On its list of the “100 Greatest American Movies of All Time” the American Film Institute has Citizen Cane (1941) in the coveted number-1 spot‚ and this is hardly surprising. Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of Hollywood filmmaking of its time‚ and holds up today as a true masterpiece of filmmaking. Citizen Cane (1941) Orson Welles directed‚ wrote and starred in this brilliant film which “revolutionized the medium and has since been considered the most important
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essay is ’A Lion Attacking a Horse ’ by George Stubbs. It was created using oil pants on canvas‚ in 1765. Created in a naturalism style‚ the artwork shows a lion attacking a horse on a mountainous landscape. The horse has a distressed expression on it ’s face‚ while it ’s body is tensed up in pain‚ showing a detailed structure on the horses body. This is what naturalism is: a convincing representation of the real world but it ’s not precisely realism.
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Introduction Superhero films as a popular culture are a phenomenon that has experienced fluctuating amounts of success and change throughout its long history‚ spanning over seventy years. With origins in comic book lore‚ the mythology of superheroes emerged in 1940s films and has ultimately become a multibillion dollar empire. Over the last century‚ the heroes and mythology within superhero films drawn from various comic book universes have established an unrivalled relationship with audiences‚ who
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years old‚ I was watching a film with my father and it was the first time when a film had made me cry. The film was “Green Mile”. Since that time I have been fascinated and surrounded myself by films. I always used to say that one day I will make a film‚ which makes people cry‚ but for this task I chose a film which not only made me cry‚ but also changed my view of the world and made me see previously unnoticed things. I’m not saying that it was easy to decide what film to analyse. It took me quite
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Cine 285N Professor Chantal Rodais 14 May 2016 Final Paper 1. Cinema is a set of landscapes accompanied by a story. However‚ landscapes tell a story of their own. They tell more than just the story‚ but the underlying thoughts behind the film. This can be seen in Blade Runner by Ridley Scott‚ THX 1138 by George Lucas‚ and Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron‚ as the landscapes help develop the complexity of the story. The directors of these films use setting and landscape to express and contribute to
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boyfriend to get Ben out of the picture permanently. Ben then decides to stop the wedding in a chaotic and pivotal ending scene of the film. The decision Elaine makes in this scene will ruin her relationship with her parents and will begin a life with Ben‚ who she has only been on one date with. The acting by Dustin Hoffman‚ Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross‚ cinematography techniques of zooming and cuts‚ and use of sound all add to the success of this pivotal scene‚ where Ben and Elaine risk the relationships
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Michael Ondaatje’s novel‚ In the Skin of a Lion‚ can be said to have textual integrity as a result of the way in which the composer has shaped this novel‚ through a variety of techniques employed. Textual integrity itself can be said to embody a timelessness in literature: that is‚ good literature is shaped by its textual integrity‚ reflected in the ways in which values within a text are presented‚ as well as the universality of themes discussed. Setting exists in three spheres that are often seen
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Dope is a film directed by filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa‚ released in 2015 about three high school students that get caught up in a huge drug scheme. The story revolves around Malcolm and his two best friends‚ Jib and Diggy‚ as they find themselves with a huge possession of drugs following the birthday party of Dom: the local drug dealer. Malcolm comes to terms that he must sell all the drugs while concurrently making sure he gets accepted into Harvard. The movie is filled with adventure‚ comedy‚ drugs
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Feature Film Analysis - Gallipoli (directed by Peter Weir) Gallipoli‚ as the title suggests‚ is a portrayal of the historical event in which thousands of Australian soldiers went off to fight for their country. Peter Weir‚ the director of Gallipoli has not simply presented the facts about the war‚ nor has he tried to relay the story of this time‚ instead he has attempted to convey the legend of Gallipoli through the Australian’s feelings towards the event using pre-existing myths to portray this
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Editing‚ Sound and Music Worksheet Cynthia Casillas HUM150 August 09‚ 2012 Angela Cranon-Charles Editing‚ Sound and Music Worksheet The following worksheet will be completed with questions pertaining to the movie “Fantasia”‚ which I’ve selected in week one. 1. How does the cinematography positively or negatively affect your opinion of this film? The cinematography positively affects my opinion of this film. There are many different scenes that show an unbelievable and surreal picture
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