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    mental models are well developed and reasonably supported by evidence)‚ the film achieves a high degree of “reality...” (Branigan‚ 2013) People watch; it’s what they do naturally and they enjoy doing it‚ and according to theorists Linda Williams and Laura Mulvey‚ it is that visual appetite and the pleasure found in its fulfilment that leads to a natural viewer engagement with the camera‚ and its ability to observe‚ in film. This viewer engagement and its companion

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    Macbeth Film Genre

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth chronicles the ambitions of the title character through a text rich with power‚ murder‚ and revenge. Geoffrey Wright contorted these elements to fit the crime thriller sub-genre of film which uses action and psychological aspects to build tension and suspense (TSL). This sub-genre personally motivated Wright‚ for he wanted to convey the text from a psychological and materialistic view as was relevant to his home in Melbourne‚ Australia. According to Gary Braver‚ bestselling

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    Casablanca: Film Critique

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    “brings tears to his eyes”. The Film Casablanca explores the themes of sense of duty‚ sacrifices‚ and letting go of past love‚ all in chaotic and disastrous world. Casablanca was set in Moscow during the Second World War. The film follows an American club owner Rick Blaine and his journey reuniting with past love IIsa Lund. The director Michael Curtiz chose eliding duration technique because Casablanca took place at least in a couple days. Within the first minute of the film he uses montage a form of elide

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    As the film American Beauty‚ released in 1999‚ comes to a close‚ Lester Burnham final arrives at peace as he realizes the beauty that is depicted in the title. Be as is may‚ he is suddenly met with his ultimate demise‚ but not before his penultimate realization. Although this film is coming upon nearly two decades old‚ the cinematography cannot be undermined‚ nor can the message as it becomes ever increasingly relevant in today’s society. For that‚ American Beauty is the quintessential movie that

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    A History of Product Placement in Film and Television Peter Rush Product placement in the marketing world has become more and more evident in the past few decades. More specifically‚ product placement in the movie industry has been one of the most successful ways to advertise products. Oftentimes‚ products are associated with a film‚ or vice versa. Such is the case with Reese’s Pieces candies and Stephen Spielberg’s film‚ “E.T”. While it is a very expensive way of companies to advertise

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    American Cinema: Popcorn

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    1. Introduction 2. American Cinema 3. The earliest history of film 4. The growth of the film industry 5. Popcorn 6. The Oscar 7. Hollywood Introduction I’m a cinema goer. And also I like watching films on TV or video. But I think‚ that watching a good film is the best relaxation. It is thought-provoking and entertaining. Now a growing number of people prefer watching films on TV to attending cinemas. There

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    Sometimes distorting it to evoke emotion‚ moods and ideas. Expressionism was mainly an artistic outlet before taking its place in film. It was used as a method of disposing with aesthetically pleasing works and focusing more on the abstract. The artist would often use bright‚ clashing colors‚ messy and jagged lines‚ and flat shapes. This could easily be translated to film to evoke a sense uneasiness‚ anxiety and fear. A great example of this would be The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari‚ it used expressionism

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    Orientalism in American films is often times overlooked in its offensiveness compared to the stereotyping of other cultures. If asked to name films that you have seen where a race or culture was offensively portrayed‚ the first ethnic groups that come to mind are likely African-American and Latino. If this is true for you‚ why do you think Asian stereotyping isn’t as noticeable or striking to you as other stereotyping? If not‚ what experiences can you attribute to shaping your point of view? As

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    Runner Films intend to stimulate‚ inform and challenge us; there are many ways‚ both subtle and unsubtle that filmmakers use to express ideas and information. The notions of the familiar and unfamiliar are crucial to the construction of the science fiction film. The familiar is used to connect the viewer‚ while the unfamiliar is used to create a comfortable distinction between the film and reality and to show grand ideas that may not be expressed without far out imagery or iconography. The film Blade

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    Lars Von Trier and His Films

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    Kongens Lyngby‚ Denmark | Occupation | Film director and screenwriter | Influenced by | Andrei Tarkovsky‚ Carl Theodor Dreyer‚ Ingmar Bergman‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ Douglas Sirk‚ David Lynch‚ Michelangelo Antonioni‚ Jørgen Leth‚ Erich von Stroheim‚ Josef von Sternberg‚ Bertolt Brecht | Spouse(s) | Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987–1995)[1] Bente Frøge (m. 1997–present) | Lars von Trier (Danish: [ˈlɑːs fʌn ˈtʁiːˀɐ]; born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956)[2] is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely

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