A Study in Choreography for Camera

A Study in Choreography for Camera

Directed by Maya Deren

19452 min6.0 / 10

A brief, visually striking experimental study of dance and movement as cinema, exploring how the camera itself can choreograph perception.

Maya Deren’s shortest, two-minute A Study in Choreography for Camera seems like an exercise piece to capture a dancer’s movement on celluloid, which later on developed into her masterpieces such as Ritual in Transfigured Time and Meditation on Violence.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Study in Choreography for Camera violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Study in Choreography for Camera scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is A Study in Choreography for Camera sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is A Study in Choreography for Camera easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does A Study in Choreography for Camera end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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