Pop culture has idealized the way women are presented in film. We have come to expect that women can be presented as and it is acceptable to portray them as passive‚ sexual objects in film‚ which revolves around the male gaze‚ meaning it is portrayed through the eyes of men and their desires. (Haslam 187-190) “Babylon” the sixth episode of Mad Men reinforces this focus on women through the ‘male gaze’ as argued by Laura Mulvey and ‘hyper-sexualization’ argued by Phillips & Strobol. There are two
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Horror in Films Alfred Hitchcock once said‚ “The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them” (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes). I do not make horror films‚ but I do watch them. Similar to Hitchcock‚ they help me face my fears. Do you associate horror films with your fears? My biggest fears are demonophobia‚ which is the fear of evil spirits‚ and taphephobia‚ which is the fear of being buried alive (Phobia Lists). These phobias most certainly helped in my decision to compare and contrast
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The two movies I viewed were Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist‚ which were both directed by Tobe Hopper. Both films displayed the general rules horror films generally follow through the use of horror film genre conventions. For instance‚ both movies follow the good verses evil story lines and in each the end does ultimately win. However‚ this is not entirely true in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The friends represented the good and the chainsaw carrying monster and his family portrayed the evil
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Until this point‚ special effects artists were mostly limited to methods of stop-motion animation and practical effects to create fantastical displays within a film. That was until ground-breaking director Stephen Spielberg‚ who is most famous for his work in classic films such as E.T. and Jaws‚ made a single decision that would influence film-making to this day. It was the decision to utilize computer graphics in the iconic production‚ Jurassic Park. Filmmakers had used computer graphics previously
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"Chinatown" as Film Noir Films that are classified as being in the film noir genre all share some basic characteristics. There is generally a voice-over throughout the film in order to guide the audience’s perceptions. These movies also involve a crime and a detective who is trying to figure out the truth in the situation. This detective usually encounters a femme fatale who seduces him. However‚ the most distinctive feature of the film noir genre is the abundance of darkness. Roman Polanski’s
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the image‚ developing the film‚ printing the image‚ and framing it. If you’re interested‚ I’ll show you just about everything I do as a photographer to get complete‚ framed print ready for the gallery. First and foremost‚ I have to buy my film of course. Choosing what film to shoot with involves deciding what film speed‚ or ISO‚ I want my film to be depending on if I’m shooting during the day‚ at night‚ portraits‚ color film or black and white‚ etc. The higher the film speed‚ the more sensitive
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made by Mr. Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. It is considered as one of the best movies of Hitchcock also. However‚ what is suspense? Why Rear Window can be a successful suspense movie? How Mr. Alfred Hitchcock create the suspense atmosphere in this film? In this essay‚ all the above questions will be answered. You will know more about the spell of Mr. Hitchcock’s movies especially the Rear Window. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is a king of suspense movie making definitely. In his movies‚ suspense is always created
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will try to compare two films which are "A Birth of a Nation" directed by D.W.Griffith and "The Bicycle Thieves" directed by De Sica. After giving the story of the films‚ I will try to explain their technical features and their similarities. A Birth of a Nation by D. W. Griffith Griffith can be seen as the first ’modern’ director‚ his greatest achievements being the historical epics The Birth Of A Nation. When it was released‚ it was one of the longest films ever made‚ over three hours
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In Kurosawa Akira’s film‚ No Regrets for Our Youth‚ Yukie and Itokawa are spending time with each other‚ after Noge had left. Once Yukie finishes playing the piano‚ which was to ignore Noge‚ she seems to out a bit out of character. She grabs a cigarette and asks for Itokawa to light it up‚ which he does without question. However‚ she moves her head away‚ and this is where the sequence begins. At 12:56‚ Yukie immediately turns to Itokawa and demands him to bow on his knees to her. This is in a medium
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Racism in Animated Films While Disney animated films are the ideal family movies‚ it is undisclosed to many that such racism is being portrayed. "Rarely do we ask about the origins and intentions of the messages we encounter through mass media; sometimes we forget that [producers] have origins or intentions at all" (Lipsitz 5). The social inequality found in such popular culture can be due to several reasons. According to David Croteau and William Hoynes in Racial Crossroads‚ media content
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