Digital Technologies Flashcards
(6 cards)
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Archival Footage Curation and Digitisation =
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- Scouring through hundreds of hours of archival material which includes personal videos, interviews and live performance footage
- Converted materials into high-quality digital formats
- Use of mobile phone footage to document life as Amy experienced it
- Combination of analogue and early digital recordings as her life develops
- Integrates archival news clips to highlight the relentless media scrutiny juxtaposed with her private struggles
2
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Linear and Non-Linear Structure =
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- Employs non-linear editing to reassemble fragmented footage into a coherent narrative
- Creates a linear narrative of her life story
3
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Digital enhancement and restoration =
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- Digital restoration techniques to improve the visual quality of ageing and varied archival sources
- Enhanced inconsistent footage so it appears unified
- Kapadia also uses unpolished and grainy footage to evoke authenticity and nostalgia which mirrors the rawness of her personal life contrasted with the glamourised image. This humanises her as an individual
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Lack of narration =
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- Accessibility of digital technology means that there is a wide range of perspectives rather than just the media
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Still images =
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- Archival images are used to construct meaning of authenticity and raw talent
- Lingering movement to highlight our attention somewhere
6
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Music =
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- Her music serves as a narrative device and emotional anchor. They allow the audience to connect with her on a deeper level as intimate expressions
