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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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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Black and white film noir evolved in the 1940’s during World War II. This time period of film replicated the post war tensions and anxieties that plagued American society during and after the war. The repetitive trend of these films was dark and almost always based on crimes that involved love and betrayal. 1941- Citizen Kane Director- Orson Wells This film was one of the earliest film noir’s produced and was budgeted at $800‚000. Wells was the director‚ star and producer. Wells also collaborated
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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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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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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 Theory & Analysis Vertigo (1958) Vertigo‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958‚ is a psychological thriller that is said to be Hitchcock’s most personal and revealing film. Vertigo was a failure in the box office‚ but later became to be the premier of pure cinema. Through the use of formal elements such as lighting‚ color‚ spacing‚ and sound Hitchcock brings the film off of the screen and into the audience’s head. The themes presented in Vertigo: love‚ sex‚ obsession‚ and
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Film 1: Avatar‚ 2009; director: James Cameron Avatar tells the story of a bitter and discouraged former Marine named Jake. Jake always thought that since he was sadly in a wheelchair that there was nothing else to live for. But when Jake is recruited to join an expedition to Pandora he is ecstatic. On his journey he meets a lot of wonderful “Na’vi”. During his journey Jake learns a lot of great values and remembers what it feels like to love life (Film Jabber). Avatar is mainly influential because
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My Best Friend’s Wedding Courtney-Anthony-Br English 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Hazar Shehadeh May 9‚ 2013 “My Best Friend’s Wedding” is a romantic comedy that hit the movie scene in 1997 about a 27 year old woman who made a pact with her best friend and former lover that by age 28 if neither was married that they would marry each other. Four days before her 28th birthday her best friend calls with news of him getting married. Now she has to decipher whether she wants to be
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