Used to give information about what was happening in the colonial Philippines.
Functions of Photography
Unlike “fine arts” such as painting and sculpture, photography was considered documentation rather than art form.
Photography as Art
Notable Filipino Photographers
Artists recognized internationally:
George Tapan
John K. Chua
Also called “motion picture,” a series of still photographs projected rapidly onto a screen
Film
Philippine Cinema
La Place de L’Opéra
Une scène de danse Japonaise
Un Homme Au Chapeau
Les Boxers
Spanish soldier, first film producer in the Philippines
Antonio Ramos
Father of Philippine Cinema; first Filipino filmmaker
Jose Nepomuceno
Considered the First Golden Age of Philippine Cinema
1950s
Considered the first full-length Filipino digital movie.
Duda (2003)
Film is used as an instrument to relay news and give information.
Functions of Film
Complex; involves many arts and requires technical skills
Film as Art
“Writing in movement”; filmmaking visual medium; no cinema without a camera.
Cinematography
French term meaning “placing on stage”; arrangement of everything seen before the camera.
Mise-en-scène
Cutting and connecting shots; often called the “key to cinema.”
Editing
Powerful aspect; influences how viewers perceive and make sense of the image.
Sound
