Hollywood is the most popular form of cinema and filmmaking; it is the first one that comes to mind when people think of cinema today. But‚ the world is not limited to just the American and Hollywood perspective as other countries make their own films even compete against the familiar style. Transnational films break through both ‘national’ and ‘international’ forms and can be taken on a global and local scale. Though‚ it does not limit media to one country‚ but works across many national cultures
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HOWEVER OBSESSED with fluxes in identity his movies are‚ Lynch has remained remarkably himself throughout his filmmaking career. You could probably argue it either way-that Lynch hasn’t compromised or sold out‚ or that he hasn’t grown all that much in twenty years of making movies-but the fact remains that Lynch has held fast to his own intensely personal vision and approach to filmmaking‚ and that he’s made significant sacrifices in order to do so. "I mean‚ come on‚ David could make movies for anybody
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Hollywood went through the late ‘60s‚ you first have to examine the preceding era of Hollywood filmmaking during the 30s and 40s. This was a period that is commonly referred to as Hollywood’s Golden Age; when the dream factories were in full swing and the audiences were in regular attendance. This period of time could be defined by a number of social‚ political or economic contexts‚ but it’s the filmmaking practices that were employed at the time which
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When studying film‚ it is expected that we look back for analysis; we can learn a lot about today’s techniques and theories from the past. However‚ when looking at the last few years of cinematic productions it is clear that Hollywood is doing more than simply looking back. With reboots of films like Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park‚ Terminator‚ and Star Trek all surfacing in late 2015‚ today’s biggest box office hits tend to seem more at home in the 1980’s than the 2010’s. However‚ what these films show
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Quay Brothers As a student with very limited knowledge of Film Noir and the Quay Brothers‚ the retrospective curated by the MoMA offers an extensive insight and knowledge in to the what seemed like at first inaccessible world of filmmaking that was so foreign to me. The Quay Brothers retrospective was very immersion into the fantasy world crafted by the imaginative identical twins. The exhibit relies on variety of mediums that transports the audience into a parallel universe of mystery and subtle
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their messages were transmitted from the screen to the audience through the content of the film rather than the way it was shot. (Alton‚ 87) In other words‚ ‘Citizen Kane’ can be seen as the first time ever for a filmmaker to use the technicality of filmmaking in conjunction with the content to deliver to the audience what the filmmaker what trying to communicate. A perfect example of a scene where the use of lighting to convey meaning can be seen is at the beginning of ‘Citizen Kane’. After witnessing
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specific examples using appropriate cinematic terminology. Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed‚ co-written‚ produced by‚ and starring Orson Welles. This was Welles’s first feature film. With this film‚ Welles introduced many new filmmaking innovations. Some of the innovations were in cinematography‚ storytelling techniques‚ and special effects‚ lighting and framing of a scene. One of the greatest movies of all time was Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane. Almost all of the movies of the
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Introduction: What are the major stylistic differences between documentaries and mockumentaries? Filmmaking has become an accessible and revolutionary approach towards capturing the human experience and documentaries in comparison to mockumentaries are great examples of the different genres of filmmaking. Undoubtedly‚ documentaries and mockumentaries have many contradicting aspects and features including the filming style and its script. There are significant differences between documentaries and
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2001) “The Man Who Stopped Time”‚ Stanford Magazine. Recovered 4-18-2011 Muybridge‚ Eadweard “Horse in Motion” ‚ Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs. Recovered 4-18-2011 Williams‚ Alan Larson. 1992. “Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking” Harvard University Press. Recovered 4-18-2011
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Darkest Before Dawn September 1‚ 2012 “When there is no more room in hell‚ the dead will walk the Earth (Romero‚ 1978). From shuffling corpses to gallons of fake blood‚ the 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" and its 2004 counterpart‚ demonstrate the vast difference in horror films of today and those of the 1970 ’s. While the original was a
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