ATS 1305: Contemporary Film Studies Assessment Task 1: Film Form Assignment Name: Chong Sarah Man – Yee‚ 22882618 Film Form on Hero (Zhang Yimou‚ 2002) “Film form‚ in its broadest sense‚ we mean the overall system of relation that we can perceive among the elements in the whole film” (Bordwell and Thompson 49). In this formal analysis‚ I will be considering film form in relation to the film Hero directed by Zhang Yimou. Large aspects of film form such as mise-en-scene‚ shot‚ editing
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Code and convention of horror film: A horror film follows certain code and convection to achieve its purpose of scaring and alarming the audience. The following are some of them: Setting/location: The location used for this genre of a film is isolated and lonely area that has been abandoned or an area where the victim will feel vulnerable. For example small communities‚ dark streets‚ narrow alleyways‚ roads‚ woods‚ haunted places‚ farms‚ country sides and cities etc… sometimes places with ‘dark’
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Postmodernism and film This chapter will demonstrate the ways in which Jean Baudrillard’s and Fredric Jameson’s accounts of the postmodern have had a significant impact on the field of film studies‚ affecting both film theory and history. The most influential aspects of each theorist’s work are outlined in the first two sections. The first section focuses on two key texts by Baudrillard: Simulations and America‚ while the second addresses Jameson’s famous article “Postmodernism and Consumer
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Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ Review Hilarious‚ witty and down-to-earth are just some of the words to describe the great film directed by the developing Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Both have partnered up and have created 2 films one of which is a sequel to the other. Both are yet to scoop any major awards or honours‚ but have shown a good potential with there 2 films getting a 4 star rating. They are yet to go solo and have been partners in directing since 2001. ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from
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avoided and/or prevented. Also‚ what the organizations needed are the productive people and not the sick ones who might be a burden to companies by spending a lot of money for their health insurances and medications. As most of the companies are implying that “safety first” and that goes down to disciplining one’s self‚ one’s health. True to the story in the film‚ it is hard to get along with others especially that you are being avoided because of your disease. Even though HIV is common nowadays
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cinematography is what makes a film exceptionally well. These techniques are essential in portraying the story that the director‚ and cinematographer are trying to convey. The choices they make will shape the outcome of the film. This is true to films such as American Me‚ A Bronx Tale‚ and American History X. All three of these films have different plots‚ but are connected through production design decisions that have impacted the story. It is through this art that the plots of these films were executed effectively
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Film Noir Presentation 1 Film Noir meaning black film or film of the night‚ was prevalent in post world war 2 in America and found a popular audience in France and got his name from the French critics. The term is most often applied to crime dramas. A genre that won’t mess you about and misleads you into thinking there will be a happy ending. The locations reek of the night‚ shadows‚ taxi drivers and bartenders who have seen it all‚ and also everybody in film noir seems to be smoking all
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after watching the film . It is a movie released in 1994 directed by Frank Darabont. It is adapt from a short story in the novel written by Stephen King. In this novel‚ King demonstrates that he can break free from the genre he dominates and still create a marvelous piece of modern literature. Though the film mirrors the novel in many ways‚ Darabont illustrates a focused objective of improving upon the areas where the novel came up short‚ resulting in one of the best book to film transitions ever
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movies made by Mr. Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. It is considered as one of the best movies of Hitchcock also. However‚ what is suspense? Why Rear Window can be a successful suspense movie? How Mr. Alfred Hitchcock create the suspense atmosphere in this film? In this essay‚ all the above questions will be answered. You will know more about the spell of Mr. Hitchcock’s movies especially the Rear Window. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is a king of suspense movie making definitely. In his movies‚ suspense is always
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The Crucible: Air of Hysteria and Paranoia The Crucible (1996) is a drama-film adaptation directed by Nicholas Hytner. The cast of the movie involves a myriad of performers such as Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. Derived from the play by American playwright Arthur Miller‚ many plots and concepts from the film are identical to the original work. The Crucible is based on true stories about the witch trials held in Salem‚ Massachusetts. During this time period‚ witchcraft was socially unacceptable
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