Monday, 12 January 2015

BARAKA & The Compositional Devices in Review

BARAKA 
"If man sent another Voyager to the distant stars, and it could only carry one film on board, that film might be Baraka.
~Roger Ebert

  • Baraka is a documentary film with no narrative or voice-over. It consists of  only music and breath-taking imagery.  It explores a variety of conceptual themes through a compilation of natural events, human activities, and technological phenomena. It was shot in 1992, in 152 locations, 24 countries, and over a 14 month period. A truly spectacular undertaking!
  • As you watch this legendary film and answer the questions below, pay special attention to the presence of texture, pattern, framing, thirds, leading lines, s-curves, framing, juxtaposition, and simplicity...
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 Compositional Devices
~A Unit in Review~ 

After watching the acclaimed movie "Baraka" mull over the following questions and answer on the sheet provided:


1. When designing this course, why do you think Ms. Echols chose to first teach you about “Compositional Devices” as your introduction to photography?  

2. If you got to be the teacher, in hindsight, how might you have taught “Compositional Devices" differently? Please give concrete examples regarding time-lines, assignments, workflow, deadlines…etc. Anything you can think of that would be helpful for the sake of future students.

3. Did Ms. Echols’ approach of teaching "Compositional Devices" work for you? If “yes,” please give reasons as to why. If “no,” please explain what might have been a better “introduction to photography” for you.

4. Now that you have completed the unit, do you think you have grown as a photographer? Are you pleased with the way you approached your learning? How might you do things differently if you could turn back time and start again? 

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