Dogme 95

Dogme 95 is a movement in filmmaking developed in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg. This movement is sometimes known as the Dogme 95 collective. The goal of the collective is to instill a sense of simplicity in filmmaking, free of post production modifications and other gimmicks. The emphasis on purity in the formation of the film places a focus on the actual story and the performance of the actors. For someone experiencig the film, there is an increase in engagement as the viewer realizes the lack of overproduction, and becomes more concerened with the narrative and mood. In order to further this goal, von Trier and Vinterberg developed a set of ten rules that a Dogme film must conform to. These rules, reffered to as the Vow of Chastity, are as follows:



RULES:

1. Filming must be done on location.

2. The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vise versa.

3. The camera must be a hand held camera.

4. The film must be in colour.

5. Optical work and filters are forbidden .

6. The work must not contain superficial actions.

7. Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden.

8. Genre movies are not acceptible.

9. The final picture must be transfered by the Academy 35mm film, with the aspect ratio of 4:3, that is, not widescreen.

10. The director must not be credited.