The Reason Behind the Scene –Why We Keep Choosing “If the outlaw hero’s motto was ‘I don’t know what the law says‚ but I do know what’s right and wrong‚’ the official hero’s was ‘We are a nation of laws‚ not of men” (Ray 62). A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema‚ by Robert Ray‚ looks at the various opposing values in America through the history of Hollywood films and cinema‚ which one vital value is the dichotomy of outlaw hero versus official hero. Official hero tends to be an idealogy
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Sybil is far too used to the privileges that an upper class society brings‚ certainly more than her husband‚ as she is of higher social standing. Sybil looks down on the lower classes and blindly accepts the stereotypes attached to them including the idea that people of the lower classes were somehow unhuman‚ she mocks the idea that “girls of that class” would refuse stolen money in reference to Eva Smith. It seems that‚ to Sybil‚ status and respectability is more important than anything else
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dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good” (31). Option 3. Explain the meaning of the following quotation: “[Each] day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him. Deep in the forest a call was sounding‚ and as often as he heard this call‚ mysteriously thrilling and luring‚ he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire‚ and to plunge into the forest … But as often as he gained the soft unbroken earth and the green shade‚ the love of John Thornton drew him
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shot of the character crouching in a vulnerable position next to the door. A close shot of Fontaine’s face really shows his emotion‚ very saddened and depleted of hope. It appears that Fontaine is analyzing the wooden door. From his remarks‚ the viewer can gather that the character has previous knowledge of wood and that dismantling the door is a possibility in his plan to escape the prison. Bresson is persistent on the close-up of the potential escapist’s hands‚ feeling the wood‚ working with tools
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Discuss the ways in which Hitchcock sets the scene for the audience in the opening minutes of his film ’Rear Window’(1954) - 500 words Camera shots - Close up‚ medium shot‚ long shot‚ wide shot‚ framing. Camera Movements - Pan‚ track‚ crane‚ zoom‚ reverse zoom‚ tilt Editing - Cut‚ montage‚ fade in/out‚ dissolve‚ super impose‚ slow-motion Sound - Soundtrack‚ musical score‚ sound mixing and editing Other useful terms - scene‚ sequence‚ mise-en-scene‚ lighting‚ actor‚ theme‚ narrative‚ style and
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society‚ especially in relations to gender roles when jacky says ‘lads do boxing and wrestling.. not bloody ballet’ demonstrates the stereotypes held in society. Also the slow zoom in on billy ‘dancing’ with boxing bags goes from a long shot to a close up shot on his ace. The growth in this scene where billy is discovering a world that he longing for an outlet to express himself in a natural way but he is
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and checking the forensic reports so as to see the causes of the two first deaths. He is not concentrated in his task‚ he is watching TV and drinking beer while is working. In fact‚ he is tired because he has not reached any conclusion. An extreme close-up shot shows he is kind of thoughtful‚ he does not see anything in common between the two first deaths. In addition to this‚ cross cutting or parallel editing reflects how they work and how they face investigations. So we can see again the contrast
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expression and the details of gesture‚ the camera zooms in to Sky’s face. From Figure 3 to 4‚ we can clearly see Sky’s eyebrows becoming more slanted and his face tenser. This is portrayed noticeably as the camera zooms in from a medium close-up shot to an extreme close-up shot as seen in Figure 5. Also‚ the calmness in Nameless facial expression shows that he is confident and fearless whereas scenes of Sky’s spear vibrating shows a frightened self.
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jewelry like bracelet and necklace when meeting his subordinates. In addition‚ the shields and swords are decorated with gold. Extreme close-up shot is used when displaying the detail of the king’s jewelry. At the beginning of the film‚ when talking about the gold story in Jenne‚ several filmmaking strategies have been used. For example‚ there are some extreme close-up shots on the mental workers who make golden jewelry and other golden stuffs and the process that they make jewelry. The combination
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Call of the Wild Jack London’s thrilling epic tale of adventure and bravery‚ through the eyes of a part St. Bernard‚ part German Shepherd named Buck. Our story opens with the author describing the lifestyle of this pampered dog on the premises of his master’s home‚ Judge Miller‚ in the Santa Clara valley. John London describes a particular gold rush that transpired in 1897 and it was named the Klondike gold rush. Very early in the story line‚ Buck is kidnapped by Manuel‚ one of the gardener’s helpers
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