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Cinematography: The Creative Use of Reality
Maya Deren
Film Theory
Deren treats cinematography as a creative transformation of recorded reality through time, space, movement, and perception.
Information Summary:
Maya Deren's writing approaches the camera as a means of transforming recorded reality through framing, movement, time, and spatial relationships. It connects formal film analysis with the practice of making images and experimenting with cinematic expression.
Academic / Professional Context:
A short filmmaking exercise can help students see how editing and composition change the meaning of the same event.
Pedagogical Integration:
Cinematography; creativity; visual storytelling
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