Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen
Editor of film education, Danish Film Institute. Main focus is the streamingsite and learning platform Filmcentralen/Education. Developed and facilitated courses in film educaction for many years.
Location Denmark
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Thank you for all your valuable and interesting remarks! Best regards
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Dear Christina there are so many different definitions out there, so I understand your frustration! Our definition is: Form = the dramatugical elements of the film, that is the composition, the structure (is the film told straight forward, or do the film use flashbacks etc.). Style = aesthetics, also known as cinematic effects. The reason why we write 'style...
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Very sorry about the Basic guide, we will fix it as soon as possible!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Carey O
We also use this film in kindergardens and it works very well. As well as many of the anianimals film. Children LOVE Zebra fx :) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zebra+julia+ocker
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Ruben Wolfram
It's so nice to work with this age group! And to separate the picture from the sound is always a good way to make them 'feel', at an early age, that film is a construction.
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Good suggestion! always interesting to compare the beginning and the ending of a film.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Carla Augusto
Yes this narrative model, which is also called the Hollywood model, can be applied to feature as well as shortfilms. But I also often use the plot point model/three.act structure when working with shortfilms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure It's sometimes easier to make the students pay attention and understand the storyline, seen from a...
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Britta Kühn
Good point. We often make them analyze the adverts and posters too. They provide a lot of information about a film. Sometimes the students are also making their own posters for the film.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Deb Lemmer
I agree Once upon... is brilliant for this use!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Thank you very much for all your kind comments! We're indeed very fortunate to have had the funding and human ressources to develope the Filmcentralen within the last 15 years. Hope to inspire all of ýou dedicated and passinonate learners all over the world.
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Thank you for your kind words. We are indeed very fortunate that funding and ressoruces have made it possible to make Filmcentralen within the last 10 years. But the most important thing is still a dedicated teacher :) Best of luck!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Dimitra Drakaki
I like the idea of a storyboard of sound! Thanks for sharing.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Evanthia Argyrou
Thank you for sharing. It's very valuable to alternate between different styles of analysis, various tactile ways of understanding what the film is about and how it is told.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Thank you very much for all your inspiring and interesting questions and different views. Keep up the good work all over the world :)
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I like your idea about the elevator representing the society as a closed box.
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Thank you very much for all your recommedations! Looking forward to have a closer look at all your links.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Hadi Sheibani
As we write above 'Concurrently she hears voices but whether they are real voices or her own state of mind playing tricks on her, is open to interpretation'. So your interpretation is as good as mine :) I think they are both on the inside and outside... But I'm not sure... it depends on how you understand and interpretate the film and there are many ways to...
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Totally agree with you. It's not about finding the 'right answers', because there are none. This is only one way of analyzing the film. The important thing is to make the students reflect, debate and argue their own ideas and opinions, creating a different jigsaw :)
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Exactly, we think it appeals to teenagers from all over the world. The force of film!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Daniela Serbu
@DanielaSerbu Thank you for this comment. As you say, the step task should be answered in the light of the narrative model; how the voices are escalating the conflict and increasing the drama over time. The narrative structure is difinitely a heavy part of film analysis and not necessarily for beginners. Hope this answers your question :)
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Excellent film! :)
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Great film! :)
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So great you use 'Fighter'! It's an excellent film and we also still use it quite a lot in Denmark.
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Bienvenue Marielle. Merci de nous parler de Komaneko, je connaissais pas, mais 'Le premier pas' est très beau!
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Hej Mariella dejligt at se dig her :)
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Point taken!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Thank you very much for sharing so many interesting thoughts and comments! As educators we also get inspired and learn a lot from you! Keep up the good work :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Nat S.
@NatS. You can see the material here at Filmcentralen: https://filmcentralen.dk/grundskolen/undervisning/sangen-fra-havet#.XpgnKsgzZPY I'ts in Danish, unfortunately, but I hope it will bring you some knowledge after all.
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The main reader is the teacher, but there are also tasks for students connected to the different excerpts of the film and the soundtrack. At the moment we're working on a Filmcentralen version 2.0 discussing how to involve the students more.
I'm sorry we don't have any materials in English online at the moment, but maybe in the future :) -
Both teachers and studens have access.
Sorry, just saw that a big part of my comment was missing...? :) Yes they both have access and yes there is a distinction between materials for the teachers and for the students. In the future we would like to focus more on materials for the students. At the moment we're workng on a Filmcentralen version 2.0 with a... -
Totally agree with you! Enthusiasm and the love of film is the most important tool used for teaching.
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@IanWall, an interesting tendency. Maybe the framing traditions are changing with the new formats, new audiences and smartphone "film makers" who share their films online?
An example is Snapchat's original series, filmed in a vertical format for the Snapchat audience: https://snaporiginals.snapchat.com/
Young people might be used to it - but not sure I...
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Fiona P.
I totally agree with you :) The human, emotional level can be understood anywhere, which I find is the beauty of the moving images in general, transgressing every possible border! An interpretation of a film should never depend on the context. But if you know just a little about Korea it's hard not to include this knowledge.
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Interesting choice of movie, @CharlotteFrost. The same director made this scary little short film recently while in isolation with his wife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yu5ymbIjaY
The horror genre is generally a good starting point for film analysis - and to learn the difference between form and style.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Claire M
Nice idea!
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@OJ People fell very different about this, of course :) I've analyzed so many films and made my students do the same, but I never felt it ruined the experience, on the contrary. I really need to put on my 'analysis glasses' to analyze or else I'm always taken byt the power of the film. Even if I've seen it 45 times :)
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There are so many different definitions out there, so I understand your frustration! Our definition is: Form = the dramatugical elements of the film, that is the composition, the structure (is the film told straight forward, or do the film use flashbacks etc.). Style = aesthetics, also known as cinematic effects. The reason why we write 'style (aesthetics)' is...
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@StevenCreamer, Soderbergh's Unsane is a really good example of professional movie making with a smartphone. Smartphone cameras are interesting "obstructions" for small film experiments, a great help when it comes to editing and a short cut to sharing film on different platfoms.
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Maybe it's because we (the audience) are left behind and stay in the elevator together with the camera, while the girl is watching 'us' from the outside.
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The film won at TIFF in 2018 and the director said to them, that she made the film "...as a tribute to the oppressed, lackluster adolescence that she and “many teenage girls experienced growing up in Seoul: girls who were expected to wear the same uniform every day, keep disciplined, and follow the rules.”
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Sandra Giraud
This analysis is just one way of looking at the film. Always important to tell the students, that there are many different opinions and options. It's not important to agree but to let them reflect and debate.
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@MeganCrawford, I agree, it's very difficult to get around every aspect of a movie with the students, even the shortest films, like Edge of Seventeen. As you say, I would always look at the distinctive film language or tone of the film - a specific camera style, sound or narrative structure. But I would also make sure to ask open-ended questions that motivate...
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Hi learners, isolation has suddenly become reality for many of us - hope you are well. This step task can easily be done at home, and photos work perfectly fine.
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Thank you for this perspective on ‘Edge of Seventeen’, @DanielaSerbu. And your learners might even have a third view on the film. Of course any story is open when it comes to interpretation. That’s why the critical approach and discussions are so important when teaching film :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Urs M.
Very nice idea!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Anna Kołodziejczak
Good idea!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Jadwiga Mostowska
I always show them (all ageg roups) the shortfilm in question several times (depending on the length). Before, during the analysis (a couple of times if it's short enough, making them focus on different aspects of the style etc.), and after the analysis. I would definitely show them Edge... several times and making them do a shot-to-analysis fx.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Roberta H
They love the film and they both laugh a lot and understand the poor cow feeling all left out. I would include a couple of questions about the colors.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Sabine Genz
Good point! :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Peter Bromley
Which age group would you show the film?
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Roberta H
Nice choice, I like Mobile very much! We also screen it for children of 4-6 asking very simple questions suitable for this age group.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Anja B
I like the idea of adressing the atmosphere before jumping into the aesthetics - and how they influence the film experience. You could also ask the learnes whether they recognize the genre before analysing style and form.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Justyna B
Really good idea :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
One could also chose to show the film for the first time, without any introduction and while muting the image. To let the students talk/write about expectations being created only by the sounds. Which kind of genre, what is the film about? etc. This method sharpen their attention and works very well with all age groups, also the smallest one.
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Doubt is important! No doubt about it ;)
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Absolutely. It's a multi-message film. Our interpretation is only one among several others. We love to hear all suggestions from all of you!
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Totally agree with you. Reading about a film before waching it might narrow the perspective of the viewer. So showing the film without any introduction would be one good way to do it. Another way of doing it could be showing the film while muting the picture, so you can only hear the sounds. Then let the students write/talk about their expectations only based...
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Interesting choice, Peter. Looking forward to read how Fassbinder's films work on that age level - age 15-18, right?
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Hi Patricia, I'm not sure about the "flag" function, but "follow" means following a person.
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Welcome, Jadwiga! :)
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I agree with you, it is difficult to distinguish the different layers of film analysis - and different experts seem to have different "religions" :) However, we work with a natural distinction between the style or aesthetics (camera angles, framing, editing, sound etc.) and film form (arranging of the narrative, dramaturgy etc). Basically what is told and how....
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'Yellow Moon' sounds interesting, Martina. An "ambigious" theme will often work well for group or class discussions.
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Thank you for sharing all these interesting thoughts and film examples! We will watch as many of them as possible :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to Serj Glotov
Well put, Serj. Analyzing the soundscape is often underestimated - but essential for the film experience and "manipulation" of the viewer. Especially in 'Edge of Seventeen' .
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Hi learners! Please insert a direct link in a comment, if you choose your own short film. We are happy to see so many active users :)
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Welcome to Week 2, everybody! :) We are looking forward to read all your comments and thoughts about film analysis!
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to kathryn white
This is England is excellent in so many ways! Good example.
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Several of her films are on Youtube, so thats great :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7rEj8oSu0c
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@ElisabethWenk Don't :) I totally agree, it's the story of their relationship which is important.
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I'm a HUGE fan of Hirokazus films :)
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I'm very fond of Ockers Animanmals serie including Zebra. Later on in the course, you will be watching Wolf by Ocker.
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Is it this one, you're looking for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BesHd0TN3Ok
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
You must be thinking about this one, that was also mentioned in a comment further up. I'ts a wonderfull classic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BesHd0TN3Ok
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Love this film, it's a classic! Same expressions on childrens faces today when the watch films :)
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I saw it again recently and absoultely still loves it! But I definitely prefere the first version, where they never meet again. The directors cut is way too sentimental for me. What about you?
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Thank you for your recommendation, I willl definitely have a look.
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Lisbeth Arto Juhl Sibbesen made a comment
Hello everyone! Nice to meet you. My name is Lisbeth and I work at the Danish Filminstitute in Copenhagen. Looking forward to read all of your comments and thoughts about our course.
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Nice meeting all of you :)
