With reference to “Strangers On A Train” analyse the mise-en-scene. In this essay I am going to write about the film “Strangers On A Train” and look at how mise en scene and narrative structure are used to establish the film’s themes. Strangers On A Train is about two men‚ Guy Haines and Bruno Anthony‚ who meet on a train by accidentally knocking shoes. Guy is a professional tennis player and Bruno recognises him and starts talking to him. Bruno knows from the papers that Guy wishes to marry
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The infamous shower scene in the 1960 film ‘Psycho’ For it being made in 1960‚ this film is edited very well. There is perfect transitions into the story and what is going on. It definitely draws you in‚ whether you like classic movies or not. The editing goes at a slower pace and then builds up as the stabbing starts to happen. The editing creates super suspense. The shot being utilized in this scene is the direct cut. The editing in this clip is quite good. The editing builds up the suspense
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confusion of many voices or many languages. “Babel” takes place in Morocco‚ North America‚ Mexico and Tokyo where many different languages are spoken throughout the movie. The main theme of the movie is lack of communication and miss-communication amongst the characters. The film is divided into four parts: the American couple‚ the shooter kid‚ the Japanese girl‚ the two Americans children’s nursery maid that brings them to her sons weeding in Mexico. Each of these stories is close to the other‚ and the
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a neo-noir crime film‚ marking the directorial debut of Joel Coen‚ as well as the Director of Photography’s (Barry Sonnenfeld) first big hit. It was released in 1984 in theatres‚ where it was ranked very highly among critics. It tells the story of an affair which has all sorts of crazy and unpredictable effects on all parts of all the characters’ lives. It stars John Getz as Ray‚ Frances McDormand as Abby‚ and Dan Hedaya as Julian Marty. I have chosen to analyse the first scene‚ starting with the
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Film analysis - Drive The movie Drive stars Ryan Gossling as the dark and mysterious “Driver”. He works as a wheelman for hire in Los Angeles. At daytime he stunt drives for film productions‚ and at night he’s steering getaway vehicles for armed heists. When he meets his neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan)‚ a vulnerable mother‚ he falls in love. When her boyfriend Standard (Oscar Isaac) returns from prison‚ Irene and her son gets dragged into a dangerous underworld. Driver acts as the superhero in
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Mary Regan HUM2305 27 March 2013 Good Life Essay The common lecture given by President Machen encouraged college freshman to seek the good life in college and understand why it is a requirement to take this class. Much like Beethoven creating Ode to Joy‚ many students have graduated from the University of Florida and have accomplished or created things that changed the world. Machen ’s ideas about what the good life is and why the “What is the Good Life” course was set up exemplify the concept
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“Life’s Parade at your Fingertips” Scene in All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk‚ 1955) Douglas Sirk’ s All That Heaven Allows(1955) is a romantic film about how a wealthy widow defy social norms and commit to love with a young landscape designer. A vital scene in the film‚ and in Cary Scott (Jane Wyman)’s increasing sadness‚ takes place after Cary breaks off the marriage with Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson) as her children threaten to abandon her. Cary separates with Ron and lives alone. Following
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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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In the second is the parking lot scene which is where their adventure really begins. On their way to go vacation‚ Thelma and Louise decide to stop at a bar to have drinks. Thelma then meets a guy‚ and starts chatting and dancing with him. While they are at a parking lot outside the bar‚ things start to get out of control‚ the guy tries to rape Thelma. After a moment‚ Louise happens to hear and comes out with her gun pointed at the guy‚ saying let Thelma go. After letting her go‚ and when asked to
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