Edgar Morin

Some said the scenes were indecent and painful, some found them powerful, appreciating the intimacy that Rouch and Morin were able to elicit. Mary Lou explains that, “in order to get a sparkle of truth, the character has to be alone and on the verge of breaking down, he has to talk about a very intimate matter” (Chronicle of a Summer). This interpretation of hers leads me to believe that she felt this was a true depiction of herself as well as Marceline. Similarly, Marceline mentions, “These were very intimate, vivid memories, when I was saying the words, I was reliving the past, feeling it” (Chronicle of a Summer). Rouch puts his subjects in intimate settings in order to provoke a deeper truth. In the two most impactful scenes, with Mary Lou and Marceline, despite the fact that Rouch may have exacerbated their performance through his filmic style, using long takes and close-up shots, they were untouched, uninterrupted, able to speak as they pleased, so although it can be seen as performance, it is a performance they created. Morin explains this concept at the end of the film, explaining, “We wanted to get away from theater, from spectacle, to enter into direct contact with life. But life is also theater, life is also spectacle” (Chronicle of a Summer). Ultimately, both the camera and Rouch are facilitators in…

The culture of Astute, just like anywhere else, is initially one of the most prominent and obvious aspects of the organisation and is equally important to the individuals within it. For instance, the website has an entire page dedicated to outlining the culture of the company relying upon the old adage of ‘work hard, play hard’ as is the nature of many sales companies; “For us to laugh together only makes our team stronger and I find that my team return to their projects with renewed energy,…

of Amazon’s white-collar employees and their interactions within the hierarchy, through various theories to determine the ultimate driving force of the company. The overarching theories used include Schein’s Iceberg Model, focusing on whether Amazon’s culture is transparent internally and to stakeholders; Smircich’s definition of culture: is it tangible and manipulated or intangible and subject to internal communication, and Willmott’s view of culture acting as another form of power and control.…

The Impressionist Movement: Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt Throughout history, art has acted as a medium of expression for many of the political and social issues that surrounded the artists. Artworks inspired new art movements, and other times it was the political and social circumstances that brought on a new range of artists and styles. The 19th century moved through many art movements, but one that dominated most of the late 19th century was Impressionism. Impressionism was an art style that…

Edgar Wright is a really great director who knows how to make people laugh. He is known for his Comedic Cornetto Trilogy, and the movies I will be talking about are “Shaun of the Dead”, and “Hot Fuzz” are the two of them. The scenes display the kind of style he uses in the films, and by using film techniques it helps show the style by how effective it is. Techniques such as music, sound effects, camera work e.g close ups, mid shots, and characters. Wright uses these techniques to grab people’s…

The next time I walk-in into any store I would surely observe more than I ever have until now. The reason simply being that in the last couple of days I have learnt so much about organisational culture and its different aspects that I can no longer look at any organisation the way I used to look at it before. Earlier, whenever I used to visit a store, it never occurred to me that everything that I could possibly see in that store was meant to be the way it is for a reason. I was unaware of the…

Edgar Degas was making drawings of the ballerinas and dancers in the 19th century. French artist Edgar Degas created hundreds of artworks that captured the ballet world of 19th century Paris. Degas regularly went to the Palais Garnier Opera House to observe the ballerinas (Edgar Degas). His focus was on their natural movement as they practiced. Exploring the way the dancers' bodies flowed through performance. Edgar showed a talent for drawing while young and wanted to become and artist. Edgar…

Judy Cassab was born in Vienna in 1920 to Hungarian and Jewish parents. After surviving the horrors of the Second World War by assuming the identity of her German maid, she migrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children and settled in Sydney. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist technique and portrait abilities. Since her first solo exhibition at the Macquarie Galleries in Sydney in 1953, Judy Cassab has held well over fifty solo…

In the world of art and sculpture, Edgar Degas’ The Little Dancer’s meaning is decidedly undecided. When the sculpture was first presented to the world in 1881, people reacted strongly in both good and bad ways because of just how different this sculpture was. The figure is rigid – in what looks like a stretch – and the face isn’t posed but natural and what some would call ugly. I found the sculpture to be profoundly refreshing due to the detail in every part of it, the unique authenticity, and…

her paintings for some money, but didn’t have much success. When she started to lose hope, she received a commission from the archbishop of Pittsburg to paint two copies of pieces done by the famous italian Schultz 4 artist Correggio. She accepted and was able to travel to Italy to study the original paintings. She continued to build her career in Europe and her paintings were once again showcased by the Salon from 1872-1874. (bio.com, “Mary Cassatt Biography”) She eventually grew frustrated…