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- In his reaction against the filmed plays of traditional French cinema, Bresson used his unique sensibility to establish what he referred to, in a special, Bressonian, aesthetic sense (not the technical one) as "cinematography," that is, a language of image and editing entirely apart from the traditional, narrative mise en scène; one based on cuts, sounds -- the very stuff of cinema that makes it unique from every other art form.
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The cinema (photographed theater) shows to what extent. No absolute value to an image. Sound and image owe their value and their power only to the use you put them to. In the mixture of true and false, the true makes the false stand out, the false prevents belief in the true.
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Sep 23, 2016 · Bresson utilised selective and heightened soundtracks built from natural noises, which interact with his visuals to enhance and transform them. Combined with his idiosyncratic approach to montage, this unique aural world imbues his films with an exceptional sense of rhythm.
May 31, 2022 · It’s a style so singular that he now belongs to that select group of filmmakers whose work has formed the basis of an adjective, ‘Bressonian’, used to describe the work of other directors.
Bresson published Notes on the Cinematographer in 1975, in which he argues for a unique sense of the term "cinematography". For him, cinematography is the higher function of cinema. While a movie is in essence "only" filmed theatre, cinematography is an attempt to create a new language of moving images and sounds.
Dec 7, 2016 · Bresson used the term “cinematography,” which he defines in “Bresson on Bresson” as “a kind of writing,” to distinguish between his own methodology and the bogus theatrical naturalism and...
Ranging over topics from the inspiration behind his films, to his ideas on the use of sound, actors, editing and music, and the state of (the then) contemporary cinema (from James Bond to the New Wave), Bresson describes his singular approach to filmmaking.
Mar 3, 2004 · Bresson and Godard opposed the Tradition de la Qualité by offering their own personal responses to the question ‘what is cinema?’ Their responses took the form of films, and in the process of creating the films, these two auteurs developed new cinematic ‘languages.’
