Assumption Coll - Film Dialogue

Lecturette Media and Spirituality through Film Dialogue Titus Brandsma CenterCenter-Media Program

Media from means (Paul VI)

… to culture

(John Paul II)

Media Is just a part of a

COMMUNICATION process… : WHO says WHAT in which CHANNEL to WHOM and with what EFFECT (Laswell, 1948)

Teachers as role models. . .


Create an ambience for the

youth to be discerning users of media.

Film Dialogue as a teaching tool…

FILM AND SPIRITUALITY The Three Key Areas: How do we understand spirituality? Characteristics of film language to express spirituality The spiritual dialogue concerning spirituality in film

Spirituality

dynamic relationship between the divine Spirit and the human Spirit that leads to transformation transformation.. :

:

“lived and a multiform phenomenon “

Spirituality


A process. . .
A relationship. . .
A communication. . . When we are profoundly touched by the Other, we cannot help but communicate it!

Forms of Spirituality
Lay
Centered on family
Day to day life
Schools of spirituality
Source of Inspiration: e.g. Carmelite, Franciscan, Marian
Rituals, structure
Counter Counter--spirituality
Operate from the margins, fringes
E.g. liberation, feminist, creation, milleniarist, devotions

PRIMORDIAL SPIRITUALITY



Core source of what life means. . . What pushes you 24/7. . .

Film = Motion

picture…

GENRES • • • • • •

Action Romance Horror Adventure Sci--Fi Sci Drama

• • • • • • •

Comedy “Adult” Cartoons Animation Period/Historical Musical Etc.

FILMS Films tell stories of all kinds. When we view films, we engage, participate, identify, reject, classify, enjoy evaluate, digest and criticize. mostly in a spontaneous way, jumping without order. We engage in interpersonal communication about the film. We are doing film dialogue, informally.

Film and Spirituality Film as the medium, the language where we experience the divinedivine-human relationship that eventually leads to transformation.. transformation

Film Dialogue & Other Concepts
Film

Reading read the film according to the message it is trying to convey, promote and advocate. Trying to at least closely capture what the director is trying to say. Read the film according to the directors’ perspectives and not the viewers’.

Concepts . . .
Film Critique/Analysis – criticize/analyze the film

according to the merits or demerits of the film. Mostly according to the aesthetical aspect (technical) and the how the story is written, presented and developed through the film. Usually, questions are if the film is near to the realities of life, true to its adaptation. Not more in the application of film to life. Also how characters compliment or become a barrier to the development of the story, how it relates to us.

Concepts . . .
Film

Appreciation – appreciating the film out of its goodness, aesthetics and visuallygood and stunning camera shots; appreciate the film for its diversity, appreciate cultural diversity.

Film Dialogue

Film Dialogue
Focus - your inner self self;; as you watch, you discover

yourself, you make your journey to your innermost being, you talk yourself through the film and get attached with your senses, your logic, your emotions and what the film says says..
“Mining the gold in films films..”
Focused on life’s experiences that has been called by the film to surface - . “Inner Dialogue Dialogue..”
Sharing with others and listening what others have to say, and learn from them them..


Remember: All films have values.

But they depend so much on the viewers’ viewpoints and perspectives.
Films are reflective of realities.
Films should be treated in the light of

spirituality and meanings.

Main Objectives of the Film Dialogue
A better Christian understanding of media





stories; stories; A process of dialogue, confrontation and clarification;; clarification Ordering and integration of experiences; experiences; Growth in religious and spiritual meaning; meaning; Cultivation of the life of the spirit from a Christian viewpoint viewpoint..


Now let’s experience

film dialogue…

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