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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Calloway said‚”Big fish in a small pond‚ but here is the ocean and you’re drowning.” Edward was underwater in the tub and Sandra walked in then Edward said‚”I was drying out.” Then in the end of the movie‚ in Will’s story‚ Edward is let down in the water and he turned into a fish. The main external conflict in this movie is between Edward and Will. Will hates that his dad takes all the glory from him. Edward always tells his big fish story and everyone loves it. Will thinks his dad has a second
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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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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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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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The movie Selma that was directed by Ava DuVernay was a documentary about the events that lead up to the march in Selma‚ Alabama‚ the march itself‚ the aftermath‚ and the difficulties and emotions that Dr. King faced during the time. This movie focused on the brutality that African Americans faced during this time by emphasizing the march scenes using camera angles‚ editing‚ and sound. It also focused on the interactions between Dr. King and Lyndon B. Johnson‚ which was a very important
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Camerawork of Frances Ha Throughout the film the cinematography has interested me in a way that I have not been before. The combination of still camera and movement in the scenes really sets this film apart from others. The film Frances Ha a number of cinematic techniques are used to advance the story such as using cinematography‚ sound and editing to affect what we see and feel about the characters. The scenes that really moved me were in the last ten minutes of the film. I felt that it came to a conclusion
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1. How do any one of the films screened in weeks 6-12 of the course represent and/or foreground authorship? Dating back to the 1920’s‚ the term ‘auteur’ was debated over‚ claiming to describe an “author of script and film-maker as one and the same” versus the view of scripts being appointed from authors or scriptwriters (1996‚ p12). Over the [course of 50 or so odd] years‚. Known for his distinctive brand of comedy‚ the work of Blake Edwards‚ demonstrates the authorial stamp that is often referred
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