Neorealist mise-en-scene relied on actual location shooting (mainly outdoors)‚ and its photographic work tended towards the rawness of documentaries. Shooting on the streets and in private buildings made Italian camera operators incredibly adept at cinematography. In addition‚ the lack of sound equipment (dialogue was dubbed through post-synchronization) allowed for smaller crews and much greater freedom of movement. This more complex mise-en-scene and more adept camerawork (the use of long shots‚ deep
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It is rare to find a Hollywood film that doesn’t show bland‚ overused characters who are confined to act according to their gender. More often than not‚ lead males act as heroes who‚ by the end of the film‚ meet their goal and are awarded with their female love interest. The female leads are usually just that- love interests. If they’re not‚ they’re usually passive victims waiting to be rescued by the masculine hero‚ only there to serve as pointless conflict. Hollywood has focused on maintaining
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wanted the images and plot action in his films to be interpreted by the viewer without the influence of dialogue. He wanted this interpretation to be based on the body language of his characters and the images he created with the mise-en-scene‚ his cinematography and editing. Chaplin did not want his audience to be restricted in their comprehension by imposing his own interpretation of his work through dialogue. Chaplin wanted silence. In the Tramp’s last great movie‚ Chaplin satirizes technological advances
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Compare and contrast early cinema (1895 – 1910) with mainstream narrative cinema The history of film was set in motion in the late 1880’s with the development in camera and film technology. There has been deliberation about who were the first to broadcast film‚ however after much research it is believed that the first projection was introduced by the late French born Auguste Marie Louis Nicholas and Louis Jean‚ famously known as ‘the Lumiere brothers’. Cinema started of more as an art‚ favouring
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The Notebook: As if Reading from a Notebook People often refer to the movie The Notebook as a sappy‚ predictable chick flick that plays with your emotions‚ making you spill a few tears here and there. Even though I’ve seen this movie a million times‚ everytime I enjoy watching the story of two young lovers who can’t find a way to be together due to their social backgrounds. It’s a heartbreaking and achingly real love story that will keep you hooked from the beginning leaving you gasping for more
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Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed‚ co-written‚ produced by‚ and starring Orson Welles. This was Welles’s first feature film. With this film‚ Welles introduced many new filmmaking innovations. Some of the innovations were in cinematography‚ storytelling techniques‚ and special effects‚ lighting and framing of a scene. One of the greatest movies of all time was Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane. Almost all of the movies of the time were told chronologically and had a beginning‚ middle
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Luhrmann’s version is a contemporary setting‚ including many anachronistic elements that try to make the story relevant for contemporary audiences. Some of the main differences between the two are setting‚ characterization‚ social context and cinematography. Both of the movies were accurate representations of the original play written by Shakespeare‚ and yet still differed in many different ways. But despite differences‚ the main plot of the story was still accurately portrayed to the audience‚ and
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Synopsis The movie Les Miserables is a novel written by Victor Hugo published in 1862. It is considered the one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. The movie is about man‚ Jean Valjean‚ who experienced corruption and injustice in many years. When he was given a chance to live freely‚ he saw God. His blinded heart transformed. This remained in him throughout the story. Love and justice reigns in his heart whatever happened. Story/Screenplay The main character of the movie is
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James Berardinelli’s review on Roman Polanski’s Chinatown purports that the film is ‘one of the best films to emerge from the 1970s’‚ exploring his value judgements and sweeping generalizations but providing minimal evidence to substantiate. Berardinelli immediately introduces his review in a positive light‚ often adopting debateable opinions. Not only does he cite this movie as ‘the high-water point’ in both Jack Nicholson and Polanski’s careers but he also labels it the ‘finest colour entry into
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After the band perfmorance‚ my lips were dry and burned bright red; the skin was flaky‚ peeling horribly‚ and blood drizzled from the tired cracks. My tired eyes‚ worn from the continous reading of fast-paced rhythms‚ ached from the bright lights and dehydration gnawed at every part of me. On the car ride home‚ I felt‚ truly‚ like I had just walked across the Sahara Desert‚ only to be forced to walk back again. Playing trombone for three hours tends to have such an effect. However‚ it didn’t
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