In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing
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Latria Stridiron Human Behavior and The Social Environment SOWK 331 October 16‚ 2013 Cameron and Christine Using the Moral Development theory describes Cameron actions as being Conventional‚ which Kohlberg states at the age of 10-13 you respect higher authorities. When the police stopped Cameron and his wife he was showing respect to the officers because he learned at an early age to respect higher authority. Christian on the other hand who was drunk was acting post-conventional
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The director’s in respective films manipulate cinematic techniques such as shot selection‚ lighting and sound to display different emotions. This allows the audience to break down the meaning and importance of the current scene. It also allows them to form an emotional connection with the characters. One of the greatest strengths in Insomnia is Christopher Nolan’s ability to keep his protagonist in every shot despite the perplex and moody-blue vibe of the movie. This means that despite the director’s
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In The Truman Show‚ the director Peter Weir uses various film techniques to have effect on the audience and make them feel different emotions. The film techniques that he uses are camera angles‚ music and sound and lighting. The major technique that is used in this film is camera angles. Throughout the film there are various camera angles‚ the main shots that Weir uses are angled‚ tilted shots to show that there are hidden cameras filming Truman. When Truman is driving in his car the camera is
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What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film Matilda to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent (kind) and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito‚ released in 1996. DeVito uses techniques such as high camera angles‚ high key lighting and soft sounding music. These techniques used for Miss Honey makes her seem very nice‚ sweet and approachable. Firstly‚ Miss Honey appears to be an approachable‚ bright‚ friendly teacher. In the first scene
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Twombly (Pheonix) who falls in love with Samantha (Johansson)‚ his artificially intelligent operating system. The film‚ released in 2013‚ marked Jonze’s screenwriting debut and was developed after he read an article about a program that allowed users to instant message with an AI program and received critical acclaim for it’s expert take on society’s growing dependence on technology. The film takes place in Los Angeles of the near future – Theodore is a lonely‚ rather introverted man who spends his days
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mind when he is seeing people who aren’t real. As John goes through college at Princeton and the rest of his complex career we watch him battle his own mind. The director uses several different film techniques to walk the viewers through the life of having a crazy but beautiful mind. One film techniques that was used to represent how John was feeling was rate; Howard used this to allow the viewers to understand what it felt like for Nash when he had a moment of brilliance or disappointment. John
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Crash: An Alternative View of Modern Day Multicultural American Society Crash is a movie based on the lives of several protagonists whose lives come into contact during the course of two days in modern day Los Angeles. The ensemble cast is made up of seasoned artists whose collective performance provides a spectacular experience for the viewer. The hijacking of a district attorney’s car by two male African Americans car sets off a series of events that culminate in several ethnicities “crashing”
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lesser talked about obstacle that some models have to face is their own skin colour. In the short film “The Colour of Beauty”‚ directed by Elizabeth St. Philip and published in 2010‚ the experiences of an aspiring supermodel named Renee Thompson is used to argue that the modelling industry is a racist environment that are not giving equal chances to models of ethnic backgrounds. Throughout the film‚ St. Philip uses statistics‚ Thompson’s experiences‚ and reputable sources to connect with the audience’s
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A. 1. “Crash” is a story about several different people of different races who interact with each other over a two day period in Los Angeles. The film deals with how all these different people act toward one another and how ones actions can affect another regardless of the color of their skin. There are many different characters with unique personalities that appear in the movie‚ including a racist‚ veteran cop and his fresh‚ rookie partner; a corrupt politician and his snotty wife; a black couple
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