The technology behind it, its history, genre conventions, significant works in the medium, requirements for its production, creators of merit, the use to which color/music/dance/camera "tricks"/etc have been put...
Well, that's a tall order, Erik. There's entire majors taught on film, and I've never taken more than one basic class on it. Don't get me wrong, I love films and have a collection of them at home, but well...
If you like we can try the movie theatre when the power comes back, but going alone can be dangerous.
Anyway, I can talk about my favorites, if ya like.
Um... they tend to show you things you don't want to see. Your own life. I discovered that the hard way, really. It doesn't seem to work like that as long as you're not by yourself.
Of course, I'm just sorry I'm not going to be more help. So, where should we start?
That is ridiculous, Mademoiselle. Forgive me. But this technology did not exist during my lifetime, nor would I have missed such activity in my vicinity.
I have seen one film. It was called Vertigo. How well does it represent the offerings of the medium?
I don't think it's taken from anywhere but our minds. There's no way that it could have been, really. Mine showed me things from a time that doesn't technically exist anymore.
Vertigo is a bit dated for my time, because it's from the 50s, but it's done by Hitchcock, and he's a master of suspense and a brilliant director.
You know how opera changes with each new generation of composers? Film's like that as well.
I am and I'm not. I've met people who can do weird things with their minds, and it's not as if you get to chose what ya see. I'd rather not mess with it than see the worst parts of my life etched fifty feet high.
That's true. Hitchcock is definitely a Master of films. So is D.W. Griffith, Jean Renoir, Dubois, Kubrick... Spielberg. He directed my favorite movie, Jurassic Park. It's about dinosaurs.
I love dinosaurs. My favorite is a brontosaurus, they're a bit like large cows, and they only eat plants. They've got long necks and two humps a bit like cows. And they make wonderful cooing noises.
I hope the power returns soon. I'm fine in the dark, but I'm worried about how other people will react when the candles run out.
I met them. Now, I know that sounds entirely mad, but it's true. Where I'm from, a friend of mine, he has this box. And it's a time machine, so I was able to go back and see one. Well, more than one really, but those were my favorites.
I think most people do. I'm not really... I tend to be awake a bit, so I've been using them or sitting on the porch watching the rain.
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In short, mademoiselle, everything.
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If you like we can try the movie theatre when the power comes back, but going alone can be dangerous.
Anyway, I can talk about my favorites, if ya like.
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You are most gracious, Martha Jones. Erik is aware of his deficiencies in this area. He would be grateful for any assistance.
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Of course, I'm just sorry I'm not going to be more help. So, where should we start?
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I have seen one film. It was called Vertigo. How well does it represent the offerings of the medium?
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Vertigo is a bit dated for my time, because it's from the 50s, but it's done by Hitchcock, and he's a master of suspense and a brilliant director.
You know how opera changes with each new generation of composers? Film's like that as well.
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I see. I believe I understand. Though no doubt, like Mozart, some ages better than others?
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That's true. Hitchcock is definitely a Master of films. So is D.W. Griffith, Jean Renoir, Dubois, Kubrick... Spielberg. He directed my favorite movie, Jurassic Park. It's about dinosaurs.
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Perhaps the power will return, and I can continue my education.
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I hope the power returns soon. I'm fine in the dark, but I'm worried about how other people will react when the candles run out.
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Perhaps they should conserve them. Do not most people sleep at night, in the dark, anyway?
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I think most people do. I'm not really... I tend to be awake a bit, so I've been using them or sitting on the porch watching the rain.
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Do you have trouble sleeping, Martha Jones?
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And sometimes I do, yeah.
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I am sorry to hear that.
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