government was on constant alert. In late November‚ Japanese military force began their journey across the Pacific Ocean‚ towards the Naval Base on the island of Oahu‚ Hawaii. The strike force consisted of six aircraft carriers‚ nine destroyers‚ two battleships‚ one light/two heavy cruisers‚ and three submarines which had to be secretly transported across the Pacific without being detected. On the morning of the seventh of December‚ the Japanese reached their location a few miles north of the island and
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The Shawshank Redemption For my film analysis‚ I chose the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont directed Shawshank and wrote the screenplay based on the novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by author Stephen King. The movie was made in 1994 and produced by Niki Marvin. The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins as two convicts serving time in a New England prison named Shawshank. Tim Robbins plays a man named Andy Dufresne‚ a banker‚ who gets convicted of murdering his wife
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Coming down the mountain – re-write In this clip‚ the representational issue of disability is displayed through the juxtaposition of Ben‚ who is mentally disabled and his brother‚ who is able and seen to be more mature and responsible. The whole clip demonstrates continuity editing as each scene is followed by another creating a sense of reality and time moving forward. The lighting throughout the whole clip was fairly similar; it was slightly dull and dim which perhaps reflects David’s emotions
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Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7‚ 1941 by the Japanese just before 8am. The attack lasted a total of two hours. A total of 2467 lives were lost and a little over 1200 were wounded during this terrible surprise attack. The attack at Pearl Harbor had destroyed Americas sense of security because it helped expose some of our defensive weaknesses that we thought we never had. The attack brought our country together like never before because all of the Americans realized how much people it took
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through the use of camera work. The film begins with a montage of many different camera shots cut together to show a bicycle race between the brothers from a train station‚ to the construction site where the foundations of their new house are being laid. This has the effect of showing the audience that the brothers have a strong and positive relationship‚ as they are appearing to enjoy themselves in each other’s company. This introductory montage ends with a high angle shot of Damian and Anthony lying
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During the 19th century parts of Europe were uniting into modern countries. Most countries needed resources to grow and become stronger but did not have enough in their own country so they had to colonise. Nationalism made people believe they were the best country even if they were doing the wrong things. A fight for power happened when all the European countries wanted to prove that they were stronger and more powerful than the other. An armaments race happened when the Germans started to envy Great
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and has now become the signature sound of Hollyoaks and helps audiences to associate that sound with this TV show. There is then a montage of fast-paced‚ edgy video sequences of the main characters in order to introduce them to the audience. Jump cuts have been used in order to make the montage flow well and it is a good example of continuity as the fast-paced montage matches the edgy background music. The characters throughout this sequence are only wearing red‚ black or white. Here the red could
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Important ideas are at the heat of every film. In your view‚ what important ideas are explored in Pleasantville also referring specifically to the opening montage? To survive in a society an individual needs to be able to cope with the changing society. The 1998 film Pleasantville‚ directed by Garry Ross is a social commentary on the changing values upheld in the 1950s contrasted to the 1990s. The concept of transformation of an individual and the society is explored deliberately through the use
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anything‚ alluding is indicating without showing. * When film alludes it is less language like. * Bazin states Film alludes by way of Montage. * Filmic Montage has the ability to make you think its showing you something even when it hasn’t‚ Its is a lot like perspectival painting‚ it looks like its showing you depth but is really not. Montage * Acceleration: a clip of a train going for 5 secs compared to 4s‚ shorter the shot‚ increase of the illusion the train is going faster. Quick
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What was the most important short-term consequence of breaking the enigma code? One one of the primary causes of the end of World War two was the breaking of the German Enigma codes. Other short-term consequences lead to First‚ the decimation of the Italian fleet at the Cape of Matapan in 1941‚ due to intercepted Italian signals by Bletchley Park‚ the sinking of Scharnhorst in 1943‚ as well due to findings be Bletchley Park‚ and the greatest contribution— the defeat of German U boats in the Atlantic
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