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    angles and camera movement are all key parts in developing an effective film. To have the capability to represent an atmosphere‚ mood and setting; everything must come together to represent the main purpose of the film. In the film‚ “The Crucible”‚ the scene being analyzed; the main purpose is to represent the hysteria. In this essay‚ things like sound and music‚ camera angles and camera movement can all be used to achieve an overall effectiveness of the film and it’s purpose. Music and sound can play

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    weren’t feeling uneasy already‚ this caption should do it. It brings up questions and makes you want to know the answer. This visual is effective in instilling a feeling of mystery‚ it does this through not showing the face of the figure‚ scrambling scenes from the movie‚ and giving a vague setting. There is a very sharp contrast between the shadowy figure and the firey face in the background. Like stated before this brings up questions and uses an emotional appeal. Is that the man’s face? Is that

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    In the Halloween season‚ children have always dressed as trending characters for the specific time‚ however‚ the creature from Frankenstein has always been a classic horror figure for kids to dress as. Frankenstein has been an influential film among the horror genre‚ inspiring similar plot lines for films‚ a continuation of the series‚ and remakes of the film‚ as well as an overall classic everyone knows of. Though it had minor imperfections‚ the story was greatly portrayed and produced for its

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    close-up shots‚ colors and spacing. The first scene of the movie opens with a close up view through a window‚ showing Mac and another man fighting in the hotel room. Punches and things breaking stay throughout the scene‚ and a sense of panic was felt by the viewers. However‚ despite the violence‚ the view point of the camera starts to focus on the shadows of the two men. With an unknowing sense of who would win the camera starts to have an open frame. The scene ends with a tracking camera following the

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    How does Steven Spielberg make the opening scene of Jaws so dramatic? Introduction: ‘Jaws’ is a Blockbuster hit and is still going strong‚ even though it was released in 1975. It was directed by Steven Spielberg. It was his first blockbuster hit and a brilliant way to start off his career. The genre of the film is a Thriller. It is a very clever Thriller a mix of suspense and ‘goryness’. The film ‘Jaws’ was based on novel called ‘A Stillness in the Water’‚ written by Peter Benchley. Peter Benchley

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    Directed by Steven Spielberg‚ ‘Jaws’ is one of the highest grossing and most profitable movies ever made‚ making around five hundred million pounds. The film is about a great white shark which terrorises the shores of Amity‚ slowly picking out the towns people and dragging them down into the deep blue. In this essay I’m going to explain how Spielberg creates suspense‚ tension and panic in the film by describing camera and music techniques and how they are used in certain scenes. Firstly I’ll be focusing

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    All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other emotions. The movie Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was a very well-written film‚ but the insignificant parts made me lose focus on whatAdvanced Search Documents 1 - 20 of 57 Jaws All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other

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    implemented to give the film an air of mystery and crime. Based on a painting technique of the same name‚ cinematographers set the scene such that darkness dominates the shot composition. The juxtaposition of light and shadow is directly connected to the moral consciousness of Phyllis and Walter‚ who both waver from good to evil‚ loving to cunning. In the ending scene‚ Phyllis is seen turning off all the lights‚ creating the darker atmosphere for her and Walter’s final confrontation. Her action draws

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    Significance of the opening scenes in the film you have studied The opening scenes in the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrman are captivating and as a result hook the audience completely into the film. They do this by introducing the stark contrasts between 1929 in the sanatorium to New York in 1922. They also begin to develop the characters of Nick and Gatsby. Finally the first two scenes introduce some of the main themes and symbols that reoccur throughout the film. The first scene starts with old

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    To start‚ in the opening scene‚ viewers watch Barnum perform with his circus‚ and the camera moves along with him as he acknowledges all of his performers. Eventually‚ the camera circles P.T. and everything around him becomes black. He turns around to see himself back as a penniless boy gazing into a store window at a beautiful red suit and top hat. The use of this iris transition from the first scene to the second shows the viewers that in that moment‚ the opening scene was just a figment of

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