Textual Analysis in Film Camera Analysis ← Composition ← Framing ← Camera Height ← Angle of view ← Depth of field ← Choice of lens Mise en Scene Film Analysis questions ← Dominant: Where is our eye attracted first? Why? ← ← Lighting Key: High Key? Low Key? High Contrast? Some combination of these? ← ← Shot and Camera Proxemics: What Type of shot? How Far away is the camera from the action? ← ← Angle:Are we ( and the camera)
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Also known as "white heat" films and "the real thing‚" the snuff film myth lives on like Bigfoot‚ despite the fact that no law enforcement agency in America has publicly admitted to ever locating one. Alan Sears‚ former executive director of the Attorney General’s commission on pornography during 1985-86‚ agrees with the more than two dozen law enforcement agencies I interviewed. "Our experience was that we could not find any such thing as a commercially produced snuff film‚" says Sears. "Our commission
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Case Analysis: LAFD The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is still plagued with a culture of hazing‚ even though hazing was officially prohibited in the 1940’s; as the department became more diverse the pattern of hazing became stronger towards minorities and women. LAFD officials tried to change such culture by increasing diversity and trying specially to recruit more women‚ but their approach to recruiting and retaining more diverse recruits was also troubling and later led to ethically wrong
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Racism in Film Throughout the history of film in the United States‚ the depiction of race has only changed slightly. Although‚ the display of various races in film is pertinent to the specific time period in which the film was made‚ films have‚ for the most part‚ always portrayed white superiority over other races. People of color have traditionally been presented in a negative way (if presented at all) that helps to maintain the status quo where whites are at the top of the social hierarchy. A
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In the exposition to Shine‚ we have a strong sense of the dominance of David Helfgott’s father in David’s early life. Our sympathies almost certainly lie with David. How does the director‚ Scott Hicks‚ achieve this? From the up-close-and-personal scenes with the adult David at the beginning of the film‚ our attention is focused on him. When Hicks takes us back to David’s childhood‚ we are aware that David is the focus but Peter Helfgott’s presence is stifling. He dominates every scene. Hicks conveys
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN LOS ANGELES‚ CALIFORNIA Purpose of Study Estimates state that over 1.2 million people immigrate to the United States each year‚ thereby thrusting the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront of today news headlines. From an economic standpoint‚ the effort to absorb illegal immigrants often negatively impacts cities as well as the entire country. This paper addresses the negative economic outcome of illegal immigration in the city of Los Angeles‚ California through
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Watching all the Asian films this semester has greatly changed my view of Asian directors‚ actors‚ and Asian films in general. It has opened my eyes and it let me see the creativity and the kind of quality that Asian Cinema has to offer. I used to think that Asian Film was corny and boring. Also‚ I used to think that it was just trying hard to follow its western counterparts. I was wrong. Asian film has its own identity and is unique in its own fascinating way. In Asian film‚ or just in Asian countries
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In Didion’s essay‚ "Los Angeles Notebook‚" she characterizes the Santa Ana winds as motivation for evil. Didion expresses this view through her imagery and diction. Didion also justifies her characterization through the structure and tone of her essay. She attributes the acts of individuals all over the world on the effects of wind. She claims that certain winds trigger a mechanistic switch that causes humans to act irrationally. Didion connects a natural phenomenon with the cause of an unconscious
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Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his film depict a certain style that is definitely his own. In other words‚ much like one can look at a painting and tell if it is a Monet‚ a Renoir‚ or a Degas‚ if a film director is an auteur‚ one can look at his film and tell by style and recurring themes that it was made by a certain director. In auteur films‚ the director is many times what brings an audience to the
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Vice Principals‚ Teachers and fellow students‚ I am Coco Li from Class 5A. Today I would like to talk about a film I like. It is called Titanic. Film: Titanic Director: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Kate Winslet‚ Billy Zane‚ Kathy Bates Category: II Duration: 194 minutes Reviewed by: Coco Li Overall rating : ★★★★★ (1 = poor‚ 5 = excellent) Titanic is an American romantic film. The background of the Titanic is real‚ but the main plot is fictional. It is a story about passengers on Titanic
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