Film education based on older art

Bernward's bronze Blockbuster in 3-D in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Hildesheim

Abstract

From a media didactic, cultural pedagogical and religious didactic perspective, the article addresses how illuminating it can be to relate older and newer art to one another – using the example of the Bernward Doors in the St. Mary’s Cathedral in Hildesheim and film art. An introduction explains this approach (1.). Because the Bernward Doors in the St. Mary’s Cathedral in Hildesheim can be used to gain insights into the medium of film, the following explanations deal with the Bernward Doors and its conception (2.). In the following, it is specified to what extent the Bernward Doors is suitable in educational contexts to achieve a deeper understanding of the medium of film, and to what extent a younger art can be used to understand and update an older work of art (3.). In the course of a deepening of the topic, the Bernward Column is brought into connection with the Bernward Doors andin an outlook, works of art are named that are particularly suitable for illuminating and inspiring film art (4.).