Vimos alguns excertos para nos inspirarmos para fazer o exercício 1. Vimos minutos Lumière e falámos sobre a posição da câmara e porque será que o realizador escolheu pôr a câmara ali e  depois falámos sobre os planos. No Nénette, por exemplo, os primeiros planos estamos muito próximos, não percebemos logo que bicho é, e a primeira coisa que vemos são os olhos que lembram os olhos dos humanos. Falámos também do som, de ouvirmos muitas pessoas diferentes que olham para a Nénette e nós nunca as vemos, nós também olhamos para a Nenette e os outros orangotangos.

We watched some excerpts to inspire us to do exercise 1. We watched Lumière minutes and talked about the position of the camera and why the director chose to put the camera there, and then we talked about the shots. In Nenette, for example, the first shots are very close, we don’t immediately realize what animal it is, and the first thing we see are the eyes, which are reminiscent of human eyes. We also talked about the sound, how we hear lots of different people looking at Nenette and we never see them, we also look at Nenette and the other orangutans.

Vimos a Beppie (Van der Keuken), ela sabe sempre que está a ser filmada. Fala muito, às vezes ouvimos a Beppie a falar, mas vemo-la a fazer outras coisas. Às vezes parece que é o que ela está a pensar, como quando está no cinema. A Beppie pareceu-nos muito livre, a andar sozinha pela cidade mais os amigos. 

We’ve seen Beppie (Van der Keuken), she always knows she’s being filmed. She talks a lot, sometimes you hear Beppie talking, but you see her doing other things. Sometimes it looks like that’s what she’s thinking, like when she’s at the movies. Beppie seemed very free, walking around the city alone with her friends.

We went to the Cinemateca in Lisbon to see Être et Avoir (Philibert), and then we talked about the movie at school. We remember scenes where it was very clear that the film crew was there – when the teacher talks to the camera – scenes where it feels as if the crew isn’t there, but it’s a bit strange that they are – like the scene where the teacher talks to the two boys who have had a fight – or when it doesn’t seem to make any difference that the crew is there – like the math homework scene with the family of one of the boys. And also when it seems that the scenes have happened for the camera, like in a fictional movie – like the scene in the field where they call for a girl who has disappeared.

Olá! Somos um grupo de alunos da Escola Manuel Ferreira Patrício em Évora. Este ano vamos participar no projeto  » Cinema Cem anos de Juventude ». Queremos ver filmes e falar sobre cinema. Queremos aprender mais sobre cinema.  E quem sabe … fazer filmes!

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Hello, we’re a group of students from the Manuel Ferreira Patrício School in Évora. This year we’re going to take part in the ‘Cinema One Hundred Years of Youth’ project. We want to watch films and talk about cinema. We want to learn more about cinema.  And who knows? make films!

Olá!

Somos a turma 11.º TIAT (Curso Profissional Técnico de Informação e Animação Turística) da Escola Secundária Matias Aires que pertence ao Agrupamento de Escolas Agualva Mira Sintra. A nossa escola localiza-se na cidade de Agualva Cacém, concelho de Sintra, nos arredores de Lisboa.

A nossa turma é constituída por 8 alunos, 6 raparigas e 2 rapazes, com idades compreendidas entre os 16 e os 20 anos.

Estamos a participar pela primeira vez no programa “Cinema, cem anos de juventude” e a aprender muito com este projeto. Nunca pensámos que fazer cinema desse tanto trabalho.

« Hello! We are the class of 11th TIAT (Professional Technical Course of Information and Turistic Animation) of Escola Secundária Matias Aires that belongs to the group of schools Agualva Mira Sintra. Our school is located in the city of Agualva Cacém, municipality of Sintra, on the sorroundings of Lisbon. Our class has 8 students, 6 girls and 2 boys, with ages from 16 to 20. We are participating for the first time on the CCAJ Project and we have learned a lot with it. We never thought that cinema was so hardworking. » – ENG.

« Os aspetos positivos deste projeto foi que me fez gostar de cinema. Aprendi, entre outras coisas, a mexer na câmara. Aprendi muitas coisas neste projeto. Aprendi a trabalhar com a câmara fotográfica e com a câmara de filmar, o que nunca imaginei poder fazer. Aprendi um pouco sobre cinema. » – Nhima Tchan 11º ano E.S. Matias Aires

« The positive aspects of this project it was that made me like cinema. I learned among other things, to work with the camera. I learned lots of things in this project. I learned to photograph and to film, which I never thought I could do. I learned something about cinema. » -ENG.

« Na minha opinião acho que houve pessoas que gostaram mais e pessoas que gostaram menos de participar neste projeto.Foi complicado, mas o resultado final foi bom. Aprendi que tem que levar o seu tempo e que não é assim tão fácil como parece. » – Joana Saavedra – 11º ano E.S. Matias Aires

« In my opinion i think there was people that liked more and others less to participate in this project. It was complicated, but the final result was good.I learned that you have got to take it’s time and it’s not as easy as it seems »

-ENG.

« Aprendi como fazer planos e a usar a câmara de vídeo. Aprendi, também, a usar a perche e a claquete. » – Djibril Nite – 11º ano E.S. Matias Aires

« I learned how to frame and how to use the videocamera. I learned as well how to use the perch and the clapperboard » – ENG.

« Um dos aspetos mais positivos da participação no projeto foi quando foi para gravar a conversa. Com este projeto aprendi a usar o gravador e a controlar os níveis de som. Aprendi a trabalhar em equipa. » – Sara Gomes – 11º ano E.S. Matias Aires

« One of the most positive aspects of the participation on the project was the recording of the conversation. With this project i learned to use the recorder and to control the sound levels. I learned to work on a team » – ENG.

It’s based on a testimony of Amin Nawabi (it’s a pseudonym) in 2021. The film deals with immigration, the refugees experience and the quest for identity.

It was awarded distinctions and accolades had the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021 and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2022.

The scene in set first in Afghanistan, then in Russia and finally in Denmark and the action takes place nowadays. The story revolves around Amin who left Afghanistan because of war. This is the story of Amin’s family who are threatened in Afghanistan because of war.  They left their country and they went to Russia to find peace. But in there, they were illegals and undocumented. They tried to leave Russia, but they were recaptured before their arrival in Sweden. After that, only Amin’s sisters succeed in settling in Sweden. Finally, after a long time, Amin arrives and settles in Denmark. In this place, he could find and accept his identity. He finally can live his homosexuality not as an illness but as a real way to love.   

It allows us to understand better the consequences of war, the long cross of emigrants and the acceptance of homosexuality. The film was really interesting. We see the difficult travel that they made across different countries. During all the film, the atmosphere was stressful and tensed. Our favorite moment is when Amin met a boy in the car who must bring them to the airport to go to Denmark. This moment is rather romantic. The two boys learnt to know each others and even if they are separated then, their relationship is beautiful. It could be better if there were more archive pictures.

The end gives us hope because at the end of the story, Amin and his partner finally married each other.

Alexine, Lucas, Mathilde

The movie we are writing about is entitled I, Daniel Blake. It’s a drama which  was directed by Ken Loach and released on October 26, 2016.

It is starring Dave Johns as Daniel Blake and Hayley Squires as Katie. The film deals with social services and health problems.

It was awarded the Palme d’or in 2016, Empire Award best of British movie and the Cesar of best foreign movie.

The scene is set in the United Kingdom and the action takes place in 2010. The story revolves around Daniel Blake who suffers heart conditions and Katie, a single mother with two children who are going to be ill-treated by social services. They try to help each other.

Our favorite moment is when Daniel tags on the wall so as to rebel against society and we liked the moment when he has to create a wooden fish for Katie’s daughter. This moment is so cute.

We can’t stand it when Daniel dies at the end, because it’s so sad, we think it’s long awaited by spectator.

We were shocked when Katie has to prostitute and Daniel comes in the house where Katie is. This moment is very embarrassing and sad.

Even if we didn’t like secondary characters, we can’t deny that we have appreciated main characters.

To conclude, we like this movie because it’s moving, realistic and sad. We generally like sad movies that’s why we like this movie.

Charlotte & Lise

Film review, I, Daniel Blake

The movie we are writing about is entitled I, Daniel Blake and it belongs to the social realism movement. It was directed by Ken Loach and the plot was written by Paul Laverty. This movie deals with unemployment and poverty. I, Daniel Blake was released in 2016 and the same year, it was awarded The Palme d’Or. It is starring Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, Hayley Squires as Katie, Brianna Shann as Daisy and Dylan McKiernan as Dylan.

The scene set in Newcastle, near Manchester, in Northern England and the action takes place in the 21st century. This is the story of Daniel Blake, a fifty-year-old man who had a heart attack and cannot work anymore. He wants to get allowance because of his unemployment but the Job Center is not understanding. He meets a poor family and helps this family to have a better life. They will fight together to have jobs or allowances until the end…

I liked this film because it allows us to understand the difficulty for some people to find a job and live in poverty. We become attached to the characters and Ken Loach films them very near of us. We take part in the private life of the people. We are snatched by the story and I felt all the emotions of the characters. My favourite moment is when the little boy, Dylan makes fishes out of the wood and he is very quiet. All along the film, I felt bad for the mother who gives up her health for her children. I also think that the end is very touching. However, there is an excess of misfortune and too many clichés of poverty. They have bad lives and they continue to have misfortune, they cannot stand up again.

Even if we can move to pity, we can’t deny that it deserves its Palme d’Or, we feel a lot of emotions when we watch it and we become aware of the difficulty of life. This is for me the best film that I have watched and I recommend you to see it.

Chloé & Charline

What I like best is the fraternity between Daniel and Katie. I didn’t
have a particular favorite moment. I think the plot is so negative, I was
disappointed by this. Even if the film is so dramatic, we can’t deny the beautiful
fraternity between Daniel and Katie. I think the end was so predictable; Daniel
Blake died; for me it’s disappointing.

Marius

            The Old Oak is the thirty- third and latest movie of the incredible Ken Loach. The film deals with racism, particularly xenophobia, and also with solidarity, the pillar of his films. His main actors are Dave Turner who played TJ Ballantyne and Ebla Mari who played Yara. It is Ken Loach’s choice that they’re not very famous. It reinforces the realistic aspect and I find that Dave looks real in his role.

            We follow TJ Ballantyne, the barman of The Old Oak, the only pub in this former miner’s village located in the North of England. His business works because of his regular customers who, every day take refuge in the pub to discuss the hardness of life. That is when a family of Syrian refugees arrive in the town creating tensions. However, our barman became friends with Yara, a young migrant passionate about photography. Together, they will try to bring back to life the saying: « When you eat together, you stick together. ».

            It was a great experience, I really liked it. The scene that I keep in memory is the one where the whole village, even those who disapproved of the refugees’ arrival, come to offer flowers and condolences to the Syrian family. It was an emotional moment. By the way, Ken Loach has a certain talent for keep us in suspense, making us cry and then slightly smiling, still full of hope for humanity.

Marjane

            The movie I am writing about is entitled Sorry We Misssed You. It’s a documentary drama directed by Ken Loach. It’s starring Kris Hitchen as Ricky; Debbie Honneywood, Katie Proctor and Rhis McGrowan as Abby, Liza and Seb. The film deals with social injustice. It was awarded Best European movie award of 2021.

            The scene is set in new Castle in the United-Kingdom. The story revolves around Ricky, a father of 2 children. Ricky and his wife Abby work hard to own as much money as they need to live. They have to make sacrifices for their jobs which is going to have consequences on their family relation.

            The movie allows us to understand the cause of uberisation and the problems caused by hard work. What I like the most is the different reactions of each character in front of the same situations, but you understand all reactions because they don’t live them with the same point of view. I am impressed by the capacity they have to enjoy one moment forget their problems (like when they were all in the truck). But there are too many problems which the family have to get through, it is a bit too much. I also found that sometimes they overreacted the situation.

            Even if sometimes characters are not realistic, we can’t deny that it helps understand the message better.

            It is all the more interesting as the movie takes a place in the 21^st century so this is current problems which this film highlights.

Thibault

    The movie we are writing about is entitled Sorry We Missed You. It’s a drama film directed by Ken Loach and released in 2019. It is starring Kris Hitchen as Ricky Turner and Katie Proctor as Lizie Jane. The film deals with the uberisation of work and family problems. It was awarded the Gopo Award for Best European movie.

    The scene is set in Newcastle and the action takes place in the 2010s. It’s the story of a poor family after the Subprime mortgage crisis. The father, Ricky, gets a new job, but as it goes on, more and more problems appear in their family and work.

    This movie allows us to compare our lives with theirs as we try to understand their struggles. It made me compassionate because the family has so many issues, moreover, I was impressed by how good the actors were. Finally, the sound track made the movie better because it goes perfectly with the dialogues.

   But there are some bad points too. The family has so many problems it makes it unrealistic. I was disappointed by the ending because it leaves too many questions unanswered and is too surprising. I think a movie ending shouldn’t be so brutal and random. Even if the family’s problems are too many, we can’t deny that a lot of people are actually the victims of these situation. And in spite of the good acting performance, the film remains slow and a bit boring.

Raphaël & Lior

This movie plot is a little repetitive. I find this film describes a routine : Ricky goes to his job and he’s often pressed, Seb is boosted out of his class and there’s a quarrel every evening. This film is very realistic : I have an impression of nothing new in that. It seems me boring but I think K.Loach did it on purpose. He wants the viewer to have this impression. Moreover, K. Loach tried to hide it : every day, the routine is the same ; but we note that there is something more every day. For example, one day Liza Jane helps her dad and the other day, Seb tags on a street wall with his friends and Freddie lays off employees.

            I also have good memories about this movie. My favorite moment is when Ricky Turner was hit by young people because this gives action. The story becomes interesting and our characters are faced with a dilemma between being sick, leave and no longer being paid or continuing to work despite their injuries endured in the fight. I was impressed by Liza Jane’s character when her family are arguing.

Thomas

Nous avons vu plusieurs extraits de ce film documentaire. Voici les 4 extraits vus en classe: https://tube-arts-lettres-sciences-humaines.apps.education.fr/w/mjZDpKfT52qCPqQ2LGybss

Chaque extrait présentait une personne ou un groupe de personnes investissant la base de loisirs dans laquelle Guillaume Brac a filmé pendant tout un été.

A partir de ces extraits, nous avons réfléchi aux questions suivantes:

Pourquoi Guillaume Brac a-t-il choisi ce lieu ? Pourquoi parler de « double attention » de Guillaume Brac ?

Quelle est la  méthode et la posture du réalisateur vis-à-vis du lieu filmé et des protagonistes filmés ? 

Qu’est-ce que le lieu représente pour chacun des protagonistes présentés dans les extraits ( individuellement ou en groupe) ?

Lorsqu’il y a un témoignage, comment la parole est-elle recueillie ?

Voici ce qui en est ressorti dans les cahiers de bord du projet: Ce sera des conseils précieux pour notre film.

Lucile:

Guillaume Brac a choisi ce lieu car c’est une base de loisirs dans laquelle il avait beaucoup de souvenirs d’enfance. Il souhaitait y retourner. le réalisateur a fait attention au lieu en lui-même tout autant qu’aux gens qui s’y trouvent, qui le fréquentent.

Il a cherché à observer longtemps, à créer des relations de confiance. Il est resté sur ce lieu pendant deux mois. Il a également cherché à ne pas être supérieur à ceux qu’ils filment, car une caméra et un réalisateur, c’est très imposant.

Il a réussi à transmettre des émotions. pour le groupe de ceux qui cherchent à ne pas payer, c’est le lieu de l’interdit , un idéal à atteindre. pour les dragueurs, c’est un lieu de possibles rencontres amoureuses. Pour le vieux monsieur, c’est un lieu de tranquillité et de repos, tandis que pour les immigrés afghans, c’est l’endroit de la liberté et de la sûreté.

lorsqu’il y a des témoignage ou de la parole, Guillaume Brac respecte celui qui est interrogé. Le protagoniste n’est pas toujours filmé, mais sa voix est hors champ. On remarque que la parole semble très libre. Il n’y a pas de questions. les protagonistes disent ce qu’ils veulent raconter. le réalisateur fait aussi confiance au hasard et ne prévoit rien à l’avance.

Raphaël:

Guillaume porte une double attention dans ce film car il filme le moment présent tel qu’il est, mais aussi ses souvenirs tels qu’ils perdurent.

Guillaume dit vouloir éviter une position de « supériorité » qui serait due aux équipements et au fait d’être filmé.

Ce film montre qu’un même lieu peut avoir plusieurs significations comme se divertir, se reposer, s’évader, rencontrer, ou s’échapper.

Arthur

L’équipe a été réduite au strict minimum pour se mettre « à égalité » avec les personnes filmées. tout cela permet d’interagir sur le même plan que les protagonistes filmés.

Guillaume Brac souhaite rencontrer des gens qui vont le toucher quelque soit leur âge, leur milieu social. Il veut s’immiscer dans leur « petits mondes ». Mais il faut aussi respecter en filmant sans accabler avec la caméra , ne pas s’accorder tous les pouvoirs.

Le vieux monsieur est seul dans son témoignage. il révèle aussi une certaine solitude et une rédemption.

pour recueillir la parole, il peut arriver au réalisateur de demander aux gens de rejouer la scène. on peut dire que c’est une « reconstitution » du réel.

Romain

guillaume porte une attention particulière à capturer les moments de joie partagés, mais aussi la lumière et notamment les reflets du soleil sur l’eau. Quand il filme les individus, il reste en retrait. Il laisse libre cours aux choses avec un certain respect. il cherche seulement à retranscrire et à comprendre les interactions sans jugement et « objectivement ».

lorsque brac pose des questions, il doit poser des questions ouvertes qui ouvrent la narration, qui encourage la narration personnelle. mais sans orienter les réponses.

Thomas:

en regardant et en écoutant ces témoignages, on sent qu’aucune barrière n’a été imposée au niveau du langage ou des thèmes abordés. une forte relation de confiance est palpable dans les extraits visionnés. Et cette confiance nous rassure quand on voit ce film documentaire.

Lise:

Guillamue Brac estime que la naissance de tout projet « réaliste » est en relation directe avec son propre passé ou sa propre histoire. Le fil conducteur est entre la vie réelle et ses souvenirs du lieu.

Carmin:

Guillaume Brac se met à disposition des gens . il n’attend rien de ses interlocuteurs.

Loïc:

De chaque histoire des protagoniste, on a une image du passé du lieu ou de ce qu’est le lieu pour eux. A travers la caméra, on voit le présent. Et à travers les « vivants » du lieu, on s’imagine le lieu. On finit donc par habiter le lieu.

Nous répartissons les groupes de tournage sur plusieurs journées avec des équipes de 5 à 7 personnes maximum par journée.

Voici le groupe « girl power » du mardi 2 avril: Mathilde, Justine, Charline, Anaïs,Charlotte, et Juliette.

Voici le groupe du mercredi 3 avril: Héritier, Lucas, Roman, Romain, Bilel.

Et enfin, le groupe du jeudi 4 avril avec Carmin, Robin, Lior et Tri.

Nous avons tourné en plusieurs petits groupes . L’objectif était d’aller vers l’autre, d’essayer de parler avec les employés et les usagers du lieu. La rencontre n’est pas évidente, car on aimerait ne pas la provoquer, mais qu’elle se fasse d’elle-même.

Pour cela, Anaïs et Lucile vont participer au tri des vêtements. Dans la salle de tri nous avons remarqué que les employés et les bénévoles parlent très librement. Nous avons dans l’idée de filmer cette situation avec deux d’entre nous qui participent aux tâches quotidiennes. Nous nous apercevons que quand la caméra est là, la parole est plus restreinte ! Alexine et Lucas vont filmer et nous repartons avec des plans très beaux mais que nous n’utiliserons pas pour l’exercice 2. Nous n’avons peut-être atteint que partiellement l’objectif de la règle du jeu de l’exercice 2, mais le plus important est pour l’instant de nous faire « accepter » avec notre matériel de tournage, de nous immerger dans le lieu. De belles rencontres pour l’instant, de l’échange avec les protagonistes du lieu.

Yanis, Lise, Bilel et Mélissa sont allés recueillir avec un micro la parole de nombreux protagonistes du lieu: Michel, le directeur de la Ressource qui raconte très bien l’histoire de ce lieu. Lucile, qui gère la réinsertion professionnelle des employés et qui fait de nombreux entretiens avec eux. Christophe, un des plus anciens bénévoles qui trie les métaux. ( Seul le témoignage de Christophe a pu être filmé).