Visual Argument: Purpose and audience: In today’s society‚ images play a large role in defining who we are‚ in communicating ideas‚ and in shaping what we think. For instance‚ controversy surrounded the President using images of the World Trade Center tragedy for purported political gain. The advertisement for drinking more milk (“Got Milk?”) is a popular image‚ while MTV moved young people toward small visual sound bites. Think about what type of images “speak” to you. Think about what certain
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During this unit we have learned about the lost generations and we came across a few thematic narratives. The thematic narratives that we learned about throughout this unit was gender roles‚ decadence‚ powerlessness‚ disillusionment with the present‚ and idealization of the past. Within these different thematic narratives‚ powerlessness was represented through the short story the other woman. The same thematic narrative was represented in the poem I carry your heart. The poem and the short story
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Land of the free? Americans enjoy more personal freedoms than any country in the world‚ but‚ since the attacks on the “World Trade Center” and the “Pentagon” on 9-11-2011‚ and the subsequent passing of the “Patriot Act”‚ the American way of life has been forever changed‚ and a lot of the personal‚ private freedoms Americans enjoy are gone. The text in the center of the art piece sets the tone. It forces the viewer to ask themselves the question. Are we really free? By taking a
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Hollywood perspective as other countries make their own films even compete against the familiar style. Transnational films break through both ‘national’ and ‘international’ forms and can be taken on a global and local scale. Though‚ it does not limit media to one country‚ but works across many national cultures and economies. Films are not limited to just one country; they can be filmed across one or in many. Although‚ due to the original context of the film‚ not every country may be able to fully grasp all
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Analysis of the Cinematography of "American Beauty" Cinematography is an art form‚ not just an aspect of a movie. Cinematography affects the mood and tone of a movie as well as the viewers’ feelings while watching a movie. In American Beauty this is demonstrated beautifully through camera techniques‚ lighting‚ and the framing of the shot. Camera techniques include aerial‚ deep focus‚ pan‚ shallow focus‚ slow motion‚ soft focus‚ and the tracking shot. Lighting is more than just shining a light
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mental models are well developed and reasonably supported by evidence)‚ the film achieves a high degree of “reality...” (Branigan‚ 2013) People watch; it’s what they do naturally and they enjoy doing it‚ and according to theorists Linda Williams and Laura Mulvey‚ it is that visual appetite and the pleasure found in its fulfilment that leads to a natural viewer engagement with the camera‚ and its ability to observe‚ in film. This viewer engagement and its companion
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Thematic essay Theme:civilization Throughout history‚ great civilizations have existed in various parts of the world. The cultural and intellectual achievements of these civilizations contributed to the advancement of humankind. Tasks: -define the term civilization -describe some examples of cultural or intellectual achievements or intellectual achievements made by past civilizations -identify each example with the particular civilization that made the contribution -explain the lasting
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into most people’s mind. Consequently‚ some people question whether or not the film‚ Stagecoach‚ is truly a western because of it having many more complex elements that are not typically featured in westerns. However‚ upon analyzing the plot of Stagecoach‚ it becomes quite evident that despite having details that separate it and make it stand out amongst the other westerns of the time‚ it still qualifies as a western film because it has all the content to make it a stereotypical western. When you boil
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at the face‚ the statue appears narrow. From this viewpoint‚ emphasis is placed on the extended bow arm and face of the man. One can notice the calmness of the male’s face‚ suggesting that whatever he just shot the bow at does not worry him. What effect does this have on the observer? The piercing stare of the figure accompanied by the understanding of an arrow being shot from the bow intimidates the viewer‚ suggesting that the male figure shooting the arrow has power over the spectator. From the
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success was due to Charlie Chaplin’s conviction that dialogue was superfluous and constricting. Chaplin wanted the images and plot action in his films to be interpreted by the viewer without the influence of dialogue. He wanted this interpretation to be based on the body language of his characters and the images he created with the mise-en-scene‚ his cinematography and editing. Chaplin did not want his audience to be restricted in their comprehension by imposing his own interpretation of his work through
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