So, I just thought I'd slip in a comment about the Marlon Riggs film (in its entirety):
One thing I noticed about 'Tongues Untied' was, of course, its rhythm--that of the editing, and of the actor's speech. The super-close-ups, and the juxtaposition of dynamic/static scenes, gave the sequences an in-your-face, subversive feel, while leaving intact the soothing backbeat of the overall piece. (...I hope this is making sense so far...) I'll give an example: Near the end, scenes of the protest are physically "dynamic"--and, though they contrast in a way with the more "static" scenes involving close-ups of the storytellers, their audible & visible rhythm (the chanting, the marching) coincides with the spoken rhythm of the actors.
I thought the on-and-off drumbeat (which sounded like a heartbeat) was another really effective way to emphasize this theme...
~ Cassie Jensen
1 comment:
Tongues Untied is tightly edited. The elements that bring the story forward are very effective, like the drum/heartbeat, the poetry and the performance aspects of it. The structure is worth looking at. It seems you got a good sense of it.
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