Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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Week 2 Film: The Wizard of Oz FORM: is the sum of all parts of the film‚ unified and given shape by patterns such as repetition and variation‚ story lines and character traits. - Film is not the product of a random collection of technical devices‚ but rather‚ it is a system THE CONCEPT OF FORM IN A FILM - Artworks involve us by engaging our senses‚ feelings and mind in a process. - The artwork cues the spectator to perform a specific activity. Example: A poem’s words may guide us to imagine
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Alyssa Famiglietti Film and Literature Professor Talbird Essay 1/Genre Analysis When it came to watching comedy films‚ I started realizing more and more that they ’regenerally all the same story line. You have numerous characters‚ where something bad happens‚or they get put into an obstacle which they need to overcome and of course Everything always works out in the end. Which makes sense when looking up the definition of Comedy‚ you see "a play‚ movie‚ etc.‚ of light and humorous character
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blockbusters with multi-million dollar superstars. Beginning with short silent films‚ movies have evolved over the years in different stages including: the Golden Age‚ the political era‚ sequels‚ and what is now the age of special effects and high budget films. The industry today that creates movies costing unimaginable amounts of money began with the simplistic‚ silent film. Although many are forgotten today‚ these short films were a key part in developing motion pictures created over the ages. Beginning
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of the very first films. There is architecture in almost every film. Consciously or not‚ architecture takes its position as an effective element in films; architectural space influences what is shot. If it is possible to argue that cinema is under the influence of architecture‚ then it should also be stated that architecture discovered cinema. Cinema became a domain of inspiration for architecture especially in the late twentieth century. Now we may hear an architect saying a film has been influential
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multiracial has existed within the film for decades‚ starting back to the gangster movies in the 1920 and 1930’s. Beltran (2005) illustrates on page 3 that the intent of these films was to reinforced dominance of race‚ ethnicity‚ and class tied to housing and apparent safety. The race is a social assembly and can create real consequences and effects on certain groups within society and how we depict them. Depending upon the setting of the film and the films intent‚ the film can illustrate
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Racism in Film Throughout the history of film in the United States‚ the depiction of race has only changed slightly. Although‚ the display of various races in film is pertinent to the specific time period in which the film was made‚ films have‚ for the most part‚ always portrayed white superiority over other races. People of color have traditionally been presented in a negative way (if presented at all) that helps to maintain the status quo where whites are at the top of the social hierarchy. A
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photography‚ It is because of my admiration of classic Hollywood movies I have decided to recreate Film noir style images that will look like film stills‚ most of them staged‚ models performing and dressed as different characters as expected in Film noir style movies. I see Film noir as stylistic approach to photography‚ it is beautiful and inventive cinematography that is still highly popular within modern film industry. What draws my attention to it is black and white contrast photos with intense shadow
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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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music gets quiet because he is moving without making sound. Music “brightens” up the movie’s plot by playing faster if it is suspenseful and playing slower if it is not suspenseful. Music holds the act together. It is the basic structure of all films. Even in books when it desribes the music it holds the scenes together. If you don’t have music you don’t have a play‚ act‚ scene‚ movie‚ or concert. Music is what makes a movie a movie. When Buddy the Elf runs away the music gets faster because
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