Week One.

(more to come later)
1. According to Sitney, what are some of the important differences between Meshes of the Afternoon and Un Chien Andalou?
The major differences are: Chien uses metaphors, Meshes doesn't; Meshes uses repetitive symbolism (key, knife, flower) while in Chien they simply repeat (clown clothes, box); in Chien all the space of the frame is used, in Meshes we only see bits with the character walking through; Chien presents a more unstable world, Meshes is merely a dreamworld.

2. What does Sitney mean by an "imagist" structure replacing narrative structure in Choreography for the Camera?
Imagist structure = a single gesture or movement telling the entire story. So instead of having a lot of action to create the story for Choreography, there is simply one dancer making one movement.

3. According to Sitney, Ritual in Transfigured Time represents a transition between the psychodrama and what kind of film?
Ritual in Transfigured Time is a transition between psychodrama and the architectonic/mythopoeic film style.

4. Respond briefly to Sitney's reading of Ritual in Transfigured Time (27-28); is his interpretation compatible with your experience of the film?
I found his interpretation fairly compatible with what I remember of the film. I kinda wish I could go back and watch this again while I'm still thinking about the things I should be looking for and see if I understand it better - the first time around I missed details such as the three women playing the part of the Greek Graces.