Film Appreciation
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The other day while going through a box of old papers, I found some notes from a Film Appreciation class that I took back in college.  It was taught by William F. Buckley and Simon Cowell's love child.  Picture acres of tweed, a killer Locust Valley Lockjaw accent, and overuse of the word adumbrate.

As a public service, I'm inflicting sharing these notes with you.  These are actual, verbatim quotes from the professor:

1.  "It would probably be awkward to zoom in on the twitch."

2. "There are quite a few wing chairs in this film.  Did anyone notice them?"

3.  "One measure of documentary film is how much confusion it leaves the viewer with."

4.  "What about the interlarding of black and white film?"

5.  "Usually, epiphany occurs at a hierophany".   (This note was followed by my snarky addendum:  "Unless there is cacophony at Tiffany's.")

6. (to the projectionist, as class time ran out) "Continue screening this, and most of us will leave."

STUDY QUESTIONS

1.  In which David films do wing chairs appear?

2.  How about twitches?

3.  Discuss the use of hierophany in Sea Change.

4.  Is interlarding bad for your cholesterol?