Status Updates From Der Geist des Films

Finished Part I. It’s really been a remarkable read so far, not necessarily because of the information (most of this stuff I learned already in a class), but because of how much intrigue is in every chapter. Balázs knows how revolutionary these techniques and this medium is and treats it as such. It feels like I’m learning from scratch all the theory and techniques of film. Marvelous

I can already tell this is going to be one of my favorite NF books of all time. So rich in information and such a treat to digest every phrase and idea.

“We all know and admit that film art has a greater influence on the minds of the general public than any other art. The official guardians of culture note the fact with a certain amount kg regret and uneasiness. But too few of us are sufficiently alive to the dangers that are an inevitable consequence of this fact. Nor do we realize clearly enough that we much be better connoisseurs of the film if we are not to…