unorthodox culture and way of living. He ends up falling in love with their culture and fights for them in their war against the much larger and technologically advanced Japanese Empire. The scene I choose is the "sparing in the rain" scene‚ in which Capt. Nathan Algren spars with wooden swords. This scene shows the true strength and will to live that the Capt has as he gets beaten time and time again but continues to get up and keep fighting. The director Edward Zwick does an amazing job with
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narrative and narration. The film "Speed"‚ starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock is classed as a film where narrative plays a very large role in delivering the viewer with a broader understanding of the story or plot of the film. Narrative meaning a "chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space" (Bordwell and Thompson‚ 2005).What the above statement merely translates to is a word were all very familiar with namely‚ story. The narrative of a film typically begins "with one
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The Propriety and Amalgamation of an Effective Crime Film Crime is a genre that often times follows an often times intelligent‚ malicious criminal. Sometimes it follows the criminal chronologically and sometimes is follows the criminal through their victims. But simply following this generic guideline does not define a crime movie‚ there are defining factors that make a crime movie. In order for a crime movie to be effective it must have a criminal with a motive. A criminal and his motive are
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GE2402: English for Business Communication Week 7 Supplementary Exercises _____________________________________________________ For each question‚ circle the letter (a‚ b‚ c‚ or d) which corresponds to the most suitable answer. 1. To overcome any possible reader resistance‚ you should a. make your request immediately. b. bribe your reader. c. lay a logical foundation before the request is delivered. d. state very clearly the negative consequences of not doing as you
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Film analysis of the opening scene in the film Laura (1944). In the opening scene of the film Laura‚ there is much to analyse. Be it from unusual casting options‚ to the cinematography‚ it seems that the director Otto Preminger knew exactly how to make the audience to think when making Laura. Casting is of a big importance when analysing the film Laura. What is interesting about Premingers work is how he makes unusual casting decisions‚ that always seem to make the feature a success. It seems
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The mise en scene elements implemented into Run Lola Run are universal and have been used by big name Hollywood directors. An example of such is ‘Vertigo’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958. Tom Tykwer was a fan of Hitchcock and was familiar with his work. He decided to administer two (2) of his ideas. Similar to Vertigo‚ there was a significant reference to spirals. For example‚ in Run Lola Run‚ the ‘spiralé’ café located behind Manni’s phone box can be seen in all three (3) scenarios. As well
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In psychology‚ sensation and perception are stages of processing of the senses in human and animal systems‚ such as vision‚ auditory‚ vestibular‚ and pain senses. Included in this topic is the study of illusions such as motion aftereffect‚ color constancy‚ auditory illusions‚ and depth perception. Sensation is the function of the low-level biochemical and neurological events that begin with the impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a sensory organ. It is the detection of the elementary
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thrillingly intelligent films to be released last year. The follow-up to his low-budget debut Following (1999)‚ Memento is a technical and imaginative tour-de-force that wrenches you from your normal popcorn slouch and demands attention; this is a film that makes you work and makes you think‚ and one which‚ unlike Lenny‚ you won’t forget in a hurry. The opening image - a Polaroid developing in reverse‚ the image slowly fading into obscurity - is a perfect metaphor for a film which thrives on the
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How far is the spectator challenged by issues of manipulation in documentary film? Refer to the films you have studied for this topic. In the Channel 4 documentary Kid Criminals‚ our views and opinions are challenged through the use of certain techniques such as cinematography‚ mise en scene‚ editing and sound. The messages and values that we expect to see in Kid Criminals is challenged through the use of cinematography. The opening of Kid Criminals helps to draw the viewer in by showing the facility
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I’m very excited to have been asked to score this film by Joel Plunkett. He has filmed a beautiful scene of what I viewed to be two people that care for each other deeply. The male appears to be leaving as the female rushes to say her goodbyes or stop him from going. This is how I intend to transform this scene: the character of Caroline is frantically looking for Joel‚ her best friend‚ on the day he is leaving town. Caroline having been nervously awake late into the night‚ causing her to accidently
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