Date of Completion
2016
Thesis Type
College of Arts and Science Honors
Department
Film and Television Studies
First Advisor
Deborah Ellis
Keywords
film, documentary, direct, cinema
Abstract
My project will study and apply the concepts and practices that evolved in the 1960s documentary film movement, Direct Cinema. I will begin my documentary work with 16mm film, a format that preceded the contemporary documentary and was integral to the pioneering filmmakers involved in Direct Cinema. Because of equipment restraints, I’ll use Super 8 film for productions that require more than one camera. Direct Cinema grew out of a desire for increased cinematic realism and was made possible by the development of film and sound equipment necessary to achieve that desire. Through the project, I hope to refine the function of a small documentary crew based on the fundamental ideals of the Direct Cinema movement.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Zackary Michael, "Performance and Limitation in Direct Cinema" (2016). UVM College of Arts and Sciences College Honors Theses. 27.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/castheses/27
Comments
First Film: Derby (2015)
https://vimeo.com/153803574
Second Film: More Than You Deserve (2016) password: mtyd
https://vimeo.com/156362427
Final Film: Ian's on Tuesday (2016) password: ian
https://vimeo.com/165396888