On the waterfront: the American Dream In Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront the metaphor of the American dream is portrayed through some images that reconstruct the mirror of the American working-class society of the 50’s. The mise en- scène used in the film together with the characters’ performance are the key elements that eventually contribute to the connection between the reflection of the desired American Dream and the realistic tone offered in the film. As regards the stylistic techniques
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do a great job of including specific framing shots. They also character proxemics to showcase the relationships between the characters. Both directors also use the dominant and subsidiary contrasts very effectively in their respective movies. These mise en scene film elements are vital to a good movie and these directors perfected them. The directors in these two films use character proximity very cleverly to show the viewer how close the characters actually are. For example‚ in American Beauty the
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modern groups‚ film have been analyzed for their themes and motifs. As a master of techniques‚ Citizen Kane falls into the classical category and demonstrating the Italian Neorealism‚ The Bicycle Thief fits the modern class. Both films use photography‚ mise en scene‚ editing‚ movement‚ and story similarly and differently to emphasize their personal themes. In both films‚ photography played a huge role to depict a theme. The use of camera angles‚ specific shots‚ and lighting in Citizen Kane‚ help support
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Christine Lee Reel Research: Screen and Scholarship 3/11/2012 Legally Blonde: Feminist Film Theory Feminism is a movement that has had a great impact in the world of film‚ and how we interpret it. During the second wave of feminism that occurred throughout the United States‚ feminist scholars began developing and applying more theories‚ that arose during this movement‚ to the way they analyzed film. The various tactics and topics that are contained under the umbrella of feminist film theory are
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Manson family‚ and he effectively utilizes the mise-en-scene to incorporate his inspiration into the film. Rob Zombie’s fame is due to his music‚ and the film’s score is an important contrivance used to complement the theme‚ that there is hell on Earth and the house is the gateway. The actual lyrics to the songs played throughout the film suggest‚ and even sometimes foreshadow‚ the fate of anyone who enters the house. House of 1000 Corpses uses the mise-en-scene elements of setting‚ costumes‚ and
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Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images. • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses
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Organized crime has always been occupied with a negative label. Perhaps this is due to the constantly changing environment in America as well as the social state of its homeland‚ Europe. Our society is convinced that the so-called Mafia is a family of pure criminals‚ pimps‚ and murderers. Whatever the opinion‚ there is no doubt that the Mafia played a big part in the history of America and the way Americans view crime today. "The origins of the secret society known as the Mafia are believed
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films in the decade that enhanced the mise-én-scene which became the general interest for directors in this movement. In the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Germany‚ 1920‚ Weine)‚ the film that started the movement‚ and furthermore Metropolis (Germany‚ 1927‚ Weine) that provide an example of how mise-én-scene can be exploited in such manner that it becomes part of the plot and interact with the characters‚ even becoming another character. It is in these films that mise-én-scene transmits emotions and sentiments
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Camera Shots A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film’s setting‚ characters and themes. As a result‚ camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Reviewing the examples on the right hand side of this page should make the different camera shots clearer. An extreme long shot (animation on right) contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film
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1 Please write a description of the mise-en-scene and musical sore from the opening scene. Note: you will want to write notes on this as you watch for the first time. Why do you think the director‚ Hal Ashby‚ made these choices? Defend your answer. The mise-en-scene of the opening scene is a boy dressed in brown tones with neutral and similar tones around the boy. The song is actually the opposite though because it is saying words like keep your head up high and the song has a “bouncy” beat to it
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