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So, how do you actually spot one?
Let me break it down for you. 😁
Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen—these American directors—put together a filmmaking manifesto called Dogme 95. It was designed as an alternative for low-budget productions, though that doesn't mean a big-budget production can't fall into this category either.
Initially, people treated the whole idea of a Dogme film and its production style as a bit of a joke, but lately, more and more movies are getting certified as Dogme films.
To be considered a Dogme film, a movie has to follow ten specific rules known as the Dogma mandate:
1. The film format has to be 35 mm Academy (though video is allowed these days).
2. All filming must take place on location.
3. Sound cannot be separated from the image. Any music used during filming has to be live.
4. The camera must be handheld; any movement that can be done by hand is fair game.
5. The movie must be in color. No filters or special lighting setups are allowed (except for the light attached to the camera itself).
6. Optical attachments are strictly forbidden.
7. There shouldn't be any violence in the film (no murders, weapons, etc.).
8. The story happens right here and now. You can't jump to the future or move the action to some other geographic location.
9. Typical genre films are off-limits.
10. The director gives up all publishing rights and is treated simply as an artist.
Dogme 95 is still seen as a purely European way of making movies, and the number of films following these rules grows every year. Some of the heavy hitters from Dogme 95 include: Lone Scherfig's Italian for Beginners, Lars von Trier's The Idiots, and maybe the absolute best, Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration.
The official Dogme 95 website is: www.dogme95.dk
Let me break it down for you. 😁
Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen—these American directors—put together a filmmaking manifesto called Dogme 95. It was designed as an alternative for low-budget productions, though that doesn't mean a big-budget production can't fall into this category either.
Initially, people treated the whole idea of a Dogme film and its production style as a bit of a joke, but lately, more and more movies are getting certified as Dogme films.
To be considered a Dogme film, a movie has to follow ten specific rules known as the Dogma mandate:
1. The film format has to be 35 mm Academy (though video is allowed these days).
2. All filming must take place on location.
3. Sound cannot be separated from the image. Any music used during filming has to be live.
4. The camera must be handheld; any movement that can be done by hand is fair game.
5. The movie must be in color. No filters or special lighting setups are allowed (except for the light attached to the camera itself).
6. Optical attachments are strictly forbidden.
7. There shouldn't be any violence in the film (no murders, weapons, etc.).
8. The story happens right here and now. You can't jump to the future or move the action to some other geographic location.
9. Typical genre films are off-limits.
10. The director gives up all publishing rights and is treated simply as an artist.
Dogme 95 is still seen as a purely European way of making movies, and the number of films following these rules grows every year. Some of the heavy hitters from Dogme 95 include: Lone Scherfig's Italian for Beginners, Lars von Trier's The Idiots, and maybe the absolute best, Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration.
The official Dogme 95 website is: www.dogme95.dk