Racism in Film Throughout the history of film in the United States‚ the depiction of race has only changed slightly. Although‚ the display of various races in film is pertinent to the specific time period in which the film was made‚ films have‚ for the most part‚ always portrayed white superiority over other races. People of color have traditionally been presented in a negative way (if presented at all) that helps to maintain the status quo where whites are at the top of the social hierarchy. A
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Professor Buckman HRS 180 Film Report Gangs of New York (2002) Director Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is truly a film that firmly places itself in the memory of the viewer forever. Its masterful use of filming techniques to achieve the correct mood for the film poses it as an eye catcher. Apart from the plot‚ the director’s choice and use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ proxemics‚ framing‚ editing‚ and shot-length enhanced the film and provided the perfect mood for the plot. Set in 19th
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music gets quiet because he is moving without making sound. Music “brightens” up the movie’s plot by playing faster if it is suspenseful and playing slower if it is not suspenseful. Music holds the act together. It is the basic structure of all films. Even in books when it desribes the music it holds the scenes together. If you don’t have music you don’t have a play‚ act‚ scene‚ movie‚ or concert. Music is what makes a movie a movie. When Buddy the Elf runs away the music gets faster because
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The Name of the Film The Shawshank Redemption (1994). The Director of the Film and his Vision This film was directed by Frank Darabont. Darabont’s vision all started the day he read Stephen King’s Novella‚ Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption. "It was a story that captured my imagination and sent my heart soaring. It also instilled in me the hope that‚ someday‚ I might be lucky enough to put it on film." It took him nine-years of developing his craft‚ learning about life‚ studying the
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In the 2007 film Atonement‚ director Joe Wright uses characterisation and explicit symbolism to explore the themes of truism and misconception. He uses this to comment on how the abuse of power is carried out by people who are seemingly civilised. Wright used both non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to draw comparisons between the seeming civility and the actions of Briony and Paul Marshall. Various mis-en-scène elements‚ such as the characters’ appearances and speaking style‚ are effectively used to
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Maria Mohammad Film 108 Prof. Brooks/ TA: Josh Olejarz Fall 2012 Works Cited Kahana‚ Jonathan. Intelligence work: the politics of American documentary. New York: Columbia University Press‚ 2008. Print. Spence‚ Louise‚ and Vinicius Navarro. Crafting truth: documentary form and meaning. New Brunswick‚ N.J.: Rutgers University Press‚ 2011. Print. Maria Mohammad Film 108 TA: Josh Olejarz Montage
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FMP – Fashion Film – Rules and Regulations As fashion film is a new addition to the fashion instalment‚ there aren’t any specific rules and regulations that the filmmakers have to follow because fashion is all about expressing opinions‚ feelings etc. However there are a few ethics that they should be aware of‚ with any film such as violence‚ drug abuse‚ discrimination etc. The filmmakers need to be aware of these ethics because the last thing you want the film to do is offend anyone because
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of women within the domain of film fiction. My intention is to review exactly how women are represented and investigate whether fictional characters play a part in perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Laura Mulvey will be intermittently mentioned as a pioneering figure of feminist film theory‚ her discourse will be applied and challenged within the following pages. The variety of films mentioned aims to provide an extensive inquiry into both modern and traditional films. To substantiate this inquiry
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represents the negativity that is associated with African-Americans and it was as if Oscar realised this which is why he spends the dog’s last moments holding him because he can emphasise and almost relate to him. There is a lot of times throughout the film that show a
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In this scenario‚ a large film making conglomerate wishes to examine a number of potential film making projects. Each project is to be ranked according to its feasibility‚ measured by the ability to adhere to a number of corporate objectives. There are seven proposed movies to be judged and the conglomerate will produce four to six each year. First is to examine each of those projects to the corporate objectives‚ compare and contrasting project selection criteria and justify why a project meets
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