The 1940’s were heavily influenced by the occurrences that happened during this era. Some of these events including World War II‚ Recession; Revolutions‚ the ongoing feminism movement‚ Dior – The New Look and the Parisian Couture house. The 40’s era was where the fashion houses of Dior and Chanel ruled according to Style.com. They dictated the austere style‚ which was strict and plain; yet at the same time sophisticated yet masculine. The forties decade opened up an extensive variety of original
Premium World War II
audiences to invest themselves in a story‚ the Classic Hollywood Style additionally allowed the audience to become engulfed in a story. The goal of Classic Hollywood Style was to stay invisible--as in‚ the camera angles‚ background sets‚ and general cinematography ought to have been good‚ but not so good as to capture the audience’s attention; the point was to transport the audience into the movie world and distance them from their lives (“The Hollywood Style”). One exceptional example of this style is
Premium Film Movie theater United States
extremely negative themes. Fedora hats‚ trench coats and nighttime make up some of the distinguishing features of film noir. Film Noir of this era is associated with low-key black and white visual styles that have roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression. One the main influences for Film Noir was German Expressionism
Premium World War II Film noir World War I
style images that will look like film stills‚ most of them staged‚ models performing and dressed as different characters as expected in Film noir style movies. I see Film noir as stylistic approach to photography‚ it is beautiful and inventive cinematography that is still highly popular within modern film industry. What draws my attention to it is black and white contrast photos with intense shadow and lighting. It is a narrative representation of fictional characters‚ I believe that Film noir
Premium Film noir
people can’t agree on anything in this matter. Some films capture the hearts of many people all over the world‚ and are loved and remembered by all. These films deserve a place in history books. We refer to them as Classics’. E.g. Citizen Kane‚ Casablanca‚ The Godfather Of course not all films that are viewed by millions of people are classics. Some film producers like Jerry Bruckheimer are known to produce action-packed‚ hyped up‚ commercial films with low artistic value and make billions of
Premium Quentin Tarantino
Dear John By: Alisha Wallace ENG225: Introduction to Film (GSK1249D) Instructor: Dwight Paulsen 01/18/2013 Dear John is an endemic and heartbreaking story‚ which has a fiction story based on nonfiction events. This is a love story written by Nicholas Sparks. This novel was made into a movie and was directed by Lasse Hallstorm.“Dear John” the letter read. And with those two words‚ a heart was
Premium Love Channing Tatum
The film’s success internationally and “vast commercial appeal may be attributed to factors outside the film’s mix of broad physical comedy‚ exciting action sequences‚ and understated banter. More than anything else‚ the producers managed to capitalize on Smith’s popularity not only as a TV personality‚ but especially as a maintain hip-hop star” (Schneider 358). Smith not only starred in the hit film‚ he also sung the hit Men In Black theme song‚ and greatly increased his status as a major film star
Premium Black people Race Film
American’s did not know at that moment they would be entering a six year war with the Japanese and their allies Germany and Italy. This war had ended with the axis surrendering on May 8th 1945. The Manhattan Project‚ because of the attack‚ and the Casablanca Conference are very important on what and why this tragic event happened. The Manhattan Project “started during the fall of 1939‚ when President F. D. Roosevelt was made aware of the possibility that German scientists were racing to build an atomic
Premium United States World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor
Party‚ because they wanted to be under their own country’s sovereign rule again. In the film‚ characters from these countries‚ Rick and Isla‚ are in rebellion of the war to different degrees‚ but work together to outsmart the German officers in Casablanca and support the French Resistance‚ despite their own personal feelings for the end of the
Premium World War II Nazi Germany Germany
How can a hero survive in a world gone mad? Both Casablanca‚ the classic 1940s film‚ and 1984‚ a piece of classic literature by George Orwell‚ revolve around a world in chaos‚ where it is impossible to trust anyone‚ and a war wages on within and without. In 1984‚ the protagonist‚ Winston‚ hides from a totalitarian‚ thought controlling government‚ that is out to stomp out all aggression against the Party. In Casablanca‚ the lead character‚ Rick‚ dealt with a world rocked by the impacts of World
Premium World War II Nineteen Eighty-Four