NOSFERATU Nosferatu directed by F.W. Murnau‚ is a feature horror film made in Germany. It was filmed according to the Nosferatu legend‚ the horrific vampire of Transylvania. The film was very archaic‚ in a sense. I noticed in the film that most of the scene changes had a certain color of light. I felt that those light changes were trying to signify the time in the day or the certain amount of light in room of the scene is to help amplify the audience vision. I like how Murnau transitioned
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Digital Cinematography For over a century motion picture have entertained the masses‚ allowing people to view life taking place on a large screen. For the majority of this time these movies were shot using the same film found in photographic cameras. Technology always seems to take over and the film industry seems poised to be the next target. With digital picture acquisition getting better everyday‚ movies are beginning to be shot completely digital. There are a number of plusses and minuses
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fundamentals of film are mis-en-scéne‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound. The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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Birdman Film Tech Analysis Paper #1 Charles Schloff COM 251 D010 21 January 20‚ 2015 The film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu stresses the importance of cinematography in filmmaking and creates fluid transitions from one scene to the other‚ making the movie seem like it has been filmed all in one take. He also uses the motion of the camera‚ whether shaky‚ fast or slow moving‚ to stress certain people and certain scenes. He creates this fluidity to reflect the importance
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Nosferatu Analysis There are many ways to shoot a film‚ and every way brings out a different perspective. One of the many different ways to shoot a film is dependent on the angle you chose to shoot a particular scene. Furthermore the distance from the camera to the scene of action also plays a big part in determining the perspective or theme of the film. For my Film as literature class I looked at three different films and studied the camera angle and distance to determine how
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Casablanca Cinematography The film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1943—at the height of World War II—is set in December 1941 in Casablanca‚ French Morocco. It is a time of escalating power of the Nazi party‚ which attempted to gain control of most parts of the world starting with Europe and Northern Africa. As a result of the ascending power of the Nazis and anti-German sentiments‚ many Europeans were desperate to flee their homes. Because Casablanca was not yet taken over
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about a thief (Cobb) with a rare ability to enter people’s dreams‚ and be able to reveal their secrets from their subconscious. He then gets offered an inverse task of planting an idea in a CEO’s mind. Mystery/sci fi films usually concentrate on cinematography‚ so they can bring out the genre of the movie by using lighting‚ and camera work‚ and props especially for sci
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as a lesbian from the start‚ in contrast to many other coming-out stories. We’re not directly told a lot of things‚ but we’re still given a lot of information about the characters and their stories through these film techniques. These uses of cinematography‚ sound‚ editing‚ and narrative to help tell the story are prevalent throughout the whole film‚ and are used effectively to elevate a convincing coming-of-age story into something much more unique. The use of lighting‚ color‚ shots‚ and angles
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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” is a classic visual tale of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The silent film is filled with obsession and lust‚ surrealism as well as the prosaic theme of good versus evil. The film recounts the tale of Hutter‚ a real estate agent hungry for money‚ and his journey to vampire Count Orlak’s mansion‚ as well as the twists and turns found heavily within the scenes. Nosferatu (Count Orlak’s alter ego) falls for Hutter’s wife and moves in to the residence
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