In the film Raising Arizona the use of framing‚ camera movement‚ and lens choice help to show the miserable conditions that the poor family lives in. Cinematography plays a big part in pulling this movie together. Every camera movement is perfected and framing perfected down to a T. The film starts out as the main character‚ Herbert‚ always ending up in jail. He ends up meeting the police officer who he ends up marrying. When they find out they cant have a child they are devastated and take someone
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Blood Simple is 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
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tensions in the films. We can look to the famous chase scene from “Raising Arizona” where H.I.‚ Nicolas Cage’s character‚ attempts to seal a package of Huggie diapers from a quick mart and a mad series of events and error ensues. AS the scene progresses more and more characters are added‚ a pack of wild neighborhood dogs‚ police‚ store cashier with a shotgun‚ and the music never lets up on the pace. Even while all of this crazy action is happening‚ the cartoon-like music foreshadows that nothing
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In the film Raising Arizona‚ the scene where HI and Ed are sitting outside with Dot discussing the needs of Nathan Jr. is one that relates to our studies of America on Film. The concepts of Class and Gender roles are evident in this scene. HI and Ed can be considered part of the lower-middle class. Glen and Dot are part of the upper-middle class. One of the ways that the film distinguishes between them is that Glen’s job as supervisor shows that he has a more respectable job with higher income. Also
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sober‚ Kevin McKidd as Tommy‚ clean-cut athlete that returns to drugs more than once‚ and Robert Carlyle as sociopath Begbie boast about not using drugs but picks extremely violent fights with people who stand in his way by throwing beer mugs. Cinematography helps us understand the struggles and consequences of the dark corners of addiction through camera angles‚ lighting and point of view. The film lets us know that life is what you make it and that anything is possible if you try hard enough.
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Acting and cinematography work together to create powerful meaning and impact in films. These are two aspects of filming that will almost never change regardless of the age. Acting and cinematography are what separate a good film from a great film. The Godfather is a relatively old film but is also a great example of how memorable a film can be if acting and cinematography are done extremely well. I will try to explain in detail what makes The Godfather one of the greatest movies of all time by talking
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Casablanca Cinematography The film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1943—at the height of World War II—is set in December 1941 in Casablanca‚ French Morocco. It is a time of escalating power of the Nazi party‚ which attempted to gain control of most parts of the world starting with Europe and Northern Africa. As a result of the ascending power of the Nazis and anti-German sentiments‚ many Europeans were desperate to flee their homes. Because Casablanca was not yet taken over
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Digital Cinematography For over a century motion picture have entertained the masses‚ allowing people to view life taking place on a large screen. For the majority of this time these movies were shot using the same film found in photographic cameras. Technology always seems to take over and the film industry seems poised to be the next target. With digital picture acquisition getting better everyday‚ movies are beginning to be shot completely digital. There are a number of plusses and minuses
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fundamentals of film are mis-en-scéne‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound. The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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