Film essays (or "cinematic essays") consist of the evolution of a theme or an idea rather than a plot per se; or the film literally being a cinematic accompaniment to a narrator reading an essay. From another perspective‚ an essay film could be defined as a documentary film visual basis combined with a form of commentary that contains elements of self-portrait (rather than autobiography)‚ where the signature (rather than the life-story) of the filmmaker is apparent. The cinematic essay often blends
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Story Normal day at school‚ walking home listening to music you could feel the breeze going through your hair. Sun light shining into your eyes made it hard to concentrate on where you’re going but you could manage. However the afternoon didn’t seem normal at all. While taking a shortcut home‚ turning and walking through an alleyway you could see drops of red liquid leading into a circled shaped red puddle. The emotions and feelings going through my head were mixed. I didn’t know what to do‚ “Is
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Starbucks A Worst Nightmare I was making a grande vanilla bean frappiccino while other customers were waiting in line to have their order taken. Business was slow that day‚ but heck‚ everyday at my job was a slow one. I would think to myself‚ Why the hell am I still working here? when this place gets no business at all. Of course‚ I work at Starbucks‚ not the ones that you see on the corner of the streets‚ but I worked at the one in Target. At my Starbucks‚ we would have one person working
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My Scary Halloween Blanca had never expected that her day would be one of the worst days of her life. Considering she is only 13‚ she couldn’t have had that many ‘worst’ days. Her class‚ 7H‚ had gone on a geography trip to windfall towers‚ a huge castle that has been standing for centuries. It was a sunny day but with a lot of wind‚ and for Blanca wind meant a bad hair day‚ and a bad hair day means disaster. After spending 10 minutes in the girl’s toilets making sure her hair would
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A Dolphin’s Nightmare The makers of The Cove effectively use ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ as a call to action to end the annual slaughter of twenty thousand dolphins in Taiji‚ Japan. Though faced with many challenges due to the perverse Japanese government the filmmakers were able to portray the nightmare these dolphins endure. Through the use of ethos‚ Ric O’Barry‚ Louie Psihoyos‚ and the Oceanic Preservation Society put together a brilliant film that shows the world the horrors that take place in
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ever had a nightmare‚ you know just how scary they are; pounding heartbeat‚ sweating‚ wanting to wake up but you just can’t seem to do so and you are all alone with no one to call for help. Imagine having a nightmare every single night‚ that’s what is called having Nightmare Disorder. Nightmare Disorder is when one has constant nightmares which causes distress or problems‚ interfering with daytime function. Nightmare Disorder is much more intense than just having occasional nightmares. People who
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Name:________________________ Rubric for Scary Short Story Ideas 5 The writer tells a scary story which builds in intensity and suspense until the end. The sensory details make the story come alive. Several lines of dialogue are included. 4 The writer tells a scary story which includes intense and suspenseful moments. More details are needed to make the reader feel he/she is there. Dialogue is included. 3 The writer tells a scary story. Many more details and dialogue are needed. 2 Elements of
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One Scary Lesson Lub dub‚ heavy breathing‚ lub dub. My heart beat was as if it was going to start pounding out through my noggin‚ as I was trying to catch my breath. I could hear footsteps coming up behind me like a tiger was chasing at my heels. A loud scream pierced my ears and echoed many‚ many times in my mind. My thoughts raced from one thing to another. After locking the door‚ the four of us clinched in a corner for nearly an hour. My day had begun normal. I remember I woke up‚ went to
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Jennifer Tomski Worst Nightmare This foreign room surrounds me with darkness‚ and loneliness along with determination fills me. It has been two days since I’ve first been trapped in here with no food‚ water or light and I worry that this will be how I die. I remember the moment before we were taken‚ happy and refreshed relaxing on newly cut grass of the public park. We laughed about our fears of spiders and getting caught in their thin and transparent webs. We told stories of school while sipping
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EBOne scary flight back home When I was a child I have always been afraid of flights‚ especially the ones during the night and bad weather. The story I am about to tell consists of one of my childhood memories which I find it hard to forget. It was a cold windy January night and I was flying back to Tirana from my winter holidays in Paris. The rain was about to start and the wind was very strong which made it not the perfect timing for a flight. Back then I was around 11 years old and I was not
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