Henriette Weber

I have started my open university film and media course again. yep.

The film history course that I am taking this fall ( together with audiovisual productions) had a very interesting lecture this monday.

actually, the film industry in 1895 (the dawn of film production where the Lumiére brothers held the first public screening of movies in Paris) looks a lot like the web today.
the film industry in 1895 was completely hyped also… How can I tell ?

well look up George Mèliés movies on the web.

He was a magician - and found out that he could do ” magic tricks” with film production and dazzle his audience. I in particular enjoy these three

the naivity and the exciting behaviour that Mèliés is showing, is so very inspiring.

I mean here he is, making films, using technology in a way that none has done before .

The web today has the same kind of substance. We have no idea how to use it yet. We have no idea what it will become. Still there is a part of the naivity and excitement that is missing.

Why ?

Because everything has been done before. Or that is the general idea.

to prove my case : I am absolutely in love with André Hedetofts mission to become a geek movie director. I know for a fact that this is what he urging to do for a living. I think it is fascinating that he has developed a whole game around his passion - and his dream.

other people are saying ” it has been seen before” - “it is nothing new” - ” you should just start vlogging”… But I sense that André is somewhere in Malmø, eager to begin his career in this way.

Can’t things be remarkable because they have been done before ?

so lets get the naivity and excitement back into the web. lets all be like Mèliés and chop our heads of 5 times and make them sing *s*