it's the movies that have really been running things ... ever since they were invented. they show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it. --andy warhol

Thursday, August 26, 2010

POP CULTURE PARALLELS: THEATRICAL PSA

As a modern medium there are numerous connections and parallels between early or 'primitive' cinema and what we see and experience today as spectators.  These theatrical psas by D.W. Griffith and Martin Scorsese show that despite over a hundred years and a myriad of changes to cinema, there are essential elements to the art and entertainment of motion pictures.

D.W. Griffith's THOSE AWFUL HATS (1909)


A modern example with Martin Scorsese for AT&T.

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