| Reference Type |
Metro
journal
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| Title |
a Way of Being Engaged With The World |
| Author(s) | Peter Hughes |
| State |
Unknown |
| Country |
Unknown |
| Publication Date |
01-01-1993 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
47-55 |
| Comments |
A good survey of John Hughes's work and the ideas that inform it.
By highlighting debates about the conventions of documentary film structure, in particular the representation of historical information, a new value is placed on Hughes stylistic form which breaks the rules of pre-conceived concventions of documentary. The comparison of theories is presented as a balanced argument which addressees debates about form and content having a correlative relationship in the signification of information. Thoroughly researched with critical analysis of hughes' films, a broad spectrum of theory is presented that adresses social, political, economical and historical issues within the australian film industry. Hughes serves as a vehicle of inspiration and speculation to existing theories, reaffiring the dialectic in the discourse of film theory. More insight into methods of distribution could be given, however information provided creates a number of catalyst sources to extend upon. (Monica.C) |
| Synopsis |
The article looks at John Hughes's films from a critical persepective and contains an indepth interview with him explainf the motivations behind some of his films.
Walter Benjamins theories on combining form and content to create representations of meanings and events is seen as a central argument in contemporary debates over the conventions of Documentary. Benjamins Theories are applied in the analysis of John Hughes' body of film proejcts, with particular focus and review of "all that is solid. Hughes' manipulation of aesthetic techniques such as interviews, montage, and elipsis are presented as examples of ways he has challenged and adressed politcal, social and historical content through unconventional forms. His long spanning career in the Australian Film Industry and as an independant director concerned with the documentary form serves as sociological evidence proving an understanding and appreciation for an independant film culture. (Monica.C) |
tags: Alternative Discourse Audience Engagement Documentary Factuality Film Conventions historicism Independant Documentary Interpretations and representations Narrator Political Speculation Subject Matter Voice over Walter Benjamin
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