German Expressionism
German Expressionism is the ways the filmmakers, especially in Germany, produced their films in the 1920s. During the recovery period after World War 1, the German film making industry was at its all time high.
However as the economy of the country was poor due to the war. German producers found it hard to produce extravagant films that could be compared to the films that Hollywood were producing. As a result of this, the German film makers decided to create their own style of film making, this involved using symbolism and Mise En Scene to create a particular mood and give the film deeper meaning.
Although the first film that used the Expressionist style was the film " The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari" directed by Robert Wiene, in 1920 .
The European cultures of the time embraced the ethic of the change and was willing to look further then what was already known, for example using bold, new ideas and artistic styles. The Expressionist sytle was produced on a small budget by using set designs with widely non-realistic, geometrically absurd sets, along with designs drawn on the walls and floors to representing lighting shadows and objects.
This storylines of this type of film making were usaully known as stories that dealt with madness, insanity, betrayal or other intellectaul topics (in comparision to the typical set genres that is used by Hollywood, for example action, adventure,romantic and Sci-fi films.
However as the economy of the country was poor due to the war. German producers found it hard to produce extravagant films that could be compared to the films that Hollywood were producing. As a result of this, the German film makers decided to create their own style of film making, this involved using symbolism and Mise En Scene to create a particular mood and give the film deeper meaning.
Although the first film that used the Expressionist style was the film " The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari" directed by Robert Wiene, in 1920 .
The European cultures of the time embraced the ethic of the change and was willing to look further then what was already known, for example using bold, new ideas and artistic styles. The Expressionist sytle was produced on a small budget by using set designs with widely non-realistic, geometrically absurd sets, along with designs drawn on the walls and floors to representing lighting shadows and objects.
This storylines of this type of film making were usaully known as stories that dealt with madness, insanity, betrayal or other intellectaul topics (in comparision to the typical set genres that is used by Hollywood, for example action, adventure,romantic and Sci-fi films.
