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    Writing Assignment A) The movie On the Waterfront‚ portrays a similarity from then to now. Daily there was minimal work and only a certain amount of workers were picked to work. Others had to wait to come back the next day and hope to be picked. Today when there is no work you are laid off and

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    Setting – The story starts out in the nineteen fifties in a typical small town exploited by the mob. The title On the Waterfront befits it well‚ for the town’s only way of employment is working on the docks for the mob. The mob controls everything in this town; they are the union and the law. If anything accurs you don’t know anything about it. Even if you were right there you were blind or D&D (Deaf and Dumb). Situation – The situation in the town is that a very prominent man in the town

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    Tim Burton is an amazing director he uses so many different cinematic techniques to create mood and tone in some of his past movies like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”‚ “Edward Scissorhands”‚ and “Big Fish”. In each of those movies he uses cinematic techniques to create a different mood and tone. The three that stood out to me on all movies by Tim Burton were sound‚ lighting‚ and editing. Sound is a crucial part in a Tim Burton movie he uses sound in so many different ways for example in “Edward

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    Techniques used in Citizen Kane In film class this past week‚ we learned that there are many cinematic techniques used in films that contribute to the way a film is portrayed by an audience. We had the pleasure of watching a film directed by Orson Wells In 1941 called “Citizen Kane”. I am glad that this particular film was the film of choice to demonstrate some of these techniques. The movie “Citizen Kane” uses each cinematic technique in a way that is obvious to the viewer. I have chosen five

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    The movie “The Birds” by Alfred Hitchcock has a deeper emotional weight with its audience than the book “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier because of Hitchcock’s deliberate use of setting‚ imagery‚ and mood in the cinematic experience. Alfred Hitchcock is known as a master of the cinematic arts for his preeminent style when designing a setting. The movie depicts a small town‚ known as Bodega Bay‚ near the beach in the early 1960s. This town is a peaceful town where nothing disastrous ever happens‚

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    On The Waterfront (1954) Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter‚ while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly‚ the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny’s thugs‚ and later meets the dead man’s sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry‚ who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers. Marlon Brando ... Terry Malloy Karl Malden

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    On the Waterfront Study Guide Acknowledgements Writer: Susan Bye Education Programmer Australian Centre for the Moving Image Susan’s primary role at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is to support the teaching of film as text to secondary school students. Initially trained as an English teacher‚ she studied and taught film and media at La Trobe University before joining ACMI in 2009. Study Guide > On the Waterfront 2 On the Waterfront: difficult choices in an uncertain

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    Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’ tells the story of Terry Malloy’s journey through moral lack of concern to accomplishments. By the end of the film both Terry and the audience are able to recognise his development and moral growth. Terry Malloy is most certainly not a failure‚ Elia shows the audience that Terry triumphs over the misfortune community and struggle that he lives in. However‚ without the guidance of Edie Doyle and Father Barry that Terry comes to realise his true prospective to challenge

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    “On the Waterfront shows that change is only brought about by individual effort” Do you agree? INTRODUCTION. On the Waterfront shows us that change is not brought about by one person alone‚ people are influenced by others around them and they have support of many people that have just the same importance as them. Terry Malloy’s role as an individual in change is pivotal as he is portrayed as a strong individual who is a major catalyst in the changes that occur. However‚ he does not do it

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    The director’s in respective films manipulate cinematic techniques such as shot selection‚ lighting and sound to display different emotions. This allows the audience to break down the meaning and importance of the current scene. It also allows them to form an emotional connection with the characters. One of the greatest strengths in Insomnia is Christopher Nolan’s ability to keep his protagonist in every shot despite the perplex and moody-blue vibe of the movie. This means that despite the director’s

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