“On the 20th of January 1960‚ President John Kennedy‚ the president at that time‚ delivered his notorious “Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Country” Speech. Kennedy not only launched “America’s Space Program” that sent men to the moon‚ but stood up to Russia when they threatened the free world during the missile crisis. During his Presidency‚ the Peace Corps was formed‚ the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed by the Soviets‚ and the Civil Rights Act was passed. He however stumbled in 1963 during a
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sober‚ Kevin McKidd as Tommy‚ clean-cut athlete that returns to drugs more than once‚ and Robert Carlyle as sociopath Begbie boast about not using drugs but picks extremely violent fights with people who stand in his way by throwing beer mugs. Cinematography helps us understand the struggles and consequences of the dark corners of addiction through camera angles‚ lighting and point of view. The film lets us know that life is what you make it and that anything is possible if you try hard enough.
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The French Connection‚ written by Christopher Dickey‚ published on Newsweek‚ May 28‚ 2012‚ is about the importance of the French mathematicians in the financial world‚ how they are made and trained‚ how they work‚ and how they’re judged every time there’s a recession or loss in a company they’re working with. In financial world‚ they are known as the quantitative analysts‚ or simply‚ quants. They are responsible in creating mathematical models for financial products that the “structure guys”—as called
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HOW OPINION AND CHARACTER CAN INFLUENCE OUR SOCIETY. What is opinion? Let us begin by understanding the meaning of opinion and character‚ Opinion can be defined in many ways; Wikipedia defines opinion as a belief about matters Commonly considered to be subjective i.e.‚ it is based on that which is less than absolutely Certain‚ and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument‚ although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of
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contemplating what would happen if she did or didn’t take the book. (Page 81) That bloody book. It only brought me hurt and betrayal. My darling Matilda believes in that book more than she believes in god! Can you believe that? It’s that bloody white man‚ Popeye. He doesn’t deserve to be called ‘Mr Watts’ by me‚ he has brought me nothing but worry. He has the nerve to show up on our land and change our morals! The people on this island need something to believe in and that will surely not believe in that
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Casablanca Cinematography The film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1943—at the height of World War II—is set in December 1941 in Casablanca‚ French Morocco. It is a time of escalating power of the Nazi party‚ which attempted to gain control of most parts of the world starting with Europe and Northern Africa. As a result of the ascending power of the Nazis and anti-German sentiments‚ many Europeans were desperate to flee their homes. Because Casablanca was not yet taken over
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Acting and cinematography work together to create powerful meaning and impact in films. These are two aspects of filming that will almost never change regardless of the age. Acting and cinematography are what separate a good film from a great film. The Godfather is a relatively old film but is also a great example of how memorable a film can be if acting and cinematography are done extremely well. I will try to explain in detail what makes The Godfather one of the greatest movies of all time by talking
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and the dialogue is sparse and minimal.While we’re not formally introduced to these characters‚ we still learn things like how Alike’s character already identifies as a lesbian from the start‚ in contrast to many other coming-out stories. We’re not directly told a lot of things‚ but we’re still given a lot of information about the characters and their stories through these film techniques. These uses of cinematography‚ sound‚ editing‚ and narrative to help tell the story are prevalent throughout the
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fundamentals of film are mis-en-scéne‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound. The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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