Topic 3- Alphaville

TOPIC 3-
Week 3 Lecture:
The lecture 3 week 3 started off with a brief ‘Good morning’ by Lecturer Steven Stockwell, and a brief discussion and a little information on the film ‘Alphaville’. The second half of the lecture consisted off the group watching the 1965 French, black and white, subtitled movie 'Alphaville’. The movie went for an hour and a half and the lecture hall seemed to be in a confused state after the movie finished. The film was very abstract, however interesting in its form of cinematography, themes and lighting etc. The themes of the film and in particular the voice over off the computer was a large component and added to the eccentricity of the film. Themes such as utopia and dystopia played the part and a comparison was made by students about the difference in society and how far we have come. The movie highlighted the computer stopping the residents of ‘Alpaville’ experiencing emotions, each person a drugged, bar coded resident living in oppression of the 1960’s.

Tutorial:
The tutorial consisted of networking among the class to distribute url's and web blog advice.
The next half of the tutorial consisted of completing the class readings on the film ‘Alphaville’ watched in the lecture and having a brief discussion among the class on the movie and techniques used in the film.
We then moved onto the tutorial question asked ‘How do you use your new communication techniques to communicate with family member?’
Mobile phones and the internet are the major forms of communication within my family. With a large family, its vital to keep a track of everyones movements with mobile phones. The internet is also a major component with everyone using email to keep in contact with one another.

Readings:
The reading this week was a collection of articles about the movie watched in the lecture 'Alphaville'. The articles discussed the cinemagraphic themes and techniques used like lighting, costuming, settings etc. The article explained the film by going over these things in detail and explaining them and why they were used.
The article gave a clear insight into the film and the motive behind it. Reading the piece made it easier to understand and communicate with the film and its themes etc.