films. His use of weather‚ especially rain‚ shadows to conceal figures and faces‚ fluid tracking with a camera than seems to go everywhere‚ single frame inserts‚ and a tendency to shirk traditional Hollywood endings all represent a strong and unique style evident in three of his most popular films: Se7en‚ Fight Club‚ and Panic Room. In all three films rain is used to mark the mood‚ or set up a climactic event. In the case of Se7en‚ the general feeling of the city of is one of bleak despair‚ which is
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TASK 1 Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director‚ famous for his eye catching films. He is known for his Red Curtain Trilogy including the three films ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992)‚ Romeo + Juliet (1996) and ‘Moulin Rouge’ (2001). In these films he uses song‚ dance and iambic pentameter to create a heightened‚ creative world. A key part of his films in the Red Curtain Trilogy is that the audience knows how the film will end when it begins. His theatrical‚ colourful‚ fast paced films continuously enthral
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Directorial Approach The "American Dream" is one of the most commonly misunderstood ideals in American culture. Regrettable it seems to be a term that has lost its way over time throughout American history. With controversy and hardship dating all the way back to the 1970’s to present day presents the ideas and hope that the American Dream mythology that has been long admired as the country’s greatest asset is really just a myth. Whilst it appears to be dead in today’s society its the misunderstanding
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The Evolution of a Director’s style: Baz Luhrmann Topic 1‚ by Chrysoula Soteriades Baz Luhrmann who is well known for his flamboyant and extravagant cinematic techniques‚ his contract with story telling by making audiences feel apart of his movies and his philosophy of not using naturalism all come together to make him one of the most well known directors of all time‚ in my opinion he has not completely evolved from his Red Curtain Trilogy up until The Great Gatsby because he is still as exaggerated
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Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the play “Romeo and Juliet” has many strengths. The elements of character‚ plot‚ and setting were all areas of strength. The characters cast in Luhrmann’s version was a strength with their similarity to the original characters in Shakespeare’s play. Luhrmann did his job by modernizing them‚ but he still kept them in ties with the play. Mercutio‚ while still being Romeo’s best friend and being related to the Prince‚ held all of his character while still portraying a realistic
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Baz Luhrmann is known for having a highly individualised directing style which is often referred to as flamboyant‚ due to his lack of naturalism in his philosophy‚ being “[He] makes what [he] wants‚ how[he] wants” – Baz Luhrmann. From his debut in cinema with “Strictly Ballroom” (1992)‚ to his most recent film “The Great Gatsby” (2013)‚ Baz Luhrmann’s directoral style has evolved and adapted over his twenty four years in the industry. Luhrmann’s style of directing has been characterised by wide
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How has Baz Luhrmann made Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo & Juliet’ accessible to a modern audience? Baz Luhrmann has made a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo & Juliet” to make the original play easily understandable for modern audiences. He has made it more accessible by incorporating familiar locations and scenes‚ references to other works‚ genre’s and styles‚ marketing it to a teenage audience‚ the use of clever sound techniques‚ characterisation‚ and through the use of clever camerawork
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extreme it can ultimately be fatal. In 1999 Baz Luhrmann made a cinematic adaption to the play the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet into the film Romeo + Juliet. In order for Baz Luhrmann to make his film appealing to his marketed audience he needed to appropriate it to fit the modern society we live in today. This text has been adapted to be more accessible through characterisation‚ through clever camera work and editing and sound techniques. One of the ways Baz Luhrmann has adapted the play the Tragedy
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Few adaptations manage to capture the essence of the novel it is based off of‚ due to difficulty to properly portray the details in the text‚ how does Lurhmann’s adaptation handles these difficulties? In Baz Lurhmann’s adaptation of the novel The Great Gatsby‚ he elects to use a modern soundtrack despite the movie taking place far in the past. The novel takes place during the roaring twenties‚ which is a jazz age‚ which made some question the choice by Lurhman for Jay Z to produce the sound track
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I believe that Baz Luhrmann has created a very effective prologue and version of Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ using visual images and landmarks along with the language to aid the audience in understanding the story. Using the media throughout‚ Luhrmann makes the situations easier for the audience to grasp‚ and in turn‚ relate to. The film begins with the camera zooming in on a television. The prologue is spoken by a black female news reporter. Using a coloured female reporter
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