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    Crash the film

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    and ethnicities (the screenplay is a low concept film that focuses on the characters to display a point). The motion picture Crash manifests important themes and ideas about the 21st century American zeitgeist and import ideas about life. By textbook definition the film is considered a work of art its original and deals with the important topic‚ case in point‚ racism. Crash also it sets forth a wholesome view of life. Each character in the film is a victim of racial tensions and also demonstrated

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    Film Review-The Hunger Games Director and co-writer-Gary Ross The Hunger Games‚ it’s a harsh and relentless story based upon the first novel out of a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins. The book is narrated by 16 year old Katniss; a young woman who lives in a post-apocalyptic America divided into 13 districts and ruled by one‚ the Capitol. In this imaginary future‚ ruled by the Capitol‚ an apparatus of their control is the Hunger Games‚ an event established in the aftermaths of a rebellion against

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    evolution of film

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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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    Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images.     • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses

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    The Departed is a film centered around organized crime that involves a wide array of characters. With drug deals‚ shootouts‚ scandals‚ and espionage‚ the movie has many tense scenes that have notable staging‚ costumes‚ props and settings. At about fifty-two minutes in‚ Costigan and French enter a man named Brian’s house to assassinate him. Dressed in dark clothes and with French wearing leather gloves‚ they are dressed to kill. The setup of the room has two conceivable exits‚ that are instantly

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    Film noir

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    Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)

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    Film and Teaching

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    Wanjiku Mwangi ENC 1102 Research Paper Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Fostering Critical Thinking in Writing Classroom Using Film Composition Composition has long been established as a core element to the writing objective. Much effort has been used to classify different themes‚ styles and conventions within written works. This investigation into this particular medium has made for a scholarly outlook on writing. What was once a medium for simple communication; is now able to express varying

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    Final Film

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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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    Film review: Captain Philips “Captain Philips‚ can you hear me‚ Captain Philips can you hear me?” The walkie talkie sounded in the midst of pirates‚ as Captain Philips reached to take the walkie talkie…… This is from an awesome called Captain Philips. Captain Philips was released on October 26th 2013‚ the director is Paul Greengrass‚ and major actor is Tom hanks as Captain Richard Philips. This film is rated 8.1 on imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/)‚ 8.3 on rotten tomato (http://www

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    Film genre From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia See also: List of genres#Film genres and television genre In film theory‚ genre ( /ˈʒɒnrə/ or /ˈdʒɒnrə/) refers to the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Most theories of film genre are borrowed from literary genre criticism. As with genre in a literary context‚ there is a great deal of debate over how to define or categorize genres.[citation needed]. Besides the basic distinction in genre between

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