Film Criticism Lee R. Bobker affirms that there are six rudiments that film criticism should involve to be effectual: 1. Theme of film 2. Quality of technical execution 3. Quality and nature of ideas in the film 4. Validity of ideas in the film 5. Individual contributions 6. Relationship of the film to other works by the same filmmaker Each of these essentials must be satisfied or the film criticism will lack its effectiveness. A true critic realizes the importance that they hold
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The most surprising thing about this film was the sheer brutality directed at the Native Americans in both real life and in film. In Reel Injun‚ I saw so many different times where the Natives were ostracized‚ beaten‚ and even killed. People started bringing the films to life and pushing stereotypes onto these people. When they fought back‚ we labeled them as wild and savage and ignored them as we took over their lands and homes. The clips in the film where we see glimpses of movies portraying them
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original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide strength to the scenes of the film. There were three types of original
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a squishy chair‚ of reaching with one hand into a bowl of butter-soaked popcorn; and of resting for two care-free hours to watch a movie meant to bring great emotion to the audience. Since their creation‚ movies have become a significant part of American culture. Today hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on creating movies and just as much is spent on viewing them. To keep up with popular demand‚ the industry is always changing and the equation to form a great movie is continually developing
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Blaxploitation Blaxploitation began in the early part of the 20th century when films in Hollywood hit a new high. This exploitation of Black America began when films started to characterize Black’s as what “White America” saw them as. The stereotypes of these incompetent‚ unintelligent and hyper-sexualized people were depicted throughout the film industry. Black’s were given these roles in different films. The roles were anything from playing the role of a pimp‚ hoe or criminal. If they weren’t
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Film in the Television Age Television first arrived in American homes just as the Hollywood studio system was collapsing. As the new medium took hold‚ so did a new era of motion picture entertainment. Top directors‚ actors‚ and film scholars trace the influence of each medium on the other‚ from the live and fresh dramas of the Golden Age of Television and the growth of Hollywood spectacles to the entertainment industry of today. In the Cold War era of communist witch hunts‚ and blacklisting‚ Hollywood
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Film review “Nobody wants to be homeless‚ it doesn’t even come across their minds in five years from now I would like to be Homeless” (Inocente). Inocente is a short documentary film about a 15 year aspiring artist who is homeless. She resides with her Mother and three brothers in San Diego‚ California. Inocente attends school and her class mates are unaware that she is homeless. She will not tell classmates that she is homeless because the fear of mockery and shame. Inocente has been homeless
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Christy Nailling Cinema 123 Professor Peterson 29 May 2013 Women in American Cinema Women have made an incredible impact on American Cinema with their talents and roles making worldwide history. Women have been central to the film industry since its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Female stardom was an essential component of the rise of the industry‚ though many of these women were celebrated more for their appearances than for their acting ability. While the popularity
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The movie‚ Regarding Henry‚ follows the main character‚ Henry Turner‚ who is a busy working lawyer. Henry and his wife‚ Sarah‚ have one child‚ Rachel. Henry loves his family‚ but the pressure of his everyday job leaves him stressed and frustrated whenever meeting with his family. Before Henry was shot‚ his superego and id were at equilibrium; both acting when necessary and neither taking obvious control of his busy life; however‚ after Henry lost his memory‚ his id swallowed up his superego leaving
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Choose any 3 film movements that we ’ve covered to date and discuss (a) the historical forces that influenced the film movement and (b) the major contributions associated with that particular film movement (c) while discussing a major director and film associated with each movement. The expressionist movement was historically influenced by the First World War. During the 1st world war the German films were not doing well at all compared to other film industries of the world. When the United
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