>>>>> Working with Films >>>>> Selected Terms for Film Analysis E / Lo Glossary – Selected Terms for Film Analysis General film terms backlighting filming a person or event against a background of light‚ especially the sun‚ which produces an idealized or romantic effect words that are shown on a cinema screen to caption establish the scene of a story composition the arrangement of people or things in a film scene credits the list of people who were involved in the making of a film director the person
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Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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Color in film went through a self-contained evolution much like sound. Many films of the silent era‚ for instance‚ used processes such as tinting and toning to give an overall color to the frame (Thomspon & Bordwell 34). Thompson and Bordwell comment on the process that “color could provide information about the narrative situation and hence make the story clearer to the spectator” (34)‚ much like the use of photogénie and mise-en-scene by the Impressionists and Expressionists. Other films‚ such as
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WRITE A FILM REVIEW Writing a successful film review is like baking really great cookies. As a chef you need to pay attention to essential ingredients to make the recipe work‚ but creativity and personal choices are what make the final result more tasty and interesting. As a film review writer you must consider basic elements such as the story‚ character‚ technical details‚ sound/music and the theme or message in the film. A chef must think about who they are baking cookies for. A film reviewer
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Question – How does violence in Films affect the development of children under the age of twelve? Violence in Films Barbara Osborn‚ former media literacy teacher and freelance journalist in Los Angeles‚ states that violence is the foundation of many films‚ TV movies‚ and action series. According to Encarta Dictionary‚ Film can be defined as‚ “movies collectively‚ considered as a medium for recording events‚ a form of entertainment‚ or an art form.” Violence in films‚ one may say‚ is something that
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Hollywood. It’s almost the first thing that comes to someone’s mind when you think film‚ production. Hollywood movies have not ended and still continue today. “Motion pictures have been popular for over fifty years before even most film makers‚ considered movies worthy of serious study.” Barsam‚ Richard‚ and Dave Monahan. Looking at Movies. Fourth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. These classic Hollywood films were‚ perfected in 1920’s and 30‘s. Some of the things that makes up a Hollywood
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of the dominance of David Helfgott’s father in David’s early life. Our sympathies almost certainly lie with David. How does the director‚ Scott Hicks‚ achieve this? From the up-close-and-personal scenes with the adult David at the beginning of the film‚ our attention is focused on him. When Hicks takes us back to David’s childhood‚ we are aware that David is the focus but Peter Helfgott’s presence is stifling. He dominates every scene. Hicks conveys this dominance through the use of audio‚ symbolic
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September 3‚ 2014 Lecture 1 Professor Barry Keith Grant Terrance McDonald – Course Co-Ordinator Cinema – Industry‚ a social institution‚ entertainment‚ an art form. September 5‚ 2014 Lecture 2 Becoming a Film Student An introduction to screening and viewing practices September 10‚ 2014 Lecture 3 The Beginnings of Cinema Peter Mark Roget (1769-1879) Persistence of Vision Thaumatrope (1824) Animation Cel Zoetrope Invented in 1833 by British Mathematician William George Horner Panorama
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Critical Film Review – 25% Due date: August 8 For the critical review assignment‚ you are required to choose a film. The first section of your review will provide a brief overview of the film. The main content of the review will provide a thorough critique of how the film engages themes‚ characters‚ setting or any film aesthetics to represent race‚ gender‚ class‚ religion or any other social issues that we have examined in class. Purpose: The aim of the critical review is to allow you to apply course
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Professor Buckman HRS 180 Film Report Gangs of New York (2002) Director Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is truly a film that firmly places itself in the memory of the viewer forever. Its masterful use of filming techniques to achieve the correct mood for the film poses it as an eye catcher. Apart from the plot‚ the director’s choice and use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ proxemics‚ framing‚ editing‚ and shot-length enhanced the film and provided the perfect mood for the plot. Set in 19th
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