Courageous The movie Courageous directed by Alex Kendrick is one of the best movies ever made. Based off of a true story‚ it is a must watch drama and inspirational movie.This movie is about fatherhood and religion‚ how one incident can bring a group of people so close to realize what is important in life. Courageous has extraordinary emotional appeal and conveys a message every audience wants; once finished‚ this movie will keep people talking for days. Courageous brings a diverse
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FILM UNIT I’M NOT SCARED/IO NON HO PAURA (2003) DIRECTED BY GABRIELE SALVATORES An English teaching resource for year 12: Achievement Standard 2.5 REBECCA LAGAS & ZANITA THOMPSON UNIT OVERVIEW Unit Title: I’m Not Scared Either - An Introduction to a Sub-Titled Film. Strand: Visual Language (with links to Written and Oral Language) Levels: 6‚ 7 and 8 Function: Viewing (with links to Presenting‚ Listening/Speaking and Transactional Writing) Processes:
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how the five main channels of information in film--visual image‚ print and other graphics‚ speech‚ music‚ noise (sound effects)--work together to communicate it. Note that not all films make use of all five channels (e.g.‚ print and graphics were common in the era of the silent film) and‚ further‚ that the intermittent suppression of one channel (e.g.‚ silence) can also communicate information. Of the five channels‚ the visual image is (in most films) the most important. It is certainly the most
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In the film “A Bronx Tale” directed by Robert De Niro an important event near the end of the film was when Sonny got shot in the bar. The main visual techniques used are slow motion and acting in the scene. This event was important because it showed the special‚ intimate relationship between Sonny and Calogero. This film is about a young boy named Calogero‚ growing up in an Italian neighbourhood in the Bronx. Sonny is the Mafia boss who becomes like a father to Calogero. In the scene near the end
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an important idea in the film. Explain how visual and verbal features helped you to understand this idea. “Writing is a weapon more powerful than fists could ever be.” Norman Jewison highlights the power of the written word and education over physical strength throughout The Hurricane. He allows the audience to realise the full extent of this power by employing camera techniques‚ voiceovers‚ dialogue and lighting effectively. Through these visual and verbal techniques he teaches the audience that
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Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images. • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses
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Investigating the film techniques and theme of each scene of Bend it like Beckham. Gurinder Chadha displays her techniques through a variety of shots while maintaining a steady wide shot and a medium shot of the scene. Theme includes Family‚ hardship and parental expectation. This creates a realistic shot making the scene entreating to watch. This technique is shown throughout the shot where a scene of Jess is practicing to become a good housewife as it was expected by every Indian parent. Another
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In the film Muriel’s wedding film techniques are used to express the themes of the film. Muriel’s wedding portrays traditional themes such as relationships between family and friends‚ the need to belong and the transformation or coming-of-age through classic film media; music‚ costume‚ camera angles‚ actors cast and setting. The film was designed as a comedy‚ but with serious moments to keep the story down to earth. P.J. Hogan‚ the director of Muriel’s wedding has succeeded in creating a humorous
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never buy them. She sits in her car thinking about how she is going to sell her merchandise. She tilts her side mirror to look up at Edwards castle. She walks into his home and then finds Edward in a dark corner. There were a range of different film techniques used to show how Peg and Edward felt. There was a wide shot which included both characters and the background which changed how the audience felt at that moment. Peg doesn’t show any fear because she wants him to feel like he’s safe. This is showing
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In the film ‘Remember the Titans’ directed by Boaz Yakin‚ there is an important character named Gerry Bertier. Throughout the film‚ we see Gerry Bertier mature‚ become less narrow-minded and more accepting of his football playing counterparts. We see these qualities come out when Yakin uses film techniques such as dialogue and camera shots to show how Gerry Bertier develops as a character. ‘Remember the Titans’ is a film set in Virginia‚ USA‚ in 1971. This film is about the integration of a school
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