IMPACT AESTHETICS: BACK TO THE FUTURE IN DIGITAL CINEMA? Scott McQuire Millennial fantasies As anyone interested in film culture knows‚ the last decade has witnessed an explosion of pronouncements concerning the future of cinema. Many are fuelled by naked technological determinism‚ resulting in apocalyptic scenarios in which cinema either undergoes digital rebirth to emerge more powerful than ever in the new millennium‚ or is marginalised by a range of ‘new media’ which inevitably include some
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Is the label “national cinema” still a useful one? Critically evaluate the usefulness of the term in relation to at least two films from this course. 1. floating life 2. chunking express 3. my blueberry night Like different countries have different culture‚ customs and give people different feeling‚ as an important part of one’s culture industry‚ movies from different places gives people different sense of feeling. That’s the magic of National cinema. But under the big trend of globalisation
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Is Shakespeare relevant in our lives? No. According to the Oxford dictionary‚ “relevant” means: closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered. In this pragmatic light of the 21st century‚ many of us cannot relate to the stories Shakespeare has written. Besides that‚ we cannot even understand his language without googling almost every other phrase or sentence. To fully understand his works‚ we often require deep analysis. No one walks around talking in old English any more
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GPS‚ phones‚ credit cards‚ cameras‚ and insulin pumps help us live a qualitative and productive life and NASA has played a very key role in developing many technologies like these. From invisible braces to long-distance communication devices‚ NASA has brought up inventions that we consistently use every day in our lives. A device that many people in the world rely on everyday and something that has made a huge difference in people’s lives is the water filtration system(s). NASA first made it to be
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Italian Neo realism; Pure Cinema 1. Ladri de Biccilette [Bicycle Thieves] (Vittorio De Sica) Do you agree with Andre Bazin that Ladri de Biccilette is an example of ‘pure cinema’? (Bazin [1971] p.60). To what extent is such a pure cinema possible and‚ in your opinion‚ which Italian Neo-realist film screened on the unit comes closest to it? Explain your reasoning. This essay will address the characteristics of ‘pure cinema’ and the extent of its practical nature. It also seeks to analyse
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Industry Analysis Industry Overview The cinema industry is primarily engaged in operating movie theatres and/or exhibiting videos at film festivals. The major products and services in this industry in the UK are single screen theatres‚ multiplex theatres (8 to 15 screens) and megaplex theatres (more than 16 screens). Cinemas in the UK typically operated at 20% capacity. Admissions in 2001 were at the highest level in decades – 156 million admissions generated £974 million in ticket sales –
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When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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Privacy Matters in America In the United States today the government tries to interfere in private lives. There should be no more laws made letting the government interfere in the private lives of people and if there are‚ people should stand up against this invasion in people’s privacy and sat no. Should the government have the right to interfere in people’s private lives? Does being a part of a representative democracy mean that people can give up their freedom to make their own choices to benefit
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Litsa Mouka 1 I know very well‚ but all the same… A study of fetishism I know very well‚ but all the same... A study of fetishism in relation to cinema This dissertation is an exploration into the different ways cinema utilises processes of fetishisation to evoke desire and disavow lack. In all cases it will show how the basic notion of fetishism functions as a symbolic substitution for the lack and as such‚ how it imposes itself onto the structure of film and the experience of watching/looking
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Introduction Indian Cinema is very powerful medium to communicate with Viewers. Films are not only the popular medium of Entertainment but it is also the powerful medium of Education. Cinema means a creative expressions ; it performs the functions of Mass Media ‚ such as Education & Transmission of culture. Films are widely popular and thus Audio Visual nature provides people a pervasive power of social influence. It works as a catalyst for social change. Today Cinema Commands the respect accorded
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