Originally, silent film was simply tracked by a single pianist as its sound theme. Then, in its development, silent film follow by an orchestra. Newest compositions are then, perform. Last wednesday, May 14th 2008, an ensemble from Vietnam...

Resensi Buku Judul Buku: Sejarah Film 1900-1950: Bikin Film di JawaPenulis : H. Misbach Yusa BiranPenerbit : Komunitas Bambu & Dewan Kesenian JakartaTahun Penerbitan : Cetakan ke II, Agustus 2009Tebal Buku : xxxiv + 446 hlmPenulisan peta...

A machine from modern civilization, consists of modern men crossing the winding cracking hills road to find hard location and no sure direction except for the signs of nature. The location to find is somehow remote. Color gradation on the sun...

Having trauma to the pressure of two fascist states, Germany and Italia, at the selection of Venice Film Festival in the last 1930’s, Jean Zay, French Minister of Education, decided to held a festival in France. By then, precisely in 1939, Luis...

Jean Epstein (1897-1953) One of the foremost directors of the French silent cinema, Epstein is also remembered as a cinematic theorist whose writings such as Ecrits sur le cinema examined the philosophical impact of film. Epstein's works, considered...

The name was took from a community which founded in the 1920’s Russia by Dziga Vertov. The mere meaning was Eye of a Camera. According to its name, Kinoki focusing their activities by making film with documentary method, which is recording all...

This year, Yayasan Konfiden (Independent Film Community Foundation)—a foundation focusing on the development and distribution of audio visual media knowledge and usage to sustain empowerment as well as to gain appreciation and support—by public...

(This article is only in Bahasa Indonesia) Dimuat di MINGGUAN SIASAT edisi Minggu-12 Nopember 1950, Minggu-19 Nopember 1950, Minggu-26 Nopember 1950, dan Minggu-3 Desember 19501927 adalah tahun yang sangat berarti bagi dunia filem. Tahun itu menutup...

How do we summarize violence derived from day-to-day reality? Blood! It’s the easiest language to frame the violence and sadism of an occurrence. Adding to it, gory utensils such as knife, screwdriver, hammer, and razor. Then, how do we envelop...

(Available only in Bahasa Indonesia) Ia bukanlah buku yang diterbitkan secara mandiri, tetapi merupakan terbitan khusus dari INDONESIA Madjalah Kebudayaan untuk edisi Januari dan Februari 1953. Majalah Indonesia memiliki tradisi untuk...

Negotiate The Discourse of Audio Visual at The Alternative Bioscope   Public demand on alternative bioscopes are numerous. Unfortunately, this huge exigency is not supported by the aspirant management of the movie place. The activity of screening...

(This article is a translation and not available in english) Kepentingan historis filem Paisa Rossellini telah sepenuhnya diperbandingkan dengan sejumlah mahakarya filem klasik. Tanpa ragu, George Sadoul menyebutnya sejajar Nosferatu, Die...

(available only in Bahasa Indonesia) Sejak munculnya filem di Indonesia tahun 1900, banyak artikel-artikel di media massa cetak yang kritis membahas kehadiran filem di masyarakat. Penerbitan kembali artikel sejarah filem oleh Jurnal Footage adalah...

"The film your about to see, represence a significant breakthrough of the advancing science of the motion picture. For years, the industrial film has been pledge by the always-difficult sometime impossible-to-explain cost of the original creative...

A film firstly released as an opening to the 2009 Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) was already attracting crowd even before the week of its release ended. Audience seemed to be very enthusiastic to kill their curiosity over this sequel...

There’s so much one can do upon reflecting history. In the Western world, interpretation of cultural history continues to roll until today. It’s the essence of cultural history: to be reinterpreted continuously by consecutive generations. The...

(Available only in Bahasa Indonesia) Jurnal Footage akan memuat kembali tiga artikel tentang sejarah filem yang ditulis oleh tiga penulis berbeda: Herman Pratikto dan H. Asby (Indonesia) dan B.J. Bertina (Belanda) yang sudah diterjemahkan oleh...

(This article is a translation and not available in English)Mimpi akan filem bersuara sudah nyata. Dengan ditemukannya teknik filem bersuara, Amerika sudah lebih mendahului dengan mementingkan dan mempercepat pemanfaatannya. Dengan tujuan sama pula,...

Jurnal Footage will publish articles about the video "Tepian Sungai Ciujung" in three parts, written by Akbar Yumni. This is the first part of the articles.   "I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers" - Mahatma...

“Through many years, at great expenses, journeying through many countries, I went to see high mountains, I went to see oceans. Only I had not seen at my very doorstep, the dew drop glistening on the ear of the corn.” –Visva Bharati.On the...

A. Documentary Film100 Années Lumière. Retrospéctive de l’oeuvre documentaire des grands cinéastes français de Louis Lumière jusqu’à nos jours. Paris: Ministère des affaires étrangères, 1991.Barnouw, Eric. Documentary: A History of the...

According to Teshome Gabriel, the first period of third world cinema is Hollywood films. The second is by mimicking Hollywood films, i.e. identifying themselves to Hollywood films. We can see traces of mimicry in the early production of Dutch Indies...

“In Lithuania, I’m known as a poet, and they don’t care about my cinema. In Europe, they don’t know my poetry; in Europe, I am a filmmaker. But here, in the United States, I am only a maverick.” —Jonas Mekas, The New York Times, June 12,...

Jurnal Footage will publish articles about the video "Tepian Sungai Ciujung" in three parts, written by Akbar Yumni. This is the second part of the articles. The mind is yet to be free if the medium is not liberating. It’s probably in line with...

(Available only in Bahasa Indonesia) ANEKA, No. 17 Tahun VI 10 Agustus 1955 (VI) Sutradara Fritz Lang yang termasyhur. Filemnya, Die Nibelungen: Kriemhelds Rache, disebut orang sebagai filem jenius dan citra pictural-nya dianggap sebagai mahakarya...

Read original article   Pada 1944-45 saat perang dunia kedua hampir berakhir, debut dua artistik yang sangat sedikit berdampak pada situasi politik internasional tapi akan menjadi penentu utama wilayah kebudayaan Swedia terjadi. Pertama adalah...

Compiled by Jurnal Footage It was a great shock, having heard the news about the tragic murder of one of the best Southeast Asia Film Critics, Alexis A. Tioseco. He was so young. So passionate. When it come to talk about film, he will eagerly...