In a leap from Shakespeare’s time to the modern world‚ Romeo+Juliet makes the medieval classic - Romeo and Juliet understandable to a modern audience. Directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ the modern masterpiece applies impressive cinematography to harness both medieval and modern civilisations. Many aspects‚ such as the; settings‚ props‚ background symbolism and ways of communication allow for the modern viewer to grasp the storyline‚ despite many unusual adaptations included from medieval times. The entwinement
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Memento I enjoyed the movie Memento‚ not only for the creative cinematography‚ but also for the intensity of the plot. The cinematography and artistic creativity needed to tell the story the way Nolan does it is mind-blowing. Even through the unique style of filming‚ I found myself easily wrapped up in the story. The story itself‚ being of revenge and love‚ was intense and because those are two strong human emotions‚ I found myself relating to the movie well. I liked that I had to pay close attention
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of cinematography. For example very early in the film‚ we are presented with the image of an upturned jeep accompanied by clashing metallic sounds and oblique camera angles‚ followed by the sudden flight of a flock of flamingos. This creates a real sense of unease in the audience. However‚ HMMB and ES are both novels and they both take place inside the reader’s mind. This makes them a very different experience to TCG as there is no soundtrack‚ external imagery or aforementioned cinematography. Like
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Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered as the groundbreaking movie in the history of filmmaking is no doubt the most brilliant movie. This movie is the masterpiece of Mr. Orson Welles. Welles did not only written‚ directed and produced Citizen Kane but also played lead role in the movie. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles
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beeline for "Naif Kitap Evi". Sunday nights‚ our "Talk Cinema" group come together and we talk about today’s cinema mind and classics. That day was different. Same as it ever was‚ we began our conversation and talked about Andrei Tarkovsky and his cinematography. While we were talking about‚ his movie‚ "Solaris"‚ Erman drew our attention to adaptation of the "Solaris" which is directed and written by Steven Soderbergh. We generally talk about Cinema of Europe‚ Bollywood and Cinema of Asia. If we talk
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Camera Shots A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film’s setting‚ characters and themes. As a result‚ camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Reviewing the examples on the right hand side of this page should make the different camera shots clearer. An extreme long shot (animation on right) contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film
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The Apartment featured sexual affairs between single women and married men or vice versa. The Apartment lacks in quality of cinematography because Wilder wanted to stray away from common Hollywood film editing styles‚ but is essentially made up by the unique and interesting plot of the film. There is satire present in this film through poking at these big business corporations and
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The story follows the prison life of Andy Dufresne and his eventual escape from Shawshank’s walls. The elements of unique cinematography‚ a formalistic style of direction‚ and an excellent screenplay‚ Darabont uses in this film are paramount to portraying the themes‚ and conveying the storyline. The most unique part about the style of the movie is in the cinematography by Roger Deakins. Deakins utilizes tools such as a blue filter in order to convey emotions‚ and portray scenes through different
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Taking a closer look at one scene‚ the filmmakers are able to create an authentic look at the two most tumultuous decades of changing in American culture. Specifically‚ the scene involving Jenny‚ drug use and her contemplation of suicide (1:29:07-1:31:18) which is completely without dialogue relies heavily on the elements of mise en scene to communicate the mood‚ message‚ and tone. It is very compelling and connects the audience. The set design is filled with small details that add to believability
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understand the conflict through clashing personalities. The acting style also really helps with Jamals character talking quietly and humbly‚ while the actor that plays prem is cocky and loud. Another great technique Danny Boyle used is cinematography. The cinematography in the film was very well thought through. It really shows the conflict just through the shots used. One example was the great birds-eye-view shot that showed the conflict by making the studio look like a fighting arena. This
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