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    for his film before adapting it into the novella of the same name. Because of this rather peculiar order‚ the similarities between the two are very strong‚ something that is not always the case with books and their film adaptations. Though there a few stylistic differences between the novella and the film‚ the two mediums of storytelling both remain quite true to the central storyline. The noir genre was an essential piece to the story of The Third Man‚ and both the novella and the film were able

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    The Hobbit Film Analysis

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    is given the greenlight by 20th century Fox and the budget of 11 million dollars to film his creation. The film was released on Memorial Day weekend of that year‚ and we all know the rest is history. Now‚ flash forward to modern day. The United States is overseas battling foreign powers‚ the nation’s first African American is in the Whitehouse‚ and Justin Bieber is dominating our air

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    Xlala Film Analysis

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    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 and economies. Films are not limited to just one country; they can be filmed across one or in many. Although‚ due to the original context of the film‚ not every country may be able to fully grasp all

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    Book or Film Review

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    WRITING A BOOK / FILM REVIEW Reviews are brief accounts of books‚ films‚ plays‚ CDs‚ etc. Their purpose is to inform readers and viewers‚ while also giving opinions and recommendations about whether or not they should buy a CD‚ read a book‚ watch a film‚ etc. A good film / book review should include: ( An introduction which gives facts and background information concerning the book‚ film‚ etc‚ its credits. Some good examples of them are the following: Credits: • Title and year

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    The Patriot Film Analysis

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    The Patriot Film Analysis The Patriot is an American historical film starring Mel Gibson and directed by Roland Emmerich. It is set in South Carolina‚ one of the thirteen British colonies set in America. The film follows the story of a “Patriot” named Benjamin Martin. This character is a portrayal of American Revolution War hero Francis Marion. In the film Benjamin‚ is recognized as a war hero from the French and Indian War. However he has retired from a life of battle and is attempting to follow

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    Ghandi Film Analysis

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    years old‚ I was watching a film with my father and it was the first time when a film had made me cry. The film was “Green Mile”. Since that time I have been fascinated and surrounded myself by films. I always used to say that one day I will make a film‚ which makes people cry‚ but for this task I chose a film which not only made me cry‚ but also changed my view of the world and made me see previously unnoticed things. I’m not saying that it was easy to decide what film to analyse. It took me quite

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    Film Noir of Chinatown

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    Film noir is generally associated with a ‘dark’ type of film in the era following WWII. Film’s that are categorized in this genre are marked by a style that generally contains certain distinguishing elements – dark rooms with Venetian blinds‚ dark alleys‚ rain-slicked streets‚ dark offices and low key lighting. The plot usually deals with the dark aspects of humanity-greed‚ murder‚ deceit and paranoia. There are also distinguishing characters‚ the main character a detective or an investigator usually

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    film analysis of Laura

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    Film analysis of the opening scene in the film Laura (1944). In the opening scene of the film Laura‚ there is much to analyse. Be it from unusual casting options‚ to the cinematography‚ it seems that the director Otto Preminger knew exactly how to make the audience to think when making Laura. Casting is of a big importance when analysing the film Laura. What is interesting about Premingers work is how he makes unusual casting decisions‚ that always seem to make the feature a success. It seems

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    Chinatown Film Review

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    History through Film: Chinatown Review Stefania Pedersen In a paragraph of about 300 words‚ answer the following question: do you think Chinatown had the appropriate ending or should Polanski have stuck to Robert Townes’? Explain Robert Townes’ ending then tell us how it actually ends and then whether you agree or not. Use quotes from Gilliat and Kael. The film Chinatown (1974) is a neo-noir‚ psychological drama film‚ based on the California Water Wars. If the film had ended the way Robert

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    Silent Film and Music

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    of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) The three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are Adaptations of Classics‚ Arrangements of tunes‚ and newly composed music. In most cases‚ adaptation of classics involves action and dramatic scenes. It is borrowing a large amount of an already existing composition for use in film score. In The Birth of a Nation‚ Mozart’s music was

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