"Double Indemnity" is one of the best films of all time‚ not necessarily because of its story but because of the acting‚ direction‚ cinematography‚ lighting‚ and the narrative style. At the time this film was released‚ the idea of revealing who the killer was in the opening scene was virtually unheard of‚ but it ended up being very effective because it allowed the audience to concentrate more on other elements of the film‚ which was the goal of Billy Wilder‚ the director. Instead of trying to figure
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performance again. Three rehearsal techniques that a director should employ in rehearsals are: isolation‚ disassemble/reassemble‚ and disguised practice. Isolation involves isolating a tricky part in music‚ slowing it down‚ gradually speeding up‚ and then playing it back into context gradually. This technique works well for sections or groups who are struggling with a difficult part of the music‚ and need more attention and troubleshooting from the director. I believe this technique should only be used if students
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in a frame can tell an entire story of its own. The setting‚ lighting‚ and even position of the characters in a film can give a whole new meaning to a frame or scene. In The Philadelphia Story‚ mise-en-scène plays a large role in the overall tone and understanding of the story. Each frame is carefully thought out and set up‚ resulting in a beautifully composed film. The setting of the film is a large Philadelphian estate in which the high class main character Tracy Lord lives. The house is filled with
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Romeo + Juliet Modern day audiences expect a film such as Romeo + Juliet to contain themes such as action‚ impressive visual aids and music. Baz Luhrmann uses elements of cinematography to entice a modern audience into his adaption of William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann uses a modern day audience to make the movie appealing to teenagers‚ whilst including modern day themes such as Love‚ violence and gunfights. The camera shot used to introduce the city of New Mexico are used to draw in
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The film "8 Mile" is about the life struggles of an upcoming aspiring teenage rapper named Jimmy also known as Rabbit.. His neighborhood is very poverty stricken and most buildings are condemned with gang graffiti written on them. The only businesses in this neighborhood that were open are gun stores‚ gun ranges and liquor stores. Most of the houses are vacant also. Rabbits lives in a trailer park with his mom‚ her boyfriend and his young sister Lilly. They are constantly being threaten with being
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The film ‘Matilda‚’ was released in 1966 and directed by Danny DeVito (who also plays an important role in the movie as an actor‚ Harry Wormwood‚) is reviewed as ‘utterly fantastic’ and ‘the best family movie I have ever seen‚’ according to Rotten Tomatoes review website. ‘Matilda’ is a movie about a child who lives in a family that doesn’t appreciate her‚ has a principal who doesn’t believe in her‚ but when she finds her special power‚ she will give payback to those who deserve it. Danny DeVito
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in my mind that Lucky Miles should be included in the International Australian Film Festival of 2016. The inclusion of this film is justified by how Australia and its people are portrayed perfectly with a balance of seriousness and humor thanks to its Australian director Michael James Rowland. With home grown films it is typical for writers to take the easy road and create two dimensional characters without any personality. This most certainly is not the case in Lucky Miles and is one of the main
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The Crying Game The Crying Game brings up many disorienting points. One of the main oppositions is male versus female. Imagine a child opening up his presents on Christmas day. There is a box underneath the tree shaped exactly like the toy he’s been begging for for months now. When he opens the box he is disappointed to learn that it is just a set of pajamas and some tube socks. This situation is a little disorienting for the boy and he learns that he won’t always get what he wants and that
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How does the director Gus Van Sant use camera‚ sound and lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in the movie “Good Will Hunting” The movie Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant‚ written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and was produce in 1997 by Lawrence Bender. The director‚ Gus Van Sant uses many different camera shots and angles‚ along with music for the background sound and different types of lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in Good
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The movie Get Out is a horror-thriller that tackles systematic racism. Jordan Peele‚ who directed the movie was nominated best original screenplay‚ best picture‚ best actor‚ and best director. He ultimately won best original screenplay. With that being said‚ it has incredible visual effects‚ forecasting‚ and symbolism. The movie occurs in a modern day society with an African American male (Chris) dating a white female (Rose). Five months into the relationship she then introduces them to each other
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