Presentations. 3/15/10

Anthony- Errol Morris- Documentary series called first person. one analyzed is about Antonio Mendez master of disguise called The Little Gray Man. used technique where put camera right in subjects face so it looks like he's talking to the viewer. created devise that let subject and filmer see each other during interview called inter-atron. Going with title, background is completely gray and he is wearing all black to make nothing stand out, he is little gray man because nothing is very noticeable. supposed to be in first person but there are many shots that contradict that. side shots, off center shots, pulled out shots. dates are kept ambiguous except for laos 1971. so nothing to nail this man down with because is all ambiguous and open. (more gray man). Mendez is constant source of information, like spies he is the source.

Kelsey- Pierre Huyghe- No Moment- video where nothing happens. Room and music do not go together. Lights are indicator of time, gets slowly darker. rule of 3rds, lamp chair and let other lamp. banister seperates viewer from room. curtains move. action on tv moves very fast. moment occurres when viewer realizes there is no moment. allegory for irony and how americans watch tv. everything in room is old but music is new.