Film genre From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia See also: List of genres#Film genres and television genre In film theory‚ genre ( /ˈʒɒnrə/ or /ˈdʒɒnrə/) refers to the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Most theories of film genre are borrowed from literary genre criticism. As with genre in a literary context‚ there is a great deal of debate over how to define or categorize genres.[citation needed]. Besides the basic distinction in genre between
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Film 1: Avatar‚ 2009; director: James Cameron Avatar tells the story of a bitter and discouraged former Marine named Jake. Jake always thought that since he was sadly in a wheelchair that there was nothing else to live for. But when Jake is recruited to join an expedition to Pandora he is ecstatic. On his journey he meets a lot of wonderful “Na’vi”. During his journey Jake learns a lot of great values and remembers what it feels like to love life (Film Jabber). Avatar is mainly influential because
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My Best Friend’s Wedding Courtney-Anthony-Br English 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Hazar Shehadeh May 9‚ 2013 “My Best Friend’s Wedding” is a romantic comedy that hit the movie scene in 1997 about a 27 year old woman who made a pact with her best friend and former lover that by age 28 if neither was married that they would marry each other. Four days before her 28th birthday her best friend calls with news of him getting married. Now she has to decipher whether she wants to be
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We all watch films‚ and documentaries. Generally‚ we learn some things from them‚ but can we be sure what we learned is true‚ and objective? If the films compare and analyze the context (religion‚ language‚ etc.) well‚ we call these kinds of films as ‘ethnographic’ films. A simple question can be appeared in our minds: which films are the ethnographic films? We will try to find an answer to this question with discussing the intentions‚ the wholeness and the ethics of ethnographic film-making.
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Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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Critical Film Review – 25% Due date: August 8 For the critical review assignment‚ you are required to choose a film. The first section of your review will provide a brief overview of the film. The main content of the review will provide a thorough critique of how the film engages themes‚ characters‚ setting or any film aesthetics to represent race‚ gender‚ class‚ religion or any other social issues that we have examined in class. Purpose: The aim of the critical review is to allow you to apply course
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Photography Creative cultures 2 17/4/1 http://mattharris-fda.weebly.com Is Film Dead? Matthew Harris Is film photography a dying art? This is the question that inspires and drives my film photography work. Film photography is about subverting modern technologies and techniques to get deeper inside the vocabulary of photography. Digital photography is a blossoming art form that grows more and more popular every day. Can film photography have a place in the artistic world? Is it possible to establish
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Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict
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Alyssa Famiglietti Film and Literature Professor Talbird Essay 1/Genre Analysis When it came to watching comedy films‚ I started realizing more and more that they ’regenerally all the same story line. You have numerous characters‚ where something bad happens‚or they get put into an obstacle which they need to overcome and of course Everything always works out in the end. Which makes sense when looking up the definition of Comedy‚ you see "a play‚ movie‚ etc.‚ of light and humorous character
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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