‘Compression makes every movie a melodrama’: A conversation with Laura U. Marks on the Small File Media Festival

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Short Film Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1386/sfs_00088_7

Martin P. Rossouw

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Abstract

This article presents a conversation with Laura U. Marks, a distinguished scholar of film and new media who launched the Small File Media Festival in 2020. Marks’ message is that large-file streaming is harmful to the planet and that we need to act against its growing yet under-the-radar carbon footprint. The festival’s goal is to demonstrate that movies can be captivating and immersive even if they are not large in file size, and encourages creators to experiment with low-energy technologies and techniques. Given the high stakes, the festival’s organizers hope that small-file media will become increasingly influential as an aesthetic movement.

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“压缩让每一部电影都成为情节剧”：在小文件媒体节上与劳拉·U·马克斯的对话

本文与著名的电影和新媒体学者劳拉·U·马克斯进行了对话，她于2020年发起了小文件媒体节。Marks的信息是，大文件流对地球有害，我们需要采取行动，防止其不断增长但却被忽视的碳足迹。电影节的目标是证明电影即使文件大小不大，也可以引人入胜，身临其境，并鼓励创作者尝试低能耗的技术和技巧。考虑到高风险，电影节组织者希望小文件媒体作为一种美学运动将变得越来越有影响力。

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Short Film Studies FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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期刊介绍： The main purposes of SFS are: To stimulate ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better understanding of the art form To provide a flow of cutting-edge teaching materials that can be used in courses in which short films are either studied or produced, at film schools or universities To offer fresh inspiration to filmmakers and other professionals working with short films in connection with festivals, national film institutes, regional film centres, etc. While the principal focus is on the short fiction film, other classic forms – such as the short documentary, the short experimental film and the short animation film – are also covered from time to time. In each issue, two productions are singled out for comprehensive presentation and close study. For each film, the reader will find production data, an interview with the director, a shot-by-shot breakdown of the film with a still illustrating every shot, a number of peer-reviewed articles that illuminate the film from a variety of perspectives and a link enabling subscribers to view the film.