Monday, 28 September 2009

Koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio

Overview of visual images:
  • Has a very tribally look to it with shots of the Grand Canyon
  • There is a rocket also pace of the scene changes
  • Lots of destruction images and clips featuring Abandoned Building/Warehouses being leveled by explosives
  • Ghetto like environment is also shown in juxtaposition with the city
  • The visual images go back to footage of the rocket this time following it into the air until it explodes

Overview of Audio:
  • The music starts quite but changes pace/tempo whilst the images get more violent like and over time the music will decrease pace/tempo when the scene becomes peace full again
  • The only exception would be the last shot of the rocket again exploding, the music is the same tribal one from the beginning and has a juxtaposition with the footage on screen
The concept of the film could be:
To show new and old in a juxtaposition
  • Also to show fast and slow
  • Man-made and natural materials
  • Opposites

1 comment:

  1. Good summary of the main points with great use of terminology.

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