While the BROADSIDE form has traditionally been associated with written attack the CINEMASIDE is not so limited in scope.
At Jim Dodge's workshop on writing ku (April 5, 10AM at the RCC Black Box Theater) we'll learn how to write ku poems. A short film, like a poem, tells a story evoking an image in the viewers mind that transcends the images on the screen. At Esper Lukat Films workshop (April 5, 1PM at the RCC Black Box Theater) we'll work on making short video's out of the ku we write in Jim's ku workshop. 1broad·side noun \-ˌsīd\ : a very strong and harsh spoken or written attack : an attack by a ship in which all the guns on one side of the ship are fired together Full Definition of BROADSIDE1 a (1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside 2 archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline 3 a : all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge b : a volley of abuse or denunciation 4 : a broad or unbroken surface www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broadside CINEMASIDES is a word we came up with to reflect the bridge between the written word and the short form, time movement image. Some examples of well known uses of the BROADSIDE are the American Patriot, Thomas Paine who made effective use of the BROADSIDE form with the distribution of COMMON SENSE. So did Martin Luther with his 95 Theses. Most movies start with a script. A script is comprised of written words. Words are used to give parameters, organization and emphasis to thoughts. In a feature film, the process of adapting the written words into a sequence of moving images can involve hundreds and sometimes thousands of people. The advent of digital technologies makes the translation of written words into moving images available to anyone with a video camera on their mobile device. |