Modernism vs Postmodernism 1

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Modernism vs Postmodernism

Transcript of Modernism vs Postmodernism 1

Modernism vs Postmodernism

Modernism

• Structure and Order

• Efficiency and Productivity

• Science and Technology

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfw0KapQ3qw

• Charlie Chaplin – Modern Times

Key Figure – Henry Ford

• Founder of the Ford car

• Factory System

• Development of the Production line

• Standardisation of production

• De- skilling of the work force

• "Any customer can have a car

painted any colour that he

wants so long as it is black".

These ideas fed into Media

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsZRpPsZ9zE

• Seven Dwarfs working in the mine – factory production

But not all saw this as a good way of life

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2iUJucbk4

So Why Did it Changed?

• World War Two

• The Cold War and M.A.D

• Social Housing

• Modernism (and it’s ideas taken to

their extreme) led the world to a place

that people did not like

World War Two

• Hitler – Modernism at its worst

• Order – Use of the army for control

• Confirmative – anyone ‘different’ was removed

• Efficiency and Productivity – Concentration Camps and 6 million Jews (used a production line to kill)

• Science used to justify the genocide and don’t forget the scientific experiments

• Weapons Technology

The Cold War and M.A.D

• Science and Technology at its worst

Social Housing

• How does Social Housing reflex the ideas of Modernism?

• What are the problems associated with Social Housing?

Social Housing elsewhere

• What is different?

Activity – Master Chef

• Analyse the following clips from Masterchefand Julia Child

• One is modern (traditional) and one is postmodern

• Consider the following– Average shot length and camera work

– Representation and Target audience

– Mise en scene and music

– Narrative

– Ideology etc

How do these clips represent the time they were made in?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA2ys8C-lNk

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fusZBQYVNIk

• 2-3 paragraphs