Hi Jason, I imagine you'll have seen the recent BBC2 programme Shooting the Past. There are scenes in which a series of photographs are used to tell stories, though I don't think the mise-en-scene of the piece overall is in a dialogue with the phototgraphs. cheers, Aylish On Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:55:51 +0000 DR J J JACOBS <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm looking for examples of films or television programmes that use > still photography as an aspect of their mise-en-scene, particularly > those that 'energise' the photograph within the temporal continuity > of the film (e.g. using voice-over narration). I'd also be grateful > for reading suggestions ( I've looked at the Patrice > Petro collection, FUGITIVE IMAGEs, and take Sontag, Bourdieu and > Benjamin as read). > Any suggestions - from the opening of Chinatown to La Jettee! - most > welcome. > > Jason > > > Dr Jason Jacobs > Department of Film and Television Studies > University of Warwick > Coventry > CV4 7AL > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama. ---------------------- Aylish Wood [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]