MISE-EN-SCENE [DR STRANGELOVE(1963)] Mise-en-scene (pronounced `Meez-ahn-sen ’) Mise-en-scene is a concept that was transposed from the theatre‚ where it meant that the director took into account everything that appeared on the stage; he took into account the effect of everything that appeared in the ’frame ’ of onstage space. These elements had to further the purpose and function of the play. So too in film. Generally there is nothing in a film frame that is not meant to be there‚ that is
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While researching on the different techniques applied on previous notable films created by distinguished filmmakers‚ I learned that they all similarly applied their understanding of human perception into the creation of their craft. To give a better point of comparison among the films cited in this section‚ all of the movies presented below share a similar technique: the uninterrupted shot. This method was preferred by this researcher in order to identify the differences in styles that were incorporated
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several inspirations of Spielberg. After the tremendous popularity and success of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (it was nominated it for eight Academy Awards and winning two)‚ the studio (Columbia Pictures) urged Spielberg to make a sequel‚ but he was reluctant to do so at the time. He eventually wrote a treatment for a planned sequel and commissioned screenwriter John Thomas Sayles to complete a script that later became known as Night Skies‚ a science fiction horror film that was based on “the
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In the 1997 movie Amistad‚ Steven Spielberg illustrates the events that took place in 1839 on the Spanish ship‚ The Amistad (La Amistad). The movie travels through the events with vivid and powerful emotion. The slaves‚ even though they could not speak English‚ undoubtedly demonstrated their intense longing for freedom in Spielberg’s version of the historical event. The setting of Amistad proved to be frequently accurate. The backdrop of the movie was unfailing to the period in which it occurred
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filmmaker who turns his life upside down when he goes “undercover” and is “poor” so he can make a movie out of it. The scene of them jumping on to the train and going on an undercover expedition shows how some people really had to live during the great depression and that to get somewhere they had to use a cargo train to travel where they wanted to go. The theme of this scene is for the main characters to set out on their journey to develop a plan for the movie Sullivan wants to make‚ but also
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the weakened economy; therefore‚ he decided to come up with a plan- the financial plan. In the song My Shot by the Hamilton production‚ Hamilton sings “Hey yo‚ im just like my country‚ scrappy and hungry” (Hamilton) This line emphasizes
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Stevens’s "Triumph" Although Stevens claims to recall the evening of his father’s passing "with a large sense of triumph" due to his professional duties‚ various hints throughout the night suggest that Stevens feels much more sadness than triumph. Stevens may honestly believe that the most professional and dignified analysis of his actions that night would be that he accomplished a great success‚ but his own actions indicate that is not how he truly feels. From all of the hints‚ the reader
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Growing up in a family of immigrants can be tough. In the film‚ Scenes from a Corner Store‚ the Korean-Canadian family demonstrate the cultural differences they have with the rest of Canadians. To begin with‚ the daughters’ parents expect all their daughters to enroll in University. This was the case with the two youngest daughters‚ as Eveline was studying to become a doctor while Angela was studying to become a lawyer. However‚ Carolyn‚ the eldest daughter‚ decided not to go to university which
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The unblinking eye means so much for so many reasons to a person such as Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock. A continuous shot‚ completely uncut or edited‚ can bring a vision together and tell the viewer to not look away. With their ability to tell magnificent tales of suspense‚ drama and horror in over 100 films‚ Hitchcock and Spielberg are‚ and always will be the two most influential and prolific directors in history. Hitchcock‚ otherwise known as the Master of Suspense‚ never saw himself
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The scene that I choose is from the movie Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. This is the scene when Mc Gonagall is trying to protect Hogwarts from the invading Lord Voldermort. Thjere is a lot of intensity and build up hype in the scene that I considered it as one of the best scene in the Harry Potter Franchise. On the first shots Mcgonagall is walking through the corridors. A master shots which is a long shot of all the character is taken which gave the impression of a hectic situation
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