The Lights of Casablanca -An indepth look into the lighting techniques employed and the context in which they were used‚ caught between film noir and the classic Hollywood style. Casablanca (1942)‚ directed by Michael Curtiz‚ is a perennial favorite‚ depicting unique Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman characters caught in situations out of their control. While the film’s story is engaging on many levels‚ Curtiz’s use of lighting is an integral tool he uses to help tell of the story. Previously
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The Lion King Character Analysis. Part A‚ Characteristics of Simba: 1. Curious Simba is very curious about the world and wants to know everything that is happening. He also asks his father what it is like to be king. When Scar mentions the graveyard he is also very curious to find out what is out there. 2. Ambitious/ Cocky/ Confident/ Adventurous Simba is very ambitious because he wants to be king as a cub. When he finds out that he can rule all the land he sees he becomes determined and
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FORMAL WRITING A relevant idea in the film Gallipoli‚ produced by Peter Weir‚ is that war is a tragic waste of life. Weir made this idea seem relevant in the world today by using film techniques including music‚ dialogue and symbolism. Gallipoli is the story of a young man who went off to World War One. This particular film narrates the story of an eighteen-year-old from Western Australia who boarded a troop ship bound for Gallipoli. These soldiers fought the Turks in a campaign to capture
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cinematography techniques differ from The Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix (1999). One of the first major differences between the films is the amount of close-ups that are involved in The Matrix and Metropolis. Metropolis consists of very few close-ups and an abundance of wide shots. The wide shots linger‚ giving the audience the ability to see everything happening within that frame composition instead of cutting away to a new angle. One scene in particular stands out with close-ups from this film. While
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guaranteed to leave the viewer thinking long after the film ends. Released in 2001‚ the movie stars many famous actors‚ including: Guy Pearce‚ Carrie-Anne Moss‚ Joe Pantoliano‚ and Stephen Tobolowsky. Considered "one of the best movies of the 2000’s‚" Memento is a complicated‚ head-spinning adventure of revenge‚ heartbreak‚ and manipulation. In this movie review‚ I will analyze the thematic significance regarding Nolan’s choice of filming techniques‚ music‚ and symbols. The plot develops around two
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Jaws Media Essay “Jaws” is a thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is about a great white shark that cause havoc to the small township of Amity‚ New England. The film is set around the 4th of July with the shark’s first victim dying only a few days prior to one of the busiest days of the year‚ t. This is significant because in the USA the 4th of July is one of the biggest national holidays of the year‚ nearly all Americans will not be working and as it is in the middle of summer
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Filmmakers use many different tools to help their audience understand the message in their films‚ and to better understand the psychological nuances of their characters. Some of these tools include acting‚ framing‚ cinematography‚ and editing. These tools can be used to show any range of emotion‚ in many different ways; extreme close ups on characters to show uneasiness‚ tears on an actors face to show sadness‚ fast cutting to make the audience feel rushed‚ or cool or warm colors to convey emotion
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Jensen November 6‚ 2013 Africa’s Own Shakespearean King Considered one of the most successful animated films of all time‚ Disney’s The Lion King‚ was released in 1994 during what is now considered by John Morton‚ the Disney Renaissance. In The Lion King‚ a cub named Simba‚ plays the role of the young prince whose father is murdered‚ and from there‚ it shows the rapid maturation from a child to fully a grown beast‚ to a difference maker‚ to a king. By the acts in the story alone‚ one can see that
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In the 2007 film Atonement‚ director Joe Wright uses characterisation and explicit symbolism to explore the themes of truism and misconception. He uses this to comment on how the abuse of power is carried out by people who are seemingly civilised. Wright used both non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to draw comparisons between the seeming civility and the actions of Briony and Paul Marshall. Various mis-en-scène elements‚ such as the characters’ appearances and speaking style‚ are effectively used to
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Documentary Film Techniques Ambient Sound This is sound that is present‚ or available‚ in the context of the scene being filmed. It may consist of the background sounds such as traffic‚ birds‚ wind‚ children playing‚ machines working etc. Archival footage Use of direct cinema or other documentary footage or photographs from the past in order to review events that took place in the past or provide some perspective on events from the past. Bird’s eye view A shot in which the camera photographs a
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