WHAT IS FILM NOIR? Actually‚ I am tempted to answer: "Film noir is a label which film critics use merely because it sounds good." The correct pronunciation is [film nwar] by the way. Originally‚ it is a French expression‚ meaning "black cinema". The term was borrowed from "roman noir"‚ gothic horror stories from 19th century England. The thing is that film noir cannot easily be defined. There are a few movies which most cineastes and critics label film noir‚ though. I would like to divide these
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were mostly for pure entertainment‚ never delving too deep into the human psyche or touching on subjects outside of the day to day lives of the upper crust of society. Films never touched on the real day lives of the average person who‚ ironically‚ paid to those types of movies. During ww2 films served a similar purpose. Many of the films at the time were created to boost morale of people at home and to support the troops. They were understandably created to make the public at home feel a little less
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THE TORCH PUBLICATIONS CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE We‚ the staff of the Torch Publications‚ imploring the aid of Divine Providence‚ in order to adhere to the ideals of an autonomous‚ pro-student and pro-people student publication responsive to the needs of the academe and the community shall uphold the standards and ethics of journalism‚ function as a catalyst to tap the holistic development of the students by exposing them to the objective social realities and to the nationalist perspective of
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coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his film depict a certain style that is definitely his own. In other words‚ much like one can look at a painting and tell if it is a Monet‚ a Renoir‚ or a Degas‚ if a film director is an auteur‚ one can look at his film and tell by style and recurring themes that it was made by a certain director. In auteur films‚ the director is many times what brings an audience
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Nolan is known for his films which are rooted in philosophical and sociological concepts and ideas‚ exploring human morality‚ the construction of time‚ and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. He is known for his experimentation with temporal shifts‚ solipsistic perspectives‚ and nonlinear storytelling. He has been described as "one of the most innovative storytellers and image makers at work in movies today‚” by The New York Times. Nolan became interested in film at a young age‚ playing
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Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)
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Is Wikipedia a reliable source of Knowledge? Information? Why or why not? Knowledge is a justified true belief that are passed down from generation to generation. The ones who have passed down these knowledges and information are known as sources. However‚ not all sources are reliable nor are they all true. Wikipedia is a very worldly wide known website that is used to look up for informations on any matter. Even so‚ this website is also famous for its unreliable information that are given. So
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Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict
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What makes an excellent film? It took me a little while to come up with an answer to‚ "What makes an excellent film?" There really is no answer‚ actually. I believe that an excellent film is within the eyes and emotions of the audience. After researching and discovering what actually won Oscars and Golden Globe awards‚ it came down to what the people thought‚ and the popularity of a film. It is extremely hard to predict what will win these awards before the movie is even released to the public
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photography‚ It is because of my admiration of classic Hollywood movies I have decided to recreate Film noir style images that will look like film stills‚ most of them staged‚ models performing and dressed as different characters as expected in Film noir style movies. I see Film noir as stylistic approach to photography‚ it is beautiful and inventive cinematography that is still highly popular within modern film industry. What draws my attention to it is black and white contrast photos with intense shadow
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