The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is “a date which will live in infamy.” It is the day that will change the course of the U.S. Navy and Naval Aviation. Prior to the attack‚ Japan invaded nearby Southeast Asian countries‚ like French Indochina‚ because it needed natural resources to maintain its military‚ growing economy‚ and industry. The United States embargoed and froze Japan’s assets‚ so Japan did not have the resources that they needed‚ especially oil. Japan was in dire need of these resources
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Techniques used in Citizen Kane In film class this past week‚ we learned that there are many cinematic techniques used in films that contribute to the way a film is portrayed by an audience. We had the pleasure of watching a film directed by Orson Wells In 1941 called “Citizen Kane”. I am glad that this particular film was the film of choice to demonstrate some of these techniques. The movie “Citizen Kane” uses each cinematic technique in a way that is obvious to the viewer. I have chosen five
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MTR Society Link Gathering Date: 20th October‚ 2012 (Saturday) Time: 0930-1200 noon Venue: City University of Hong Kong Ground Floor and Classroom Guest: 70-90 delegates from more than 21 NGOs‚ including some young members A. Theme Main theme: CoR with focus on MTR engagement with the young generation‚ particularly with MTR initiatives on CSA. MTR is committed to contributing to the development of the next generation in the community. University students learn working with real customers
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Title:The pathos of the unconscious: Charlie Chaplin & dreams Author(s):David J. Lemaster Source:Journal of Popular Film and Television. 25.3 (Fall 1997): p110. From General OneFile. Document Type:Critical essay DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01956059709602757 Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1997 Taylor & Francis Ltd. http://heldref.metapress.com/app/home/journal.asp?referrer=parent&backto=browsepublicationsresults‚30‚48; Full Text: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The recent reemergence of Charlie Chaplin into
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meaningful cinematic techniques. Cinematic techniques such as the act structure‚ choice of shot‚ scene transition‚ and camera movement‚ can greatly influence the structure and meaning of a film. These techniques include the hook‚ establishing shot‚ montage‚ leitmotif‚ foreshadowing‚ transition‚ ‘MacGuffin’‚ ‘red herring’‚ ‘bus’‚ flashback‚ climax‚ and twist ending‚ and will be discussed in detail. The first and most important technique is the hook. The hook is the core of both a film and its screenplay
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During the montage we see the couple get married‚ fix up their house‚ trying and failing to have a baby‚ and picnicking on a hill. They still dream of going to paradise falls in South America. Carl and Ellie start saving all their change and extra money in a jar. However‚ life always seemed to get in the way though. Smashing the jar and extracting money was often the result. Aged Ellie dies (from illness). Carl is left companionless. The montage that was displayed is heartwarming
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U.S.S. Maine The U.S.S. Maine was built in 1883 to serve as a small naval battleship. The Maine was commissioned on September seventeenth 1895 under the command of Arent S. Crownshield. The Maine anchored in Newport‚ Rhode Island until Charles Sigsbee relieved Crownshield as commissioner of the the Maine. In January 1898 the Maine was sent from Key West‚ Florida‚ to Havana‚ Cuba‚ to protect the U.S. from early conflicts between Cuba‚ Spain‚ and the United States. Three weeks later‚ an explosion
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Allen opens the film with a 3 minute sequence of The City of Lights. The montage of Paris is very romantic and dreamy. It begins at sunrise and shows what the day is like in such a beautiful city and ends at sundown. The audiences sees everything The City of Lights has to offer. This montage stages the tone of the film. The jazz music playing in the background also gives this film a sense of an upbeat and happy tone. The montage make the city almost looks as if the city of Paris is too good to be true
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American aircraft carriers‚ and the sinking of as many other capital ships as possible‚ especially battleships. The Japanese hoped to neutralize the American fleet’s ability to project air and sea power in the Pacific Basin for at least six months. They did manage to damage eight U.S. Navy battleships‚ with four being sunk. Of these eight damaged‚ two were raised and four repaired. Six battleships were fully repaired later in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers‚ three destroyers
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Dreadnought: 10 Facts 1) It was a Predominant type of battleship in the 20th century. 2) It was a Symbol of national power. 3) The earlier battleships were known as pre-dreadnoughts‚ while the more powerful vessels were known as super-dreadnoughts. 4) Use of dreadnought dropped after the World War One. 5) The dreadnoughts consisted armament of four heavy gun of 12-inch caliber. 6) Dreadnoughts made preceding battleships obsolete. 7) A type of warship that dominated the world’s navy for
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