Collected Data

"A problem/solution way of thinking can clarify some problems in the history of filmmaking"

David Bordwell;

Asking why? about something in an artwork actually veils two different questions.The first is: How did it get there? The answer is a causal story about how the element came to be included.The second sense of why is: What’s it doing there? That’s not a question of causes but of functions. How does the element contribute to the other parts and the artwork as a whole?


Problems, problems: Wyler’s workaround

A new Bordwell blog entry is a great way to start the New Year.