Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s focus on mise en scene is clear throughout the entire movie. Hou’s cinematography‚ especially the scene with Lord Tian and his wife speaking in their room‚ creates unparalleled presence and atmosphere. Due to the detail in the sets and cinematography‚ the point of the movie feels like it’s more about aesthetic and tone than plot. Many of the other 5th generation directors’ films which are metaphors and social
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A Space Odyssey 2001 a space odyssey is a story about extraterrestrial life‚ space voyage‚ the future‚ homicidal sentient robots‚ and above all else a story about evolution. The monoliths are a tool created by an alien race to help assist in evolution; they are the cornerstone of evolution for humankind. It was there at the dawn of man and gave humanity an extra edge to help adapt and evolve from primates to intellectual humans that are capable of space travel. The mysterious black rectangles have
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Ashlee Pitock Cinematography and “True Grit” There are only two things that a film has to accomplish cinematically to orchestrate a solid story. First‚ the film must be flowing. Just as any plot must float along a smooth current of tangible events‚ the cinematography must match that current. Depending on the style of film‚ different forms of this fluidity will take place; ranging from wide-angle landscape shots for westerns and post-apocalyptic films to handheld cam horrors and found-film
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Stephen Holden | Judgement | An absolutely wonderful movie about father and son relationships. | A-plus awards-season pedigree. Looks to play well with all audiences. | It is wonderfully acted. No movie this year will be more praised for its cinematography. Admired it. Its cold and holds us outside. | A truly majestic visual tone poem. | Criteria 1-Performances | | Newman is in excellent form as mob boss. Hanks resists temptation to soften his character. | It is wonderfully acted. | Hank’s a
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the world‚ their perception is guided by the hand that raises them. The ways in which we are nurtured‚ punished‚ and parented affect us at all stages of life: childhood‚ our teenage years‚ and then adulthood. Flying Over Mother uses flashbacks‚ cinematography‚ and the actors’ performances together with the narration to demonstrate how the protagonist’s life is constantly accompanied by fear: beginning with his mother’s lessons as a child and then by his approaching death as his ship plunges from air
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Hall uses camera angles throughout the film to emphasize the vital lesson the film portrays about happiness. The angles also capture Lester’s transformation which is important to the central theme as well. An example of the excellent cinematography that chronicles Lester’s transformation is found in the two scenes in which Lester talks to his boss Brad. Brad is the new guy in Lester’s firm and is threatening to fire Lester. In the first scene that the two men talk Lester sits in a chair
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References: Boy Scouts of America: Cinematography‚ BSA Supply No. 35869 Pamphlet via http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-CINE.aspx 2012 Goodykoontz & Jacobs: Film from Watching to Seeing‚ Bridgepoint Education Inc. San Diego Ca. United States
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Narrative o The film’s narrative is constructed around the erection of the wedding tent by PK Dubey. o The romance entanglements of the Punjabi family is played out against this "manufactured" nuptial event. o traces five intersecting stories‚ each navigating through different aspects of love of during a traditional Punjabi wedding in Delhi. In essence: o The love between a couple married for 25 years‚ teenage lust‚ the bride’s tryst with her lover the night before her arranged marriage to
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be a millionaire” where he faces the difficulties of the host to achieves immense success. In the movie Slumdog Millionaire‚ the director Danny Boyle displays the role of destiny through the hard life of his protagonist‚ Jamal Malik by using cinematography‚ characterisation and plot to show the difficulties he faces throughout his life which eventually guides him to immense success. The director shows how fate and destiny guide Jamal and his brother Salim from danger and teach them valuable lessons
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“What attitude or attitudes does your chosen film seem to have towards crime? In what ways do filmic techniques such as cinematography‚ mise-en-scène‚ sound‚ And editing contribute to its treatment of crime?” Films convey elements of society differently in order to make comments on human culture. Within In Bruges writer/director Martin McDonagh conveys crime with a jovial sense of innocence‚ but then also projects the darker repercussions of crime (particularly murder) on an individual. This juxtaposition
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