A worn path is a short story that features the main character Phoenix Jackson. Her character alludes to a mythical bird that consumed itself in fire after five hundred years and rose renewed from it’s ashes. Phoenix is a very old woman who has a dying grandson that is terminally ill. Her objective is to travel through the woods and retrieve medicine for her ill son. She begins the long journey to town on “A bright frozen day in the early morning”(Welty 462). in december. The story seems to indicate
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The Shining is a classic horror movie that developed its respective genre through its different elements. The film’s director‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ does an excellent job creating a dynamic setting‚ and implementing fear and suspense within multiple scenes. The Shining’s first scene serves as an incredible way to introduce the setting. It features Jack driving down a windy road in the Colorado Rockies. The scenes score is what makes the scene so dynamic. The Colorado Rockies and the surrounding area
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I am a passionate aspiring director and photographer‚ who loves experimenting and creating art that I can enjoy as well as my audience. The video clips showed in my portfolio are bits and pieces of a movie‚ "With Love‚ Alex"‚ directed and produced by me. My artwork is a drama‚ horror‚ and thriller flick that takes place in the life of high school senior‚ who holds a grudge on her best friends and takes actions on them. The theme of the movie was inspired by the 90’s coming-of-age comedy films‚ such
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Wes Anderson is remarkably known for his unique eye towards directing films. From Bottle Rocket‚ Fantastic Mr. Fox‚ and The Grand Budapest Hotel‚ Anderson’s attention to meticulous detail and vivid color schemes are remarkable. Every detail in his film has a purpose to the story. Anderson’s renown tracking shots make audience members realize they are watching a movie. Too often‚ directors try to make audiences forget the lines of fiction and reality. However‚ Anderson wants his audience to notice
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Directors often use framing to portray a scene or character in a way that provides information to the viewer. Throughout The Dark Knight Rises‚ (2012)‚ Christopher Nolan uses framing to convey the balance of power between characters of a given scene. This element of cinematography is most evident in shots that feature the villain‚ Bane. Even though the actor that plays Bane is 5’9”‚ he appears taller and powerful due Nolan’s use of low angle framing. During the scene in the airplane before Bane
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The Lady from Shanghai (1946) has all of the elements that encompass a great film noir. For the purposes of this short paper‚ I will focus strictly on one prominent scene in the film and the elements that comprise it. The scene I have chosen is the crazy house scene‚ one of the final scenes in the film. Michael awakes from his drugged stupor and realizes he is in a crazy house. His mind whirls as he begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together‚ realizing that Elsa was in fact the murderer and
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At the start of the ‘living in peace’ scene from the film ‘Disturbia’ we know we are in the character’s (Kale) house as we can see he is in his bedroom with household props such as a table‚ bed‚ lamp etc. We can also tell they are in their home as they look fairly comfortable. There is also a shot of outside the house which lets us know it is set in a normal suburban location with large houses and with large houses there are normally basements which killers are typically known to keep their victims
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Anna Film 101 Final Paper Mamet and Hitchcock’s Suspenseful Similarities While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made
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Norman Mark Reedus is an American Actor‚ he is best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on AMC television series The Walking Dead and also Norman is best known for playing the role of Murphy MacManus in the 1999 movie‚ The Boondock Saints. Norman Reedus age 47 was born in Hollywood‚ Florida‚ on January 6th‚ 1969 to his mother Marianne Reedus and his father Norman Reedus. Norman was raised in Los Angeles and lived in many different places such as‚ Japan‚ Spain‚ and Ireland. Norman graduated High school
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North by northwest‚ by Alfred Hitchcock is a thriller that captivates due to the intrigue that raises the plot and the quality of the performance. A publicist is confused with another person. He is involved in a persecution that takes him to several cities in the United States. He is fleeing from people who want to kill him. Along the way‚ he finds a very beautiful woman who helps him. He ends up falling in love with her without knowing that she is a government agent involved in the case. The scene
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