Fears can paralyse individuals by making them feel anxious and paranoid with their lives and surroundings. They would be constantly worried about what’s happening around them‚ which causes them to feel restless and isolated. In ‘Look Both Ways’‚ Meryl experiences her fear with death after attending her Dad’s funeral and witnessed a man getting run over by a train. She realises that death can happen to anyone at unexpected times. She starts to perceive negative things and death happening to her. Her
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as animation‚ photomontage‚ transitions‚ close-ups‚ adjacent worlds‚ music‚ tracking‚ still shots‚ sound effects and cuts. The idea of fear of various characters is portrayed in the film using a variety of techniques. Watt uses animation when Meryl is walking and imagines someone coming up to her and attacking her. This shows how ridiculous some of Merylʼs fears are and gives the viewers some brief characteristics on her. likewise‚ Watt explores fear through the use of photomontage in the
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Analyse how visual techniques are used to develop deeper ideas in a visual text you have studied. The film “Truman Show” directed by Peter Weir is about a character named Truman Burbank and his remarkable journey in escaping a world full of deceit and lies and finding personal freedom. His journey helps present the idea that a true life with the risks of emotional pain is better than one safe imprisonment. This is a deeper idea because the search for personal freedom and truth is a universal idea
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The Truman Show In the film “The Truman Show”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ many techniques are strategically used to position the audience to respond emotionally to Truman Burbank. Techniques such as lighting‚ music‚ camera shots and angles are used in three specific scenes throughout the film co-ordinated by the shows director Christof. He uses these techniques to encourage the show’s audience to believe that what they are watching is unscripted and real. The first scene “Introducing Truman- Day
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physicalities of the three films I chose‚ Mamma Mia!‚ The River Wild‚ and Julie and Julia‚ were quite different since Meryl Streep played three separate roles‚ each having nothing to do with the others. However‚ there were a few striking similarities between the films since Streep was still herself‚ and she has mannerisms that are specific to her. For example‚ in Julie and Julia‚ Meryl Streep plays famous American cook‚ Julia Child‚ who was 6’2” when she was living. While Streep is only 5’6”‚ the make-up
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La Trobe’s Professor of Politics‚ Robert Manne writes in the Quarterly Essay debating climate change. Manne intentionally writes the journal to an educated audience with the use of fairly complex and persuasive language which is backed up with scientific evidence. Manne argues that climate change is occurring and has been proven by scientists‚ clearly stating the fact of who are laypeople to have an opinion on what is actually been proven by qualified experts within the field. Manne clearly
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fatal disease and he directly associates this with his father’s death which occurred fairly recently. He develops paranoia of the insecurity of the future and of being treated in the equally demeaning way to that of his own father close to his death. Meryl after returning from her father’s funeral and witnessing a horrific accident is overwhelmed with visions of death which is depicted in her cautious behaviour‚ wild imagination and artistic mediums. Her paintings revolve greatly around her fixation
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being a reverend and transitioned to group two‚ the non-believers. When Graham and his family left the basement‚ after the alien invasion‚ and he saw the alien that remained in his house who gassed Morgan‚ he began to change his faith. Graham orders Meryl to attack the alien while he takes Morgan and rushes outside to kneel in front of the cornfield which is juxtaposed by a bright sky above the cornfield which represents God. After injecting Morgan with medicine‚ Graham starts chanting‚ “It can’t be
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when a series of onset glitches lead him to see a different reality that clashes with what he knows. These events lead him to become erratic and quite demented (Evident by the erratic car trip with Meryl)‚ eventually leading to a point where Truman has Meryl by the throat with a set of dicers and Meryl screams’’ Somebody do something’’. This quote leads Truman to the core belief that there is something wrong with his reality and that he will not stop until he finds out what is real and what is not
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is based on a true story about how Antwone‚ a young navy man‚ was forced to see a psychiatrist due to a fight he had with a crewmember. During the course of his treatment many things are discovered about his past. The psychiatrist named Jerome Davenport‚ a commander played by Denzel Washington‚ began the sessions by having a stern‚ but understanding appearance. Using his rank‚ his looks and his words‚ he portrays many different roles. During the first session‚ the atmosphere is a little tense and
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