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    woman of his dreams would come. Gatsby is thought of as a corrupt character. Infact‚ Fitzgerald writes about the corruption of the American Dream. Baz Luhrmann is a director who modernizes this classic story. He uses brilliant actors‚ music‚ and cinematography to capture a modern audience. The themes that both Fitzgerald and Luhrmann show are materialism and wealth. Fitzgerald writes about the differences between East Egg and West Egg; however‚ In the film by Baz Luhrmann‚ the visual comes to life in

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    Many times have we seen or read stories of the defeat or capture of a criminal from the perspective of the hero‚ but rarely are we told the story from the perspective of the criminal and rarely do we find ourselves rooting for a deranged‚ psychopath. Patricia Highsmith’s novel‚ The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ is a story where we do see these rare qualities in effect. The eerily charming Tom Ripley‚ like most of us‚ is finding it difficult to be comfortable in his own skin and desperately craves a new‚ more

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    Digital Colour Correction Color as it relates to films was developed as a result of an increasing desire to interpret directorial vision and presentation meanings of art films. Any color combination present in a film can be interpreted as color theory. This includes black and white‚ saturated colors and prop or costume design. An understanding of the various application of color in films is often important in order to understand the meaning of a film .Far more fundamentally is its power as a communication

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    简介 Face/Off is a 1997 action film directed by John Woo‚ starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. The two both play an FBI agent and a terrorist‚ sworn enemies who assume the physical appearance of one another. 内容 The film exemplifies gun fu and heroic bloodshed action sequences‚ and has Travolta and Cage each playing two personalities. It was the first Hollywood film in which Woo was given complete creative control and was acclaimed by both audiences and critics. Eventually grossing $245 million

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    confinement in the scenes “Lisa” and “Something’s Wrong.” The sound techniques used‚ such as off-screen diegetic sound‚ echo Jefferies’ preoccupation with what’s going on in his own backyard‚ instead of his relationship with Lisa. The aesthetics of cinematography used highlight the switch of gender role due to Jefferies temporary confinement to a wheelchair. The abundance of camera pans reflect Jefferies’ point of view. The combination of these techniques communicates the emasculation of Jefferies and

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    Handout 1: Questions for Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl (1934/35) 1. Why does this film begin with a view of the clouds from the cockpit of an airplane? What might this image symbolize? I believe that the film began with a view of the clouds from the cockpit probably because Hitler was on the plane and it showed that he felt superior to everyone down below‚ or that he was finally in the midst of completing what he wanted which was to have a perfect Germany under his reign. 2. What

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    “Triumph of the Will”’s Achievements and Effects The cinematography masterpiece created by Leni Riefenstahl was successful as propaganda not only because it was in the form of a film‚ which could easily spread to the masses and play to their emotions‚ but due to Riefenstahl’s superb cinematography. This cinematographic prowess enabled the film to successfully imprint ideas which would not have reached the viewers had it been filmed differently. Riefenstahl manipulated the camera cuts and the light

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    leap towards making a movie about a genre that everyone was afraid to recreate. Double Indemnity is the epitome of a noir film because of the conventions seen in the movie. The cinematography is a prime characteristic in Double Indemnity that makes it an ideal noir film. The cinematography is so dark and shadowy which is exactly how all good noir films are today. When this movie was made it was very unheard of to try and detract from light as everyone was attempting to enhance it

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    Charles Webb‚ is directed by Mike Nichols‚ whose famous works also include Working Girl and Catch-22. The Graduate was released in United States on December 22‚ 1967. The screenplay for the film is done by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry‚ and the cinematography by Robert Surtees. A few of the main cast members include Anne Bancroft (as Mrs. Robinson)‚ Dustin Hoffman (as Benjamin Braddock)‚ Katharine Ross (as Elaine Robinson)‚ William Daniels (as Mr. Braddock)‚ Murray Hamilton (as Mr. Robinson)‚ and Elizabeth

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    When one man loses everything‚ he is capable of anything. Determined to seek revenge for the loss of his family and for the lack of support from the justice system‚ Clyde Shelton will not let anyone stand in his way. Law Abiding Citizen is a good thriller film because it is full of suspense‚ has a strong plot throughout with no “plot holes”‚ and contains a strong set of complex characters. Clyde Alexander Shelton had his whole world ripped apart one dark night when two burglars came into his home

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