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    Mise en Scene in Nosferatu

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    estate agent hungry for money‚ and his journey to vampire Count Orlak’s mansion‚ as well as the twists and turns found heavily within the scenes. Nosferatu (Count Orlak’s alter ego) falls for Hutter’s wife and moves in to the residence next door to the couple‚ where a series of events occur that would ultimately lead to the fanged beast’s demise. Mis en scene is a pivotal element throughout the film‚ especially for expressionist director Murnau‚ whose natural take on frightening the audience with

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    Social stereotypes and Happiness The Pursuit of Happyness 11/21/2012 Instructor: Prof. Kristin Little Author: Tareq Naseer Alsamarh Social stereotypes and happiness The story of the movie The Pursuit of Happyness directed by Gabriele Muccino portrays a family who struggles with finding enough money to pay taxes and afford living expenses. The movie takes a place in San Francisco during the 80s. The two main characters are the father Chris Gardner and his son Christopher‚ Will Smith

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    Purtsuit or Happyness: True Story Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9‚ 1954 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire‚ entrepreneur‚ motivational speaker‚ and philanthropist who‚ during the early 1980s‚ struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son‚ Christopher‚ Jr. Gardner’s book of memoirs‚ The Pursuit of Happyness‚ was published in May 2006. As of 2006‚ he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm‚ Gardner Rich & Co‚ based in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ where he resides when

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    The Pursuit of Happyness

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    The Pursuit of Happyness “The Pursuit of Happyness” is a story about a man named Chris Gardner‚ who is the protagonist of the film‚ surviving many things thanks to many qualities he possesses. Gardner’s predicament is one that takes much determination to get through while also trying to be the best role model he can for his son. His social skills have helped him come far‚ including into an internship at Dean Witter. Without his intelligence‚ he would have flunked early in the game. These internal

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    MISE-EN-SCENE [DR STRANGELOVE(1963)] Mise-en-scene (pronounced `Meez-ahn-sen ’) Mise-en-scene is a concept that was transposed from the theatre‚ where it meant that the director took into account everything that appeared on the stage; he took into account the effect of everything that appeared in the ’frame ’ of onstage space. These elements had to further the purpose and function of the play. So too in film. Generally there is nothing in a film frame that is not meant to be there‚ that is

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    sometimes in nervous excitement. In The Pursuit of Happyness‚ Will Smith plays Chris Gardner‚ a motivated man living on the last of his means. Chris is constantly looking for a consistent quality of life‚ but seems to get beaten down at every road. A few times throughout the movie‚ Gardner expresses his thoughts on happiness‚ and whether or not it is actually attainable. Chris soon discovered that there was several advantages and disadvantages during his pursuit of his dream of a happy successful life

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    In this scene two shot was used when Renshaw was about to kill the toy maker; showing Renshaws smirk and Morris’s fear. Morris was so afraid that his hands were shaking.The second film technique is mid shot also known as normal shot‚ t is used to show what a character looks like.In this scene‚ once Renshaw has killed Morris‚ it shows Renshaw observing and touching Morris’s personal belongings. Lastly

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    “The Pursuit of Happyness” The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie based one a true story about a man called Chris Gardner. The main theme in this movie is the American dream and it is a common dream that everyone share. It is the dream of having success and happiness. To fulfill your American dream you need to have the abilities and the courage to achieve your dream. Chris Gardner is a fabulous example for pursing his American dream. The storyline in “The Pursuit of Happyness” is about how fare

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    Mise-en-scène The placement of a prop or altering the way the light shines on a scene‚ however insignificant they may seem‚ are ways that the director can select and control meaning in a film. Such is in The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939)‚ specifically during the scene where Dorothy (Judy Galand) has been locked in the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) castle room by herself; many aspects of mise-en-scene are noticeable. Many of the elements of the scene she is in contribute to

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    thriller with specific elements of mise-en-scene that go back in time to reveal and complete the main character Leonard to find the murderer of his wife. The staging supports the three different story times as the main character‚ Leonard‚ has been tattooing notes on his body and taking pictures with a camera so that he can remember everything that happens to him. and talking for Sammy who has the similar condition short-term memory. For instance‚ the mise-en-scene with the words tattooed on his arm

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