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    Walkabout Film Analysis

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    In the film “Walkabout” is about a girl and her little brother lost in the Australian outback and trying to survive in the wilderness. In the beginning‚ it shows the teenage girl and her little brother living a normal lifestyle like going to school and spending time with her family. Later‚ after the father driving them far to the Australian outback for picnic‚ he went berserk and begins shooting his own children. They successfully escape by taking cover behind rocks‚ so the father suddenly set his

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    Literature: An Inspiration for Film Masterpieces ought to have a muse. A muse doesn’t always need to be a beautiful woman femme fatale‚ either‚ as popular belief might suggest. It simply must be an inspiration; a child with a watering can for Renoir‚ a quarrel with a woman for Ray Charles. Inspiration can be everywhere‚ so why not in words? Literature can be- and often is- a grande muse for people. One of the most popular ways literature embraces it’s splendid inspirationalism is through the big

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    The Graduate‚ a film based on the novel by Charles Webb‚ is directed by Mike Nichols‚ whose famous works also include Working Girl and Catch-22. The Graduate was released in United States on December 22‚ 1967. The screenplay for the film is done by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry‚ and the cinematography by Robert Surtees. A few of the main cast members include Anne Bancroft (as Mrs. Robinson)‚ Dustin Hoffman (as Benjamin Braddock)‚ Katharine Ross (as Elaine Robinson)‚ William Daniels (as Mr. Braddock)

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    Film and National Rebirth

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    CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Film is a thin‚ transparent and flexible material composed of a base supporting a base of emulsion in which a latent image is formed upon exposure to light though a camera lens. But for the purpose of this study‚ we shall be discussing more film in its motion picture sense Film is any kind of motion picture‚ be it fictional‚ documentary‚ educational‚ experimental‚ or animated. Film is a connotation of serious art “movies” which suggest the popular nature‚ entertainment

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    Metropolis Film Analysis

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    are left wing Rubric In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate understanding of the meanings of a pair of texts when considered together evaluate the relationships between texts and contexts organise‚ develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience‚ purpose and form Compare: Values‚ Beliefs Attitudes METROPOLIS Social (Economic) Technique Evidence Effect Contrast of colour Within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor

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    The film Koyannisqatsi (1983) had opened the public’s eyes to the possibility of extensive time-lapse cinematography and the non- verbal style of filmmaking. Filmmakers such as Frances’ Jean Painleve made similar films before but nothing had been made such as Koyannisqatsi (1983). The other films where similar but made more towards the experimental film audiences. Godfrey Reggio the director of Koyannisqatsi (1983) and Ron Fricke the cinematographer showed how the modern world was moving from a

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    decisions. As the expectations and pressures set by others direct our thoughts and actions we begin to accept them as our own. Neo‚ one of the dominant characters in the film‚ The Matrix‚ is found placed outside of his normal society where learns the truth and gains control over his perception. As it is discovered throughout the film the limitations of an individual are limitless‚ as the individual grows so will their limitations. In The Matrix written by the Wachowski brothers‚ the audience should

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    and On the Waterfront seem two structurally independent and unrelated movies that only share some basic theme elements in their plot. However‚ analyzing both‚ side by side and frame by frame‚ can give us a more profound understanding of the American film industry‚ Hollywood in particular‚ and its relation to the McCarthyism in 1950s‚ a dark chapter in the US history. Salt of the Earth‚ directed by Herbert Biberman‚ is a 1954 blacklisted movie based on a true story about the struggles of Mexican

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    Stagecoach Film Essay

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    John Ford’s Directing Techniques in the Film Stagecoach By Bob For Cine 121 (01) John Ford’s film “Stagecoach” from 1939 had several important hidden messages tucked away inside it. The film has everything from social injustice to alcoholism‚ prostitution‚ gambling‚ and even working class people in general. This paper’s aim is to bring to light some of these messages that are expressed through Ford’s use of mise-en-scène and cinematography. In the scene when Ford introduces Dallas‚ it is

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    The Film Whale Rider

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    The film Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro depicts the journey of a determined young Maori girl‚ Paikea‚ who strives to do the impossible‚ of claiming her birthright position as chief from her very traditional grandfather‚ Koro. Koro who is the chief now‚ searches for the right individual who can lead the tribe since the original leader his son‚ Paikea’s father‚ left when his son‚ Paikea’s twin brother‚ dies at birth. To be the leader of the tribe Koro displays the working styles of examine and execute

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