Analyzing Film Camille D. Beasley Instructor: Matthew Norsworthy July 24‚ 2010 The development of film can be a process that is extensive and complex. Film analysis helps the viewer to understand what the director is trying to convey to the audience. To analyze a film successfully‚ it is important to understand how collaborative filmmaking really works. There are a number of elements that must work together not only to have a successful production but also to guide the audience through the story
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THESIS: “Having not just two cultures‚ but two time zones”. Weir‚ the director of the film Witness‚ cleverly used juxtaposition to divide the two overlapping worlds. The dichotomy in the contemporary American society and the idealised representation of Amish people‚ and their dissimilar values and morals are powerfully shown visually. Linking Sentence from the intro Weir speculates the attitudinal divide of the values and morals of the two worlds. He focuses in the conflict of cultures and social
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Duc Cuong Billy Gunn Film 108 Final Part 1: 1. Film history follows two distinct paths: the first originating from the Lumiere Brothers’ attempts in capturing everyday reality‚ and the second‚ following George Melies’ emphasis on the magical. Let take a closer look at George Melie’s style‚ producer used the illusion created by the film shot to make things appear or disappear as they want. For example‚ a trip to the Moon (1902) used that technique a lot. Later on‚ the film industry also developed
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Color in film went through a self-contained evolution much like sound. Many films of the silent era‚ for instance‚ used processes such as tinting and toning to give an overall color to the frame (Thomspon & Bordwell 34). Thompson and Bordwell comment on the process that “color could provide information about the narrative situation and hence make the story clearer to the spectator” (34)‚ much like the use of photogénie and mise-en-scene by the Impressionists and Expressionists. Other films‚ such as
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Oloyede Emmanuel Mrs. Bell AP English Literature and Composition 18 September2014 John Smith’s Credibility as an Author John Smiths writings are not credible. There are too many parts in his recordings that do not make sense that lead me to my decision. The accounts of Pocahontas are a major factor that many say make Smiths works not credible. When John Smith was kidnapped by the King of the Powohatan Tribe‚ Pocahontas’ dad‚ they were about to kill him then and there. Side note: they kidnapped
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Film 1: Avatar‚ 2009; director: James Cameron Avatar tells the story of a bitter and discouraged former Marine named Jake. Jake always thought that since he was sadly in a wheelchair that there was nothing else to live for. But when Jake is recruited to join an expedition to Pandora he is ecstatic. On his journey he meets a lot of wonderful “Na’vi”. During his journey Jake learns a lot of great values and remembers what it feels like to love life (Film Jabber). Avatar is mainly influential because
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Community spirit and isolation Witness also makes a comment on community values and individualism. Rachel is clearly part of a caring community‚ even if it is patriarchal and rigid. The values of Amish culture are depicted through the funeral and barn-raising scenes‚ where we are left in no DANI doubt that serving God and others before yourself is the cornerstone of society. Quilt-making‚ building barns‚ cooking and mourning are all collective pursuits. While Weir projects these qualities in
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Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Maria Mohammad Film 108 Prof. Brooks/ TA: Josh Olejarz Fall 2012 Works Cited Kahana‚ Jonathan. Intelligence work: the politics of American documentary. New York: Columbia University Press‚ 2008. Print. Spence‚ Louise‚ and Vinicius Navarro. Crafting truth: documentary form and meaning. New Brunswick‚ N.J.: Rutgers University Press‚ 2011. Print. Maria Mohammad Film 108 TA: Josh Olejarz Montage
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The review of film "Ostrov". "Ostrov" was directed /daɪˈrekt/ by Pavel Lungin. It stars Pyotr Mamonov who plays the part a monk Father Anatoly and who is very interesting person in private - formerly /ˈfɔːməli/ one of the few rock musicians in the USSR‚ converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lives now in an isolated village. Pavel Lungin said about him that "to a large extent‚ he played himself." The film won the Nika Awards of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences for
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