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| Davis excellently compares poetry and history, stating that sometimes the content and aim is more important than the importance of verse. This speaks for history-oriented films because, while books and film both convey information, they are hardly comparable as equal tools for education. Books are able to be as long and detailed as needed while films operate under 2 hours to stress a general idea or emotion. **Davis made the point that the two mediums are ill-compared because historical writers have 2,500 years of preceding material to work with while filmmakers have about 100 years.** Before this reading I had never heard of the term "microhistory," which explores a facet of history in-depth to examine the social nature of a typical day. However, I believe microhistory, when paired with cinematic technique, is appropriate for history-oriented films because it gives the viewer a general experience of the time the film portrays. Nancy Milroy, 2016/09/01, 06:57 | Davis excellently compares poetry and history, stating that sometimes the content and aim is more important than the importance of verse. This speaks for history-oriented films because, while books and film both convey information, they are hardly comparable as equal tools for education. Books are able to be as long and detailed as needed while films operate under 2 hours to stress a general idea or emotion. **Davis made the point that the two mediums are ill-compared because historical writers have 2,500 years of preceding material to work with while filmmakers have about 100 years.** Before this reading I had never heard of the term "microhistory," which explores a facet of history in-depth to examine the social nature of a typical day. However, I believe microhistory, when paired with cinematic technique, is appropriate for history-oriented films because it gives the viewer a general experience of the time the film portrays. Nancy Milroy, 2016/09/01, 06:57 --- //[[nmilroy@umw.edu|Milroy, Nancy E.]] 2016/09/13 09:48// |
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| ====== 3 Introduction: Why Movies Matter ====== | ====== 3 Introduction: Why Movies Matter ====== |
