Niki Caro directed the film ’The Whale Rider’. She has used a number of cinematic techniques in this film to create atmosphere and sometimes show what the character is feeling. These three well-used techniques are camera shots‚ lighting and sound and dialogue. By using these techniques Niki has created a film that is emotionally connected to the viewers. Firstly‚ Niki Caro has used lighting incredibly well in this film. For some scenes in the film the lighting effects used gives us an insight into
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the text is read and reflected upon’ The world of the director‚ the world of the text and the world of the reader combine together to help provide meaning when we read or view texts. To develop an ‘interpretation’ we need to understand these three elements. The world of the director - When a director interprets and directs a film‚ he or she does so in a context. This context includes the director’s feelings‚ beliefs‚ past experiences‚ goals‚ needs‚ and physical environment. The world of the text –
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1998 film Pleasantville‚ directed by Garry Ross is a social commentary on the changing values upheld in the 1950s contrasted to the 1990s. The concept of transformation of an individual and the society is explored deliberately through the use of cinematic techniques‚ themes and strong characterization. The notion of ‘knowledge is power’ is a widely explored motif continuously/consistently throughout the film as individuals transform along with their society. This concept is successfully explored through
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precisely the director has the big task at his hand to transfer his vision to the photographed element‚ reassemble the fragmented elements and make them cohere as the representation of a world which works well. At the same time he has to deal with several limitations and the challenges like the stage’s missing wall‚ making sense and guaranteeing authenticity to the audience about the existence of the cinematic world as if it exist beyond and around the part of the presented form. Is the director obliged
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Film Techniques in Twelve Angry Men Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men‚ directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director’s use of cinematic techniques‚ including lighting‚ music‚and set design‚ to reinforce the themes of the story. ________________________________________ "Twelve Angry Men"‚ directed by Sidney Lumet‚ is a film which portrays intentions significantly employed by the use of film techniques. Although entirely set in a cramped‚ humid jury room (except for the few minutes
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military. Few viewers‚ however‚ realized that they were also influenced by product placement. Further‚ few film watchers are aware that product placement occurs. Although Top Gun moved the audience through the sounds‚ sights‚ actions‚ and other cinematic techniques‚ as will be discussed later‚ the biggest influence was the product placement of the Navy and Ray Ban sunglasses that was accompanied by an emotional and political message that resonated with the American people. Product Placement has a
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TOPIC: ‘Kazan uses a range of cinematic techniques to reveal the emotional and moral struggle of Terry Malloy’ ‘On the Waterfront’ is an‚ award winning film‚ directed by Elia Kazan‚ whose audience is faced with Terry’s moral dilemma and emotional battle‚ that forces them to think about their own beliefs about what loyalty‚ love and friendship mean. The films protagonist Terry Malloy‚ portrays the tough-guy attitude‚ in order to try protect himself to from the degradation that surrounds him. Trapped
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important settings in the 1981 motion picture‚ ‘Gallipoli‚’ which enable us to gain an understanding of the key ideas of the film; which are‚ the destructive puissance of war propaganda and the brutality of war. Throughout the film‚ a plethora of cinematic techniques are employed by the director Peter Weir‚ in these settings‚ in order to not only expose the key ideas of the film but‚ more importantly‚ to impart messages of great relevance and significance for people in society today. Contextually
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Chonnie 12KBS Children of Men is a thought-provoking dystopian film directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It explores the idea of mankind’s own impermanence. Nearly two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. There are many important scenes that help to develop the film. I found the last scene particularly intriguing as it left questioning viewers to come to their own conclusions. Children of Men explores the key ideas of hope and faith in the face of futility and despair
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tragedy of war. In this analysis the main method of approach to the study of the film will be focusing on the Australian cultural values and myths that are presented in Gallipoli and how they are conveyed through the use of film techniques and the elements involved. Overall through the study of the above it will be shown how Gallipoli works as a cultural text and how readers interpret these cultural meanings. Gallipoli starts off being presented in circular narrative‚ revolving around the two central
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