After talking to my lovely tute teacher, I've decided to use my passion for history to relate to my passion for film. It seems a task that would be easier than I originally thought as my lecture notes reference TS Eliot and Aristotle, two great figures in Western history.
The lecture notes defined what communication is, beginning with Aristotle's simple definition, then leading to Shannon & Weaver's definition. Both of these definitions don't take into account intersubjectivity and intertextuality.
I think intersubjectivity really relates to Historical films, a film maker is always going to make a film with his or her perspectives and creative ideas. For example the film Troy, based on The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad is thick with religious themes, however the Gods do not play a part in the film at all. The director of the film, Wolfgang Petersen, left out all the religious themes that were so important in ancient Greek and Persian cultures.
The second part of the lecture notes deal with what technology is, and one student suggested that it is 'the tool for getting a job done', and I think that sums it up pretty well.
When you look at the film Saving Private Ryan inspired by WW2, the technology available to filmmakers helps the film to have a realistic look. You actually feel like you're there. Compare this with Little Big Horn, a 1951 film based on the battle of the same name, the techonology was not as advanced, therefore the feel of the environment and battle scenes didn't have the same graphic, realistic impact that films of the late 20th and early 21st century have.
That pretty much sums up my idea of the lecture, and the things that I thought about when I was going over the lecture notes.
Thanks,
Emily
