Achievements and Effects The cinematography masterpiece created by Leni Riefenstahl was successful as propaganda not only because it was in the form of a film‚ which could easily spread to the masses and play to their emotions‚ but due to Riefenstahl’s superb cinematography. This cinematographic prowess enabled the film to successfully imprint ideas which would not have reached the viewers had it been filmed differently. Riefenstahl manipulated the camera cuts and the light in such a way that it alluded
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Essay Two Documentary While ’documentary ’ is the name of a genre‚ the term is used very broadly to cover a range of film types. What these texts have in common is that they all intend to persuade their audience to a particular viewpoint but that is where the similarities end. While documentaries are made primarily to entertain and inform audiences‚ there are many factors that determine the way in which they will achieve their purposes. And purpose is a driving force in determining the style a
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documentary was released just before the height of the Third Reich‚ because it paints a portrait of a perfected society. The film is so technically masterful that it is not difficult to imagine the nation it portrays existing for a thousand years. Riefenstahl uses allusions‚ music‚ camera angles‚ and other techniques to create a Nazi-Aryan conception of man that greatly resembles Greco-Roman masculine
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produced the torches in wood and metal‚ inspired by an olive leaf. The Olympic flame was lit by a concave mirror in Olympia‚ Greece and transported over 3‚187 kilometres by 3‚331 runners in twelve days and eleven nights from Greece to Berlin. Leni Riefenstahl later staged the torch relay for the 1938 film Olympia. The film was part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate
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20th Century mountain writing and film A few main themes related to The Ascent of F6: 1920s Heroism End of Empire‚ nationalism deflated Mallory Media 1930s Nationalism revived: Fascism Propaganda: German bergfilme‚ Leni Riefenstahl The Ascent of F6 (1936) comments on all of these themes Real events related to our reading in the early 20th century 1900-1921 Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration (Scott‚ Shackleton‚ Mawson) 1901 Queen Victoria dies January 22 1903
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Michael Moore is the Leni Riefenstahl of our time. Or‚ perhaps he would be better characterized as a Bizzaro World Leni Riefenstahl‚ because while she propped up with propaganda the political powers of her time‚ Moore uses the same techniques to bring down the powers of our time‚ be it GM (Roger and Me)‚ the gun lobby (Bowling for Columbine)‚ the government (Fahrenheit 911)‚ the health care industry (Sicko)‚ or free enterprise (Capitalism: A Love Story). In this latest installment in his continuing
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The Rise of Hitler and 20th Century Anti-semitism For the holocaust to work not only was anti-Semitism essential but the Nazis also needed to change and reinforce the cognitive aspect of German culture‚ because although it was already slightly anti-Semitic it was still not strong enough to allow for a Holocaust. To do this Hitler employed Josef Goebbels as minister of “Propaganda and Enlightenment”‚ he was soon to become synonymous with the Nazi party. [IMAGE][IMAGE]Text Box: Mein
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noticeable to me was the loud campaign speech given by Kane‚ which not only reminded me of the political candidates of today (and I mean that literally)‚ but also of scenes of speeches made by Adolf Hitler in Triumph of the Will (1935)‚ directed by Leni Riefenstahl. Throughout the film‚ “the sound design for Kane creates an aural realism equivalent to the movie’s visual realism” (p. 427). Conclusion A rich story with revolutionary directing‚ cinematography‚ lighting‚ and audio married to genius set design
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Christopher Whitten The Polar Express Caldecott Award paper Lorinda Cohoon Polarizing The Polar Express The Polar Express written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg in 1985‚ was chosen for a Caldecott Medal in 1986. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm‚ relaxing storyline. Widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children‚ it has earned recognition several times in the 28 years since its conception and publication. No stranger to such honors‚ Van Allsburg
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Outline the rise to prominence of the personality you have studied? Albert Speer’s rise to prominence began through his early work for the Nazi Party‚ followed by becoming the first architect of the Reich and his contributions to the Germania project where the Nazi power was consolidated. Speer reached his full potential through his appointment as Armaments minister. Speer’s rise to prominence began when he formally joined the Nazi Party in 1931 as he was inspired by Hitler’s speech and was a
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