iPhone Animation Tells Tragic War Story

Artists have long created pictures narrating events great and small. For example, thousands of years ago, anonymous cave dwellers drew images about animals they encountered. In the eleventh century, weavers continued that narrative tradition with the 70-meters-long Bayeux Tapestry, which documented the Norman conquest of England. A celebrated twentieth century example is Picasso’s “Guernica.” Now, Iranian…

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One-minute Movie Illustrates Many Filmic Techniques

Is it possible to develop a variety of sophisticated filmic techniques in a short movie? If you carefully study the 60-second drama “Maiden,” we’re convinced you’ll answer ” Yes!”  Directed by Iranian filmmakers Fatemeh Saeedi and Saeed Aghakhani, “Maiden,” a finalist in the 2018 Mobile Film Festival, employs many filmic techniques that you’re likely to encounter in well-made features.…

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