Is there such a thing as a non-hierarchical Monoform film?
Among those interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 programme is Sir Christopher Bland, who was BBC chairman of governors between 1996 to 2001. However, the myth of audiovisual objectivity was – and still is - used to establish the authority of the media professional, and to distance the professional from the public. [15] Several French shipments were received during the winter but the Royal Navy's blockade led to shortages of both money and food; when Cumberland left Aberdeen on 8 April, Charles and his officers agreed giving battle was their best option.[16]. Absolute insanity. [61] A few Highland regiments also withdrew in good order, notably Lovat's first battalion who retired with colours flying; the government dragoons let them withdraw rather than risk a confrontation.[62]. Culloden (BBC, tx. [66], Following the battle, the Jacobites' Lowland regiments headed south, towards Corrybrough and made their way to Ruthven Barracks, while their Highland units made their way north, towards Inverness and on through to Fort Augustus. Peter Watkins: a guide to references and sources. The classroom is the last thing on Watkins' mind. What we uncovered were the specific characteristics of the uniform, repetitive language form, which was (and still is) used by circa 90-95% of all commercial cinema films, virtually all TV programmes, and even by many documentary films. Another 382 obtained their freedom by being exchanged for prisoners of war who were held by France. You are very welcome to contact me via my website if you would like to make any comments on these films, or indeed in general on the impact of the mass audiovisual media on our lives and on the environment. The Jacobite force, however, started out well after dark, partly due to concerns they would be spotted by ships of the Royal Navy then in the Moray Firth. The Gaelic Scottish clans were massacred by The Duke of Cumberland, and what followed is known as “the rape of the highlands”. The recent discovery of a 1752 silver Thaler, from the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, may however lead archaeologists to these graves. Members of the Episcopal clergy were required to give oaths of allegiance to the reigning Hanoverian dynasty.
[39] The issue had not been fully resolved by the time of the battle and in the event circumstances largely dictated the point at which the Jacobites formed line, some distance to the west of the site chosen by Sullivan.[40]. BBC drama documentary The War Game, directed by Peter Watkins, which shows shocking scenes of radiation sickness, firestorms and widespread panic following a nuclear attack on Britain , was infamously pulled from broadcast at the 11th hour in 1965. Cumberland decided to wait out the winter, and moved his troops northwards to Aberdeen. Okay, so is it too much to ask that people look at the posting rules once in a while? The officers and men will take notice that the public orders of the rebels yesterday was to give us no quarter". Some time in the future, East and West have stopped maintaining standing armies and nuclear weapons. Like a thunderclap, drama is changed with such confidence and clarity forever. In support of Perth, Lord John Drummond and Charles would bring up the second line. [82] In the same year Forbes also erected headstones to mark the mass graves of the clans. The varied filmic processes and experiments by individual filmmakers have indeed helped people to escape the boundaries of the Monoform. It was also his first use of his docudrama style in which actors portray historical characters being interviewed by filmmakers on the scene as though it were happening in front of news cameras. Although he was better known as a Naval artist who mainly painted in water colours Frank Watson Wood painted The Highland Charge at the Battle of Culloden in oil. By working in this way, I wanted to expose the classic myth – still held today by the majority of global TV stations - of ‘objective’ documentary films (or news programmes) showing the ‘truth’. [6] Writing for Eye for Film, Amber Wilkinson praised Culloden, commenting that "the mastery of [Watkins's] direction is obvious from first to last".[2]. If the rest of Peter Watkins’ films are like this, then I’m going to love his shit. I hope to hear from you! The group dispersed, and the following week the Government launched punitive expeditions into the Highlands which continued throughout the summer.[66][68]. Unless noted elsewhere, units and unit sizes are from, Reid (2002), pp.
[11], Apart from a minor skirmish at Clifton Moor, the Jacobite army evaded pursuit and crossed back into Scotland on 20 December. Culloden tells the story of the last battle fought on British soil. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (1992, London) is a detailed fictional tale, based on historical sources, of the Scots, High, and Lowlanders, mostly the Highlanders within Clan Fraser. A reconstruction of the Battle of Culloden, the last battle to take place on British soil, as if modern TV cameras were present. Alexander Laing Watkins brilliantly uses documentary-style verite techniques to take us there, if you will. With photographer Dick Bush, recordists John Gatland and Hou Hanks, make-up artist Ann Brodie, battle co-ordinator Derek Ware, film editor Michael Bradsell, and with the help of friends and actors from ‘Playcraft’ and other local drama groups from Kent, we made and edited our film as though it was actually happening in front of news cameras, and deliberately reminiscent of scenes from Vietnam which were appearing on TV at that time. Even most film festivals limit public debate to a 20-minute ‘Q and A’ [question and answer] session, during which the filmmakers invariably occupy the time by talking, instead of engaging in a dialogue with the audience - let alone discussing the Monoform. Culloden is filmed by Peter Watkins as a pseudo-documentary, with an omnipresent narrator who tells us the lives of the soldiers coaxed or coerced into the army – the narrator understands these men better than they understand themselves, their dependencies and foibles and all. Which in turn means that many documentary films utilise the Hollywood ideology and methods to establish a hierarchical relationship with the audience. [66], With visible proof that the French had not deserted them, a group of Jacobite leaders attempted to prolong the campaign. Here on 30 April they were met by two French frigates – the Mars and Bellone. [67] However the roughly 1,500 men who assembled at Ruthven Barracks received orders from Charles to the effect that the army should disperse until he returned with French support.[68]. Men-at-arms series. Analysis of the finds confirms that the Jacobites used muskets in greater numbers than has traditionally been thought. [69] For five months Charles criss-crossed the Hebrides, constantly pursued by government supporters and under threat from local lairds who were tempted to betray him for the £30,000 upon his head. Two days later the French ships were spotted and attacked by three smaller Royal Navy sloops – the Greyhound, Baltimore, and Terror. 46). I should begin by saying that when I joined the BBC in 1963 as an assistant producer of documentary films, I discovered that the BBC was in the process of formulating a programme code of so-called ‘objectivity’ in the name of ‘balance, ‘impartiality’and ‘fairness’, and within a few years after I had left the BBC, all the documentary staff were officially informed that any producer (her was never mentioned) who yielded to his subjective, personal feelings about a film he was producing, would have to leave the BBC and make his name in some other field. ", "Point of Contact: Archaeology at Culloden", "SUTHERLAND, William, Lord Strathnaver (1708-50)", "Augustin Heckel: The Battle of Culloden", "Handel - Judas Maccabaeus - Programme Notes", Cumberland's dispatch from the battle, published in the London Gazette, Culloden Moor and the Story of the Battle (1867 account), Controversy over the redevelopment of the NTS visitor centre at Culloden, Ghosts of Culloden including the Great Scree and Highlander Ghost, "A plan of the battle of Coullodin moore fought on the 16th of Aprile 1746", "A plan of the Battle of Culloden and the adjacent country, shewing the incampment of the English army at Nairn and the march of the Highlanders in order to attack them by night", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Culloden&oldid=974434427, Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2019, Articles needing additional references from April 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
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