moving images on film or a digital storage device. Mis-en-Scene is used to represent the director’s role of what appears in the shot. This can include lighting‚ setting‚ costumes‚ props and actions of who or what is in the shot. Citizen Kane was a revolutionary film and advanced many film techniques that are still used today. Citizen Kane was released in 1941; Directed by Orson Wells who also stars in the film at the age of 25. It was him film debut. Citizen Kane used Mis-en-Scene and deep focus to
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Film Critique Inglorious Basterds is an intense action thriller with a comedic twist put together by director Quentin Tarantino. The movie is somewhat violent but real fantasy of what many people wish would have happened to Adolph Hitler during World War 2. Inglorious Basterds is the story of a small group of Jewish-American soldiers assembled by Lt Aldo Raine played by Brad Pitt. This group of soldiers are ordered to strike fear into the hearts of soldiers of the Third Reich by brutally killing
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The Great Gatsby‚ 2013 Film Critique This past spring‚ Hollywood released the quite controversial adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The film is directed by Baz Luhrman‚ known for his extravagant‚ visual style‚ with none other than legendary Leonardo DiCaprio as title character‚ Gatsby‚ Tobey Maguire as narrator Nick Carraway‚ and Carey Mulligan is cast as Daisy Buchanan. Set during the summer of 1922 on Long Island‚ New York‚ Nick gets caught up in the world
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Austin Ruggieri May 2‚ 2012 Adolescence Mean Girls The movie Mean Girls is about a girl who has grown up in Africa and was homeschooled all of her life‚ named Cady. She is a 16-year-old white girl who has to learn how to adapt and change to her new environment‚ which is in a suburban area and a new completely average high school. Cady already knows that the laws of the jungle and the survival of the fittest but must now understand how to play in this brand new urban jungle. When she arrives
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Film Critique Paper And the Band Played On The movie is about the first couple years of AIDS‚ mostly in the United States. It tells the political as well as the scientific struggle that occurred with the discovery of AIDS. The main character Dr. Don Francis heads the research of AIDS with little money and little help. This was because AIDS was considered the “gay man’s disease” and there was more emphasis on who discovered the disease than actually helping those who had it. Basically‚ the
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Analyse the use of Performance/Mise-en-scène in American Beauty (Sam Mendes‚ 1999); how is meaning created in my chosen clip? American Beauty has been described as a “blood-chilling dark comedy” and a “beautifully executed drama”‚ both of which are appropriate. Through Kevin Spacey’s intelligent and realistic portrayal of Lester Burnham and Sam Mendes’ meticulously arranged image of Lester’s life‚ we can find humour and draw a bitter parallel between our lives and those of the characters. I have
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Dead People – A Film Critique In the genre of horror movies‚ only four movies have been nominated for Best Picture. One of those nominated was The Sixth Sense. Nominated for six academy awards‚ including Best Picture‚ Best Director‚ Best Original Screenplay‚ Best Editing‚ Best Supporting Actor‚ and Best Actress‚ this movie became almost a religious experience for viewers because the movie facilitated examining grief and the afterlife. Once could go so far as to say that the film allowed some to
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Romeo and Juliet Film Scene Analysis Paper All around the world people often refer to Romeo and Juliet as one of the most romantic love stories of all time. However‚ after reading the book‚ it’s obvious that there are many misconceptions about the story. In reality‚ it’s about a four-day relationship between a 17 year-old and a 13 year-old that results in six deaths. Yet there are still too many to count recreations of Romeo and Juliet. One may ask‚ why is that? It’s because it teaches such a
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Report on Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers R.S. Film 100 Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers is a Wuxia film that unarguable stays true to the general conventions of Wuxia yet‚ at times‚ deviate from them to give way to Yimou’s own signature style. Much emphasis is given to pay tribute to Wuxia and Yimou’s auteristic reliance on mise-en-scene and cinematography. The use of certain elements of mise-en-scene and cinematography contribute to characterization and story development
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THE FINAL SCENE _Personal Response_ The final scene of GATTACA had an unexpected twist that triggered mixed emotions of confusion‚ sorrow and happiness. The irony of Vincent finally fulfilling his life’s mission and Jerome no longer having one was heart wrenching‚ after all that they went through together to defy the odds and expectations of perfection set by Society. However‚ it was Jerome’s choice to end his life having finally come to peace with his inner turmoils which was evident when he was
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