Overall the video was fascinating. La Jette offers an interesting type of film, similar to a modern music video that we did last year. It pieces clips of film together to tell a story. But there is no actual film; it's all photographs. On the other hand, 12 monkeys follow the traditional conventions of a movie with a heavy focus on voice-over narration. The two films share the same storyline and concept but are executed with very different visual aspects. We appreciated the video's take that 12 monkeys was taken as a remodel, not a remake which can tend to come with a negative connotation. From the video, we were also intrigued by their focus on La Jette' s editing style. For example, they used different techniques to convey the story, but how the 12 monkeys conveyed the same story differently. Our biggest takeaway was how in the film La Jette the audio in a scene would be simple and undertoned yet helped to convey the emotions the director...
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