How cinematography and sound are used in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) to create meaning and generate a response in an audience For this essay I will be focusing on the scene in which Melanie is heading to the school to see Annie when they are suddenly attacked by numerous birds while trying to get the school children to safety. I will be focusing on the two micro features‚ sound and cinematography. The sound that is used in a film can be used to deliver information about what
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THE SHINING The key to a great movie is using cinematography to control the mood and tone of a piece in order to affect the viewers’ feelings. In Stanley Kubrick’s "The Shining"‚ the cinematographer manipulated the lighting to create a certain mood and cast of light onto the scenes. Since lighting is the key to cinematography‚ it can have a major impact on a films narrative. During the scene of The Shining‚ entitled "Great Party‚ Isn’t It?" the cinematographer used light to put emphasis
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a name‚ think about your child’s point of view and imagine how he or she will have to live with it throughout their life. Supporting material: Laura Wattenberg‚ a writer‚ researcher‚ and software designer‚ wrote in her 2013 book‚ The Baby Name Wizard‚ “we may see baby naming as an opportunity for personal expression. Use whatever criteria you like to narrow your name choices‚ but give the name this final test: if you were starting life today‚ knowing everything you know about this world‚ is this
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Music. It is in fact an exceptionally successful and well-known film at the time of its release. Others considered it as the high-point of the Hollywood musical. It is a triumphant film produced by 20th Century Fox that exemplifies award-winning cinematography‚ well-refined music and wholesome theatrical plays and performance. The story itself‚ the actors and actresses are indeed remarkable. I can assert that the movie is unquestionably joyous‚ uplifting and astounding. As a matter of fact‚ as I watch
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"This book is about surviving as a spiritual orphan." "In "Lost in the Land of Oz"‚ Madonna Kolbenschlag explores the way old societal myths‚ which are created from the metaphors in our life‚ are no longer useful in today’s society. The author believes we need to embrace the ego archetype of the orphan‚ the most influential metaphor for the self‚ in order to become a whole and complete person. Madonna Kolbenschlag discusses how our society is particularly hostile towards women‚ resulting in an
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The 5 Stages of Your Oz Road Trip A holiday on the road has numerous stages. Here are the major steps you’ll typically go through on your ultimate self-driving adventure. Planning the trip vigorously‚ but with room for spontaneity You can feel the excitement brewing as you’re checking out your motorhome rental. You see your vehicle is equipped with internet access‚ and you’re relieved you can stay connected even if you end up in the middle of nowhere. But you also know you’re just going to
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For my paper I have decided to view the original "Scarface" which was directed by Howard Hawks. This film stars Paul Muni‚ Ann Dvorak and George Raft. This film was made in 1932 and was in black and white. The film was to take place in Chicago and show a realization of the prohibition era. This was about the organized crime in Chicago and loosely base on the life of Al Capone. This film is a certain character that moves up on the mob ladder until his own weaknesses catch up with him. The main character
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The King’s Speech‚ directed by Tom Hooper‚ is a British biopic produced in 2010. The film illustrates the story of Bertie‚ later crowned King George VI‚ and his stammer affliction. It follows Bertie’s wife’s pursuit to help her husband‚ employing Lionel Logue‚ an Australian speech pathologist‚ to assist‚ and potentially cure Bertie of his speech condition. The King’s Speech unravels the tale of how two entirely adverse characters end up the greatest of friends. Leading cinematographer‚ Danny Cohen
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How does neil Marshall use cinematography and lighting to demonstrate symbolism and intertextual references in The Descent? In this essay I’m going to write about how elements of lighting and cinematography are used to build suspense throughout the film. The Descent is about six women who embark on a caving expedition‚ only to find that they become trapped inside of the cave and must defend themselves against a strange breed of monsters that lurk in the dark shadows of the cave. The scene I am
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In the first scene‚ medium close-up shot of a teenage girl as she talks about her disappointment in her father and that she pitys him; suggesting almost sarcastically that someone should ’put him out of his misery’ ‚another male out of shot suggests that maybe he could kill her father himself. This first establishing scene sets up the film and brings up the question why does she want her father dead‚ and does this male out of shot end up actually killing her father. The way the first scene is shot
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