Anthropology and Film

Anthropology and Film

Archaeology, Anthropology and Film
Archaeology, media and popular culture
Archaeology, anthropology and historic films
Archaeology, anthropology and contemporary films
In class film “Nanook of the North” Robert Flarity
Film as Communication
Film & media are tools of communication
It carries the purpose of transmitting information to a recipient who will take the information and synthesize it
Films differ from traditional storytelling because it is also tangible and tactical
Film & media as storytelling
Our modern understanding of film is it is a story telling device
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Film as storytelling
Storytellers help reserve a tradition of communicating information about who we are as a society, where we’ve come from, etc.
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Role of Archaeology in Media
Archaeologists are used as consultants for historical or cultural accuracy in m any productions worldwide
A whole sub-category of media devoted to revealing Archaeological findings and providing understanding of the behavior past cultures.
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Role of Media in Archaeology
People continually are fascinated by Ancient Civilizations and past Societies
Film and Photos can provide archaeologists with a way to archive their work, or examine visual evidence away from archaeological site.
New trend-CGI techniques have now allowed for the creation of visual interpretations of past societies that we haven’t seen previously.
Media can often help sensationalize and present evidence and findings in compelling ways to engage with audiences.
Timothy Taylor in article, Screening Biases, puts forth an idea that television is a compliment to archaeology because...

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