Dogma 95
A Danish film movement started by Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vinterburg. The movement sort to go back to basics, as they felt that technology hamper genuine creativity. They created a set of 10 rules named "The Vow of Chastity". This creates a film that is very similar to found footage films such as the Blair witch project.
The 'Vow of Chastity' stated that all filming must be done on set, special visual or audio effects are allowed to be used, the camera had to be handheld, the film must be in color, teh film must be shoot in the present, Use Academy 35 mm and the director must not be credited.
Not to be rude to the directors, but they come of as a bit egotistical. They seem to be very impressed with their own little movement but it doesn't seem to far detached from other 'Fly on the wall' film movements. The films don't feel like they have any purpose or cause. In fact I feel that the whole movement feels like a rebel without a cause. The impression I got from the directors that started Dogma is that their trying too hard to be interesting, cool, artistic and hip. So basic I feel like there is no reason for the movement other than the directors wanted to be noticed.
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The directors that were involved in the movie include Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Jean-Marc Barr and Harmony Korine. The movement ended in 2005.
The rules the movement imposes on the filmmaker seem to me to be very impractical and rather snobby. The idea that technology and innovation ruins something is silly. The way I think of it is that people thought that when cinema and radio first appeared that it would kill the use of books.
As for the idea that it makes the film more real and interesting, I can honestly say it does the reverse for me. I didn't care what was happening on screen or about the characters. If anything, all the rules really achieve in my eyes is that it makes the film seem sloppy and unfocused.
