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Małe formy, wielkie sprawy. Deontologia a potoczność w przekazach audiowizualnych dostępnych na YouTube
Get PDFThis article concerns YouTube as the helpful service from the deontological perspective. There are many texts created by different users in this service. Big part of them refer to ethical issues. These texts are small forms which reveal big existential problems. There are six main topics of the article. First part concerns chances and threats in using of Web 2.0; YouTube is an example of this phenomenon. Social services on the Internet help to spread the official discourses, but also unofficial discourses. That is why we can observe the proliferation of commonness as the pattern of thinking and acting. Second part of the article refers to the philosophy of personalism. This kind of relection is important in the context of the social services on the Internet. Third part reveals some cultural phenomenons depended on the morality and immediacy. Fourth part consists of the interpretation of the peculiar example. The audiovisual text titled: For Jonah Mowry. Whats going on? became the source of many ethical explanations. The author of the article treats YouTube as the space of drama in the another part. The personal relations among users are shown in the perspective of the texts which are presented on this medium – it is the last topic of this article.Small Forms, Big Problems. Deontology and Commonness in the Audiovisual Texts Presented on the YouTubeThis article concerns YouTube as the helpful service from the deontological perspective. There are many texts created by different users in this service. Big part of them refer to ethical issues. These texts are small forms which reveal big existential problems. There are six main topics of the article. First part concerns chances and threats in using of Web 2.0; YouTube is an example of this phenomenon. Social services on the Internet help to spread the official discourses, but also unofficial discourses. That is why we can observe the proliferation of commonness as the pattern of thinking and acting. Second part of the article refers to the philosophy of personalism. This kind of relection is important in the context of the social services on the Internet. Third part reveals some cultural phenomenons depended on the morality and immediacy. Fourth part consists of the interpretation of the peculiar example. The audiovisual text titled: For Jonah Mowry. Whats going on? became the source of many ethical explanations. The author of the article treats YouTube as the space of drama in the another part. The personal relations among users are shown in the perspective of the texts which are presented on this medium – it is the last topic of this article
"Wieczór" Edwarda Żebrowskiego - autorska kopia
Get PDFThe aim of this article is interpretation of the short film directed in 1964 by Edward Żebrowski, student of Film School in Łódź. Author is considering the many aspects of the relationships between study film and two years earlier debut of Roman Polanski, the famous Knife in the Water. He shows that by using the concept of feature of more experienced colleague, Żebrowski at the same time creates the foundations for his own film language and manifests its own perception of the world, as well as interpersonal problems, developed in further work.Edward Żebrowski’s “Evening” – the Creative CopyThe aim of this article is interpretation of the short film directed in 1964 by Edward Żebrowski, student of Film School in Łódź. Author is considering the many aspects of the relationships between study film and two years earlier debut of Roman Polanski, the famous Knife in the Water. He shows that by using the concept of feature of more experienced colleague, Żebrowski at the same time creates the foundations for his own film language and manifests its own perception of the world, as well as interpersonal problems, developed in further work
England in a Miniature in Mike Leigh\u27s "The Short and Curlies"
Get PDFEngland in a Miniature in Mike Leigh's “The Short and Curlies”Mike Leigh’s films are known for having kept the same tone and having played out the same melody for years. It is noteworthy that all the themes which Mike Leigh developed in his subsequent films, appeared in The Short and Curlies. Short scenes from the life of the English in The Short and Curlies can be seen in each scene of the film. From details such as a street with a perfectly straight terrace of houses with small gardens to social questions that are constant in the British culture. This ordinary, everyday observation gave rise to the plot of The Short and Curlies, revolving around a love affair of Joy (Sylvestra Le Touzel), a young woman working at a chemist’s and Clive (David Thewlis), a man who communicates with her only by means of his humourless jokes. Another story in the film is a complicated relationship of an eccentric hairdresser Betty (Alison Steadman), who is more interested in the life of the pharmacist than in the life of her own daughter Charlene (Wendy Nottingham). As Ewa Mazierska says: “Mike Leigh was once called the painter of miniatures – his films and TV productions for which he is equally praised and admired, concentrate on life of «small people with small gardens»”. Mike Leigh knows that his strengths are well written dialogues and this extraordinary skill to become a fictional character possessed by the actors he chooses.Mike Leigh’s films are known for having kept the same tone and having played out the same melody for years. It is noteworthy that all the themes which Mike Leigh developed in his subsequent films, appeared in The Short and Curlies. Short scenes from the life of the English in The Short and Curlies can be seen in each scene of the film. From details such as a street with a perfectly straight terrace of houses with small gardens to social questions that are constant in the British culture. This ordinary, everyday observation gave rise to the plot of The Short and Curlies, revolving around a love affair of Joy (Sylvestra Le Touzel), a young woman working at a chemist’s and Clive (David Thewlis), a man who communicates with her only by means of his humourless jokes. Another story in the film is a complicated relationship of an eccentric hairdresser Betty (Alison Steadman), who is more interested in the life of the pharmacist than in the life of her own daughter Charlene (Wendy Nottingham). As Ewa Mazierska says: “Mike Leigh was once called the painter of miniatures – his films and TV productions for which he is equally praised and admired, concentrate on life of «small people with small gardens»”. Mike Leigh knows that his strengths are well written dialogues and this extraordinary skill to become a fictional character possessed by the actors he chooses
Jazzowość filmu - filmowość jazzu. O muzyce Krzysztofa Komedy w filmach krótkometrażowych Romana Polańskiego
Get PDFThe relationship between a film director and the composer of the film soundtrack is an exceptionally interesting research subject. Even more so in the context of Krzysztof Komeda’s music in Roman Polański’s film etudes. It is a rare case for the influence of music on a film and for the influence of the film on the music to be so significant in the shaping of the styles of two artists on the threshold of their careers, one of whom is a composer, the other one being a film director.In the article, the author attempts to prove that creating a film using directing solutions that refer to jazz music elements is just as possible as the transformation of a jazz composer (in the context of a film) into an author of music which also becomes a film soundtrack. What is more, the mutual inspirations translate into the artistic development of both artists which is noticeable in their subsequent joined works. Those are: Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958), The Fat and the Lean (1961) and Mammals (1961).The author performs a film study-musicological analysis of the films mentioned above on the basis of the works of Marek Hendrykowski, Alicja Helman, Zofia Lissa, and Emilia Batura; he also uses the opinions of the authors themselves on their shared films which are the subject of the analysis mentioned. Examining the role of Krzysztof Komeda’s music in Roman Polański’s short films proved that apart from functionalizing the basic element of a music piece (melodics, agogic, rhytmics, and meter), the element of improvisation – characteristic of jazz – can also occur in a film, present both in its visual as well as in the sound layer. Thus, the use (on both levels) of elements of two kinds of art different from each other (in an ontological sense) has a significant influence on the shaping of the unique style of both artists.The Jazziness of a Film – the Filmicness of Jazz. About the Music of Krzysztof Komeda in the Short Films of Roman PolańskiThe relationship between a film director and the composer of the film soundtrack is an exceptionally interesting research subject. Even more so in the context of Krzysztof Komeda’s music in Roman Polański’s film etudes. It is a rare case for the influence of music on a film and for the influence of the film on the music to be so significant in the shaping of the styles of two artists on the threshold of their careers, one of whom is a composer, the other one being a film director.In the article, the author attempts to prove that creating a film using directing solutions that refer to jazz music elements is just as possible as the transformation of a jazz composer (in the context of a film) into an author of music which also becomes a film soundtrack. What is more, the mutual inspirations translate into the artistic development of both artists which is noticeable in their subsequent joined works. Those are: Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958), The Fat and the Lean (1961) and Mammals (1961).The author performs a film study-musicological analysis of the films mentioned above on the basis of the works of Marek Hendrykowski, Alicja Helman, Zofia Lissa, and Emilia Batura; he also uses the opinions of the authors themselves on their shared films which are the subject of the analysis mentioned. Examining the role of Krzysztof Komeda’s music in Roman Polański’s short films proved that apart from functionalizing the basic element of a music piece (melodics, agogic, rhytmics, and meter), the element of improvisation – characteristic of jazz – can also occur in a film, present both in its visual as well as in the sound layer. Thus, the use (on both levels) of elements of two kinds of art different from each other (in an ontological sense) has a significant influence on the shaping of the unique style of both artists
Produkcja: Łódzka Szkoła Filmowa
Get PDF Thousands of short films (turned mainly on black & white 35 mm film raw) are preserved in Film Archives of the famous Film School in Łódź. This large and unique collection consists of the earliest documentary and fiction student film projects made by famousto-be Polish filmmakers such as: Andrzej Munk, Andrzej Wajda, Roman Polański, Jerzy Skolimowski, Krzysztof Zanussi, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Wojciech Marczewski, Sławomir Idziak and many others. The article assesses the importance of first professional student films made in Film School in Łódź and their impact on our understanding of further way of the filmmaker and formation of his individual style.Production: Film School in Łódź Thousands of short films (turned mainly on black & white 35 mm film raw) are preserved in Film Archives of the famous Film School in Łódź. This large and unique collection consists of the earliest documentary and fiction student film projects made by famousto-be Polish filmmakers such as: Andrzej Munk, Andrzej Wajda, Roman Polański, Jerzy Skolimowski, Krzysztof Zanussi, Zbigniew Rybczyński, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Wojciech Marczewski, Sławomir Idziak and many others. The article assesses the importance of first professional student films made in Film School in Łódź and their impact on our understanding of further way of the filmmaker and formation of his individual style
Wodą w mur lub wyjście przez okno z betonu. O kilku graffiti Banksy\u27ego
Get PDF The paper discusses a series of five graffiti pieces made in 2005 on the Israeli-Palestinian separation barrier by the English street artist Banksy. Location is here key to the understanding of the messages. The departure point for my analyses is, on the one hand, the meaning connoted with the ‘wall,’ the aim of which is to separate two peoples in a conflict, and, on the other, the representations of landscapes, often with water, painted by Banksy in most of the works. To answer what symbolic role landscape plays in the conflict-ridden area, I look at some other art works, made by contemporary Israeli artists for whom place, landscape and the related question of identity and belonging seem to play a central role. Painted by Banksy on the Palestinian side, the utopian, Eden-like sights, which ‘make holes’ in the concrete barrier, undermine, in an ironic fashion, the hierarchical discourse of power relations constructed by the ‘opposite’ side, and give ‘water’ to the evicted.Water on the wall or exit through the concrete window. On some graffiti of Banksy The paper discusses a series of five graffiti pieces made in 2005 on the Israeli-Palestinian separation barrier by the English street artist Banksy. Location is here key to the understanding of the messages. The departure point for my analyses is, on the one hand, the meaning connoted with the ‘wall,’ the aim of which is to separate two peoples in a conflict, and, on the other, the representations of landscapes, often with water, painted by Banksy in most of the works. To answer what symbolic role landscape plays in the conflict-ridden area, I look at some other art works, made by contemporary Israeli artists for whom place, landscape and the related question of identity and belonging seem to play a central role. Painted by Banksy on the Palestinian side, the utopian, Eden-like sights, which ‘make holes’ in the concrete barrier, undermine, in an ironic fashion, the hierarchical discourse of power relations constructed by the ‘opposite’ side, and give ‘water’ to the evicted
Metaphorizing the Holocaust: The Ethics of Comparison
Get PDFMetaphorizing the Holocaust: The Ethics of Comparison This paper focuses on the ethics of metaphor and other forms of comparison that invoke National Socialism and the Holocaust. It seeks to answer the question: Are there criteria on the basis of which we can judge whether metaphors and associated tropes “use” the Holocaust appropriately? In analyzing the thrust and workings of such comparisons, the paper also seeks to identify and clarify the terminology and concepts that allow productive discussion. In line with its conception of metaphor that is also rhetorical praxis, the paper focuses on specific controversies involving the metaphorization of the Holocaust, primarily in Germany and Austria. The paper develops its argument through the following process. First, it examines the rhetorical/political contexts in which claims of the Holocaust’s comparability (or incomparability) have been raised. Second, it presents a review (and view) of the nature of metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche. It applies this framework to (a) comparisons of Saddam Hussein with Hitler in Germany in 1991; (b) the controversies surrounding the 2004 poster exhibition “The Holocaust on Your Plate” in Germany and Austria, with particular emphasis on the arguments and decisions in cases before the courts in those countries; and (c) the invocation of “Auschwitz” as metonym and synecdoche. These examples provide the basis for a discussion of the ethics of comparison. In its third and final section the paper argues that metaphor is by nature duplicitous, but that ethical practice involving Holocaust comparisons is possible if one is self-aware and sensitive to the necessity of seeing the “other” as oneself. The ethical framework proposed by the paper provides the basis for evaluationg the specific cases adduced
Tabloidyzacja Holocaustu w kulturze popularnej
Get PDF The text is an attempt to answer the question about the effects of the collision of Holocaust, recognized as a historical fact, with the mechanism of popular culture and how particular aspects of Holocaust, such as sex, violence and death, are used.The trivialization of the Holocaust in popular culture The text is an attempt to answer the question about the effects of the collision of Holocaust, recognized as a historical fact, with the mechanism of popular culture and how particular aspects of Holocaust, such as sex, violence and death, are used
The oak tree
Get PDFThe oak tree The text titled The Oak Tree is a true story told by Kazimiera, a woman who in 1941 saw the bodies of murdered Jews being dumped into a common grave in a forest in Western Poland. This text refers to the work of memory and to the work of narration in the context of representation of the Holocaust. This text opens a question about the limits of commemorating and abusing of the past hidden in words and in silence
Kino zapracowane
Get PDF In her polemical article, the author argues with the thesis of Jakub Majmurek, who expects Polish cinema to tackle with the image of the Catholic church. It is being proven that such doctrinal disputes should never be the main purpose of filmmaking. The cinema, as free art, cannot be narrowed to ideological battlefield.The Overworked Cinema In her polemical article, the author argues with the thesis of Jakub Majmurek, who expects Polish cinema to tackle with the image of the Catholic church. It is being proven that such doctrinal disputes should never be the main purpose of filmmaking. The cinema, as free art, cannot be narrowed to ideological battlefield