a phenomenon of great influence today, frequently visited by all. The press has always existed, but the invention of the linotype started a golden age, now also present on the internet.
Types of Mass Media
- Television: Broadcasts news previously published in videotape form, using images and signs.
- Radio: Uses language codes and sound, allowing instant transmission of live events with simple language.
- Newspapers and Magazines: