Blog Response 4

1. This video made me realize how much I underestimated movement in film and its contribution to storytelling. Especially when he compared scenes from Akira Kurosawa's films to the scene from the Avengers. In Kurasawa's film, they didn't need dialogue to explain what was happening, whereas, in The Avengers, they did. It's made me realize that a lot of times dialogue isn't needed to move the story forward. 
2. Satoshi Kon's editing real does have a reality-bending effect within his films. I have actually heard of one of the films mentioned in the video, Perfect Blue. The film follows a pop star who wants to become an actress and all the stress and issues that come with that change. The editing of the film helps show the viewer the descent into madness the star takes as she's met with various problems that begin to negatively affect her. The editing is very chaotic but that adds to the effect and allows the viewer to somewhat understand what the star is going through.
3. It's interesting how much more you can do with a video essay than a regular essay to explain a topic. Like the narrator mentioned, Orson Welles was able to go through 6 different storylines in his own video essay, F for Fake, without anything getting muddled. It is definitely an effective way to communicate a topic.
4. It's really interesting how so much of a story can be told from a single image. Images can explain so much without saying a word. They can convey a person's emotions, personality, and thoughts and not use any dialogue. When he used the example of the movie with the two little girls and only really used scenes that had no dialogue, you can pretty much infer what happened within the film based only on the imagery.