Welles’ undeniable masterpiece‚ Citizen Kane (1941) is one of the most acclaimed and discussed films of all times‚ having also frequently been awarded with the title of “greatest film ever made”. The critics and audiences’ fascination with the picture is deeply linked to its acknowledged status of nonconformity and defiance towards the formal rules that made up the classical Hollywood cinema film style between 1917 and 1960 (David Bordwell‚ Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson 1985). Effectively‚ its
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Film‚ what do you think of when you hear that word? A motion picture is simply a series of still pictures shown quickly so they stimulate motion. But a film can be so much more than that. It can tell a story‚ inform people of news‚ or educate. A film can surprise‚ aggravate‚ and inspire the imagination. Some of the necessary skills to analyze how images are constructed‚ how they create meanings‚ and how they affect us help us to better understand film as a whole. Throughout the class we watched several
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Analysis of a scene in La Haine (homework) The scene I am going to analyse is the ending scene of the film La Haine (Mathieu Kassowitz‚ 1995). In the beginning of the scene‚ the camera gives us a longshot of the protagonists pulling the gang members body into the room‚ this shows the audience a view of what is going on in the distance. The scene then progresses further‚ and we see that the gangmember the protagonists have pulled into the room has been thrown onto the bed‚ Vinz‚ one of the protagonists
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Csicsery-Ronay October 10‚ 2008 Editing in The Shining In his classic horror film‚ The Shining‚ Stanley Kubrick utilizes many different elements of editing to create unique and terrifying scenes. Kubrick relies on editing to assist in the overall terrifying and horrifying feel created in the movie. Editing in the movie creates many different effects‚ but the most notable effects created add to the continuity of the film as well as the sense of fear and terror. One scene in particular stands out as
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Kane Cinematography is the process of capturing moving images on film or a digital storage device. Mis-en-Scene is used to represent the director’s role of what appears in the shot. This can include lighting‚ setting‚ costumes‚ props and actions of who or what is in the shot. Citizen Kane was a revolutionary film and advanced many film techniques that are still used today. Citizen Kane was released in 1941; Directed by Orson Wells who also stars in the film at the age of 25. It was him film debut
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When thinking about famous movies‚ many come to mind. You got comedies‚ scary movies‚ or action movies. Out of these genres‚ one action movie stands out and is an American classic. Jaws came out in 1975 and was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ after the book came out the year before. Jaws was based around three characters‚ a police chief‚ sailor‚ and a scientist seeking a great white shark. During the beginning of the movie‚ two innocent people get killed and the police chief‚ Brody‚ suspects it is
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aimed at something he wished to have for himself; Daisy’s love. Unfortunately‚ the woman he loves was harder to get than he expected. Luhrmann’s remake of the classic ’The Great Gatsby’ has been both strongly criticised and praised for his unique style‚ typical of the Australian director. The setting appears eccentric‚ garnished with colorful costumes distinctive of the 1920s and a hip-hop/r&b/electro-jazz soundtrack‚ which gives a little extra to the atmosphere of the movie‚ but
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Code and convention of horror film: A horror film follows certain code and convection to achieve its purpose of scaring and alarming the audience. The following are some of them: Setting/location: The location used for this genre of a film is isolated and lonely area that has been abandoned or an area where the victim will feel vulnerable. For example small communities‚ dark streets‚ narrow alleyways‚ roads‚ woods‚ haunted places‚ farms‚ country sides and cities etc… sometimes places with ‘dark’
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Expect for the people who made it Police Officer. In the movie crash the main topic am going to talk about is Officer Matt Dillon but his character name is Ryan. Officer Dillon is a cop that has been working on the force for a long time. In one of the scene in the movie crash Officer Dillon pull over Terrance Howard and Thundie Newton Terrance Howard wife in the movie because Terrance Howard wife was giving a gift to Terrance Howard if you know what I mean. Then that’s when Terrance Howard pull over the
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Scene Analysis - Across the Universe Across the Universe is a social commentary on the state of the government and the nation during the time of the Vietnam War. Romantic and familial relationships‚ such as the one between Lucy Carrigan & Jude‚ provide a backdrop along with the sweeping soundtrack courtesy of The Beatles. The anti-war theme becomes evident during the “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” scene which occurs at an Army Induction Center in New York City. Max Carrigan‚ the brother
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