The film Metropolis is a unique film. If one thinks about the time in which the film was made and then thinks of how little technology was available to the film industry‚ they would see how awesome the film truly is. A specific scene that had two camera angles involved in it was when Maria was saving all the children from the flooding. It was filmed with a crane‚ but it also moved around her on a dolly to show all the children gathering around her. This scene involved two common camera shots that
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The Untouchables Essay In this essay I am going to compare the shootout scene of the movie "The Untouchables" and the clip of the Odessa Steps sequence from Potemkin. The first thing the viewer sees in the clip of The Untouchables is Elliot Ness at the top of the staircase helping a mother with her baby carriage. A close up shot of the face of one of the villains is shown right before the gun fire breaks out. During the confusion‚ the baby starts rolling down the stairs. The music turns to
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Fixed frame movement is when the frame doesn’t move‚ but the objects inside of the frame move. Shakey cam/ handheld cam is when the camera moves. It is used to create a heightened sense of realism or actuality. A wide angle lense/fish eye lense distorts an image and makes it look round. An aerial shot is a shot from the air‚ while a drone shot is an aerial shot from a drone. A steady cam shot is when a camera is attached to an operator but stays steady. A crane shot is a shot that is taken from a
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Sheridan‚ uses the manipulation of the camera angles which help Day-Lewis portray Christy as someone that suffers due to his disability. In the film Day-Lewis shows his ability to immerse himself fully as a character Day-Lewis and became Christy and lived the life of only being able to use his left foot. Day-Lewis plays Bill “The Butcher” Cutting in the film Gangs of New York an evil mean leader of the natives. Day-Lewis gives the audience a shiver as a
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James Cameron got the idea of Avatar from Disney’s 1995 animated film Pocahontas. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and it began in the 1870’s. British‚ French‚ German‚ Belgium‚ Italian‚ Spain‚ and Portuguese are the regions that assume control of other regions. To many people imperialism is viewed as a negative way it promoted racism‚ countries owning other countries‚ and slaves were established. The movie “Avatar” was directed by James Cameron the movie was released December
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Ben Petrie’s short film‚ Her Friend Adam‚ exemplifies the single moment when a seemingly‚ and normally distressed relationship ultimately bends so far that it‚ and all involved – break. Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival‚ Her Friend Adam magnifies the short period of time it takes for a single couple to lose all hope and trust‚ while falling apart. Clocking in at roughly 16 minutes‚ this spiraling disaster captures the comical‚ fatal‚ and at times uncomfortable gestures each participant
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horror-like‚ hallucinatory state of Richie’s room becoming distorted for Ed‚ the close-up of Ed’s face‚ and the inclusion of red serve the purpose of depicting the severity of Ed’s psychosis. For most of Bigger Than Life‚ wider shots remain central to the film‚ with close-up shots being used sparingly‚ but strategically. Previously‚ the emphasized close-up shots had solely been applied in order to depict Ed’s turbulent mental state. For instance‚ a close-up of Ed’s face is used after he delivers a speech
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For this assignment‚ the movie I decided to watch was called ‘Avatar’. This movie is about humans‚ or “sky people”‚ travelling to the planet Pandora to conduct studies over the natives that live on the planet‚ and to gain resources that the planet provides. The natives on Pandora are called the Na’vi‚ and they are blue creatures who are much different than humans. One of the humans that travelled to Pandora to study the Na’vi is named Jake Sully. Jake is a paralyzed ex-marine who decided to travel
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YAMAKASI Name: Sajjad saleem Narrative elements: The idea behind the movie was great. It was based on seven guys who were passionate about doing stunts‚ rushes‚ climbing and free style jumping more-likely a known term “parkour” to stimulate themselves. They are shown strong and cool bad boys living their own life the way they make them amuse. They have given each of them a name like rocket‚ baseball‚ zicmu‚ Labelette‚ tango‚ sitting bull and L’ araignee. They are shown modern samurais
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Director: Matthew Vaughn Essay The director uses shots and angle to make the movie more divert. It makes the movie have emotion and thrill. In the movie Stardust Matthew Vaughn uses shots and angles to show emotion‚ excitement and power in his scenes. He uses a lot of low-angle shots to make the character look powerful‚ he also uses a lot of medium close-ups to show the expression of the character’s face but at the same time you can also see a bit of their upper shoulders‚ and he also uses a
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