Notes on French New wave Lesson
- New wave appeared in a sociological investigation (post war) -Breaking away from tyranny of narrative in favor of new film and sound language cahiers du cinema -A rejection of classical montage style - A conviction that best films are a personal artistic expression and should bear a stamp of personal authorship (e.g truffaut godard chabrol rivette rohmer) New wave will ALWAYS be unique and distinctive but usually take something from past wave Aesthetic -The auter director is also script writer -Director doesnt follow script -Shoots natural locations (often illegally) -Small crews -Director opts for direct sound (exists in that world) -Often uses natural lighting -Non professional actors -Directs famous actors in unusual manner -Aesthetic over narrative MOST NEW WAVES HAVE AT LEAST SOME OF THESE Flexibility -Erasing boundaries between professional and amateur cinema/fiction and doc -Creativity in filmmaking -Narrative unrestricted -Low budget -Exploration of contempor...