Diamond Ward Sociology 2060-01 Film Analysis #1 February 7‚ 2012 Undeniable Thought The film Crash by Paul Haggis is a film involving issues of race and gender‚ which is viewed through the intersecting lives of strangers seen through an auto accident/crash in Los Angeles which opens the film. This film is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. Paul Haggis tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there
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Brian P. Fells Psych of the African Am. Final Film Essay: “Crash” Crash is a movie where director clearly and deliberately portrays the characters in within the context of many typical ethnic stereotypes that exist in our world today. Society sees race as an indicator of identity and ability. Instead of getting to know an individual‚ we see color or ethnicity first and assume that we already know them as well as their tendencies. This very problematic issue affects us all in some way or
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Interpersonal Conflict in a Film - Crash Brian Brinson COMM 200 Interpersonal Communication Jennifer Ashton October 27‚ 2014 “Crash” Interpersonal communication is "the process of exchanging messages‚ usually between two people‚ to create and share meaning" (Sole‚ 2011). The movie "Crash" shows numerous examples of interpersonal conflicts between different characters‚ which interlock with another. This paper will identify one of the interpersonal conflicts of many‚ which
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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Filmic Techniques Establishing shot • An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene‚ designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot. • To orientate the viewer to the flow of the narrative by alerting the audience to the beginning of a new sequence‚ but does not itself carry narrative information. Effect: When the director wants the responder (us) to understand the emotion being experienced by the character
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In the film‚ Crash‚ how the characters connect to our identity unit along the lines of Ethnic Notations that we have been working on it includes racism‚ prejudice‚ stereotype‚ bias‚ social status‚ and so forth. For example‚ in Crash is similar to What Would You Do? along the lines of the interracial couple situation. In my opinion‚ I do not think there are good guys and bad guys in the film for the reason that it is complicated the majority the characters which were shown. Almost every character
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Film Techniques Camera Composition Camera Shots Establishing shot or Extreme long shot This shot is taken from an extreme distance and usually shows landscapes‚ cityscapes‚ etc. Often used at the start of a movie. Showing the vast surrounding. Long shot This shot establishes the exact location of the scene by showing subjects in their surroundings. Full Shot Shows a character from head to toe. Point of full shot is to show/ bring attention to the body‚ body language‚ posture and costuming. Medium
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Film techniques Camera angles: Bird’s eye view- An aerial shot of a view‚ sensation of flying or floating Eye level- Camera is positioned at the character’s eye level. Often used to display facial expressions and focus on dialogue. Low angle- The camera is positioned below the feet. Can indicate power and authority and make them look tall and overbearing High angle- The camera is high in the air. Make the audience feel that they are more important then the object provides the feeling of inferiority
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STEREOTYPES ON CRASH. Believing that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities‚ and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race is know as racism. This phenomenon in the sociological area is defined as a system of group privilege. In Portraits of White Racism‚ David Wellman has defined racism as “culturally sanctioned beliefs‚ which‚ regardless of intentions involved‚ defend the advantages whites have because of the subordinated position of
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The director uses film techiques to tell the story ad create a respose in the audiece. These techiques are. Shots wide shot- a wide shot is a shot that shows the setting as well as the character. This kind of shot is used so the audience can understand the characters physical experience with the setting. normal shot- a normal shot usually shows the characters waist and up. This is a standard shot that helps to focus attention on the action. close up- a close up shot is a shot in which the camera
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