Reading Assignments
Hollis Alpert, "Very Mod Mood," The Saturday Review, January 7, 1967, p. 110.
A review of "Blow Up".

Charles Thomas Samuels, Encountering Directors (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972), pp. 15-32
A long interview with Antonioni. The article helps place "Blow Up" in the perspective of Antonioni's career and points out the unreliablilty of the Director as an interview subject.

J. Hoberman, "Blow-Up at 25: After the Orgy," in Flesh and Blood, ed. Peter Keough (San Francisco: Mercury House), pp. 31-36.
This article discusses the influence of "Blow Up" on subsequent films. It also shows that you don't have to make sense to be published.

Professor Todd Stabley, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, "Sound in "Blow Up""
This website discusses the use of sound in the film, concentrating on the score by jazz great Herbie Hancock. The site contains many RealAudio clips from the music but may not work unless you have a high speed connection.

Professor Todd Stabley, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, "Blow Up"
This site contains extensive RealVideo files, including the original theatrical trailer for the film, the Yardbirds segment, and a long discussion on Visual Technique in the film. This is an innovative use of ReadVideo but may not work unless you have a high speed connection.

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