coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his film depict a certain style that is definitely his own. In other words‚ much like one can look at a painting and tell if it is a Monet‚ a Renoir‚ or a Degas‚ if a film director is an auteur‚ one can look at his film and tell by style and recurring themes that it was made by a certain director. In auteur films‚ the director is many times what brings an audience
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Burbank California. He has actively been a creative and iconic film director‚ producer‚ artist‚ writer and animator since 1982. Tim Burton is best known for his dark‚ gothic‚ chilling‚ and unusual horror and fantasy films. His work is derived from many inspirations‚ such as Christopher Lee‚ Vincent Price‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ Edward Gorey‚ Alan Moore‚ George Melies‚ Dr. Seuss‚ and Paul Whitehouse. In addition‚ Tim Burton watched the films of Ray Harryhousen. He used the influences provided by their stop
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Memento is a psychological thriller film written and directed by Nolan which released in fall of the year 2000. Touched on earlier‚ I talked about how writing in a non-linear fashion was hard for Nolan. So when writing Memento‚ he wrote it in a way that he wanted his audience to view it.
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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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In the film ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ directed by Michael Mann‚ an important idea that was shown throughout the film is loss of innocence. Loss of innocence is something that often involves a new understanding of the nature of humanity and its potential for good or evil. Cora is a character that portrays this theme well. The director uses close ups‚ medium shots and point of view shots to capture Cora evolving into a strong and courageous woman. In the beginning of the film Cora is shown as a reserved
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Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)
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The film‚ “Love Ltd” directed by‚ Jennifer Phang is unique story that focuses on a loveable lesbian couple dealing with the issue of coming out about their sexual identity. This Asian-American Short film shows that director Jennifer Phang understands the issues surrounding sexual identity and how difficult it can be to come out to family members. The film begins with an introduction to Hellen and her lover‚ Angela. The movie focuses on the congregation of Helens family for dinner at her mother’s
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Synopsis of film Introduction The second wave feminism has brought about several new feminist film theories. Concepts such as the gaze and scopophilia were introduced in the analysis and study of films‚ notably from individuals such as Laura Mulvey‚ Gaylyn Studlar and Gilles Deluze. Laura Mulvey uses Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and concepts as “political weapons” to argue that cinematic spectatorship is influenced by patriarchal society (Mulvey‚ 746). Women in films are often used to depict
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The focus on the eyes of the victim is present here as it has been in many works that memorialize genocide. In a particular scene from Peck’s film after Tutsi or Moderate Hutus were lined up by the Interahamwe to be executed‚ each person’s face was focused on‚ their eyes boring into the camera lens at us. Through film it quickly becomes easier to establish connections to the people portrayed. It is slightly harder to do this than through literature‚ which is not to say that it
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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