This scene is the intro to ‘the Departed’ directed by Martin Scorcese. It is a compression of time with narration by Costello that gives insight into some of the characters‚ mainly Costello himself and background information such as location. It effectively establishes the position of the main characters and the public’s reaction of them‚ letting us know what the movie is going to be about. I loved the camera work in this scene and the way Costello’s portrayed‚ he is later referred to as ‘the rockstar’
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The movie Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson‚ 2012) tells a story of two children‚ Sam and Suzy‚ who feel estranged and disconnected in their small island community of New Penzance. Wes Anderson’s use of cinematography and other audiovisual elements creates a highly stylized movie that explores the concept of family and the need for people in our lives. In the scene towards the end of the movie in which Sam and Suzy make a risky climb up to the top of the church bell-tower‚ in the middle of a storm‚
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Vertigo (1958) deals with three loves-one obstructed‚ one hopeless‚ one soured and fourth haunted. Galvin Elster (Tom Helmore) married his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak) for wife’s money and later when he wanted to get rid of her‚ a false Madeleine is introduced and Scottie (James Stewart) falls in love with her who dies hopeless‚ and the new Madeleine Judy Barton (Kim Novak) becomes soured due to lack of love from Scottie and the fourth Midge Wood (Barbara Bel Geddes) haunted by the lover in asylum
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Vertigo directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in 1958 was nominated for two Oscars it is about a detective in California who suffers from vertigo investigates a friends wife that they believe is possessed and while doing this he becomes obsessed with her. This movies stars James Stewart as John Ferguson the main character and Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster and as Judy Barton in the end. In this paragraph we will talk about the entertainment value and how the components action and suspense are used
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Cinematography History Cinematography is an art form in the field of filmmaking. Although the exposing of images on light-sensitive elements dates to the early 19th century‚[4] motion pictures demanded a new form of photography and a new aesthetic. On June 19‚ 1873‚ Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographed a horse named "Sallie Gardner" in fast motion using a series of 24 stereoscopic cameras. The cameras were arranged along a track parallel to the horse’s‚ and each camera shutter was controlled
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The Might of Spite Plot Summary The movie is about a guy (Antagonist) and a girl (Protagonist) living together that get turns to do the laundry. The guy (Thando) is very lazy‚ watches TV the whole day and refuses to do the laundry even after the girl (Carrie)‚ tries to force him physically. Carrie is miserable after that but then finds another way to get him of the couch. She tells him that his car is being stolen and when he gets outside‚ Carrie locks the door behind him. Thando sees his car isn’t
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Film – 8 3 October 2013 Cinematography Woody Allen utilizes many different camera angles and lighting techniques in his movies. The way he uses lighting can affect the mood and make things seem confusing with dark lighting or‚ on the contrary‚ make things seem all the clearer with more lights. A variety of modified lenses can help tell a story on their own with color filters‚ black and white‚ as he used in Manhattan‚ and shorter and longer lenses for depth perception. These shots can tell us
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ANALYSIS Check MateThe Cinematography and Lighting of The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 motion picture adapted and directed by Frank Darabont from a short story by Stephen King. This film is in the classical style combining elements of both formalism and realism. It also combines elements of the dramatic‚ escapist (prison break)‚ and romantic genres. The film’s symbolism is made apparent through the use of many techniques and elements‚ but the cinematography and lighting effects
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Django starts off as an average slave but by the end of the film‚ turns into the greatest gun slinger in the west‚ saves his wife‚ and lives happily ever after. According to Robert Richardson‚ the cinematographer of this film‚ the goal of the cinematography was to use iconic American West backgrounds as a montage to show Django traveling and growing as person and bounty hunter. Tarantino used panoramic long shots and a widescreen aspect ratio to show the vastness of the American West and to symbolize
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a 1953 Disney film‚ The Living Desert. (1) After working as a camera assistant on a few feature films in the early 1960’s‚ Hall became a camera operator. Though he had been a cinematographer for television series and movies‚ he got his first cinematography credit for a theatrical released film in 1965. In 1967‚ Hall was praised for his rich and complex composition as he was the director of photography for two modern classic films‚ Cool Hand Luke and In Cold Blood. In 1969 he won his first Academy
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