The Cameraman (1928)‚ an MGM Buster Keaton feature‚ is one of the last truly great feature films of the silent era. From the artistic balance it finds between the simplicity of an all-too-familiar storyline and the complexity of technique and cinematography‚ to the very-entertaining and captivating performances of its actors‚ the film that was nearly lost to the annals of motion-picture history is a multi-faceted gem that is joyous to watch. Simplicity is one of the big keys to the success of The
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Among the dead were frontiersmen Davy Crockett and the Bowie brothers. This paper will explain how John Hancock interprets the history of the Alamo‚ along with the characterization of William B. Travis‚ Davy Crockett‚ and Jim Bowie and finally the cinematography of the movie of the story of the Alamo. Colonel William B. Travis was a main character of the Movie. Travis was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the Legion of Cavalry and became the chief recruiting officer for a new regular Texan army
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Never has the fine art of cinematography been so perfectly executed than by Orson Welles in his perennial film‚ Citizen Kane. Whether a fan of the story or not‚ every true admirer of movies can appreciate the cinematic techniques utilized by Welles to capture the life of his enigmatic main character. Many aspects of the movie have been analyzed thoroughly‚ but what I would like to examine is an idea that is often overlooked. As the movie fades in‚ an eerie chain link fence and a sign reading NO TRESPASSING
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Media Alters the Way We See the Poor and Disabled Media could be an individual’s source of gathering information about the current real world; however‚ the media can choose to show only one side of the story‚ whether it is a positive or negative outlook. In today’s society‚ media has a malicious effect on the people who doesn’t have a sufficient amount of money and the people who are physically or mentally handicapped. William J. Peace and Gloria Watkins‚ also known as Bell Hooks‚ closely observed
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and Anti-Semitism along with the Holocaust. British Imperialism then took over Palestine with the British government taking over the government in Palestine‚ the Arabs and Jews were both offered agreements from the British which allowed them to blindside Palestine in their takeover of the country. Between 1947 and 1949 there was a war between the Jews and the Arabs which ended with Arab being defeated by the Jews and the Jews were able to take control of most of the majority of Palestine‚ making
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In the film‚ ‘Run Lola Run’ directed by Tom Tyker‚ various verbal and visual techniques are used to give and display to the audience several strong ideas. Verbal techniques such as music‚ and visual techniques such as snapshots‚ cinematography and others‚ emphasized and helped to display the important themes and ideas to the audience in ‘Run Lola Run’. These ideas and themes included ‘The Relentless Passage of Time’‚ and ‘The Role of Fate and Chance’. These all centre around the main character
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The mise en scene elements implemented into Run Lola Run are universal and have been used by big name Hollywood directors. An example of such is ‘Vertigo’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958. Tom Tykwer was a fan of Hitchcock and was familiar with his work. He decided to administer two (2) of his ideas. Similar to Vertigo‚ there was a significant reference to spirals. For example‚ in Run Lola Run‚ the ‘spiralé’ café located behind Manni’s phone box can be seen in all three (3) scenarios. As well
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play. Will and Viola’s love is transferred to the written page leading to the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet. Commentary: The movie is not applicable for young audiences‚ because it contains a sex. But for adult it is very nice movie and cinematography. Will and Viola felt so much in love with each other‚ they fight for their love but not that happy ending. Insight: Some of the aspects of love I have looked at are more important than others; romantic and true love shown by Juliet is the type
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released into theatres based on the novel of the same title. Since the release‚ the film has gotten multiple good and terrible reviews regarding its plot and its special effects. The film won a Special Effects Academy Award and was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. After watching Logan’s Run‚ it was evident that the special effects used in the film were terrible if you were to compare it to todays special effects. Since it was mostly computer based back then‚ it was
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is that it takes us back to the old Route 66 to remember the “good ole days” and the times when things weren’t so rushed and people took time to enjoy the scenery of traveling. The waterfall scene is my personal favorite. Not only is it amazing cinematography‚
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