China National Film Museum A museum is the ideal place to get a crash course on a country’s history and culture. This time is about the Chinese cinema; China National Film Museum ( CNFM ). China National Film Museum ( CNFM ) is the world’s largest proffesional film museum. This museum was founded in 2005 to celebrate 100 years of Chinese cinema and opened to the public on February 10‚ 2007. The building’s design reflects the concept of finding balance between film and architecture. The grand exterior
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Since 1968‚ there have been at least 25 films made that portray the events of the Vietnam War. Historians have to ask themselves when watching these films‚ "Did the fictional character represent historical figures accurately? Is this how a soldier would react in this situation?" The point of view of the director of the film can change with simple alterations in camera angles. For example‚ a view from the ground of a battle seen can show how the innocent people had the war in their own backyards
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Korean Films: “My Sassy Girl” & “The Classic” Characteristics of Korean and Chinese Films We think that the characteristics that make Korean films different from Chinese films are‚ first and foremost‚ the most basic structure or skeleton that they use when making their movies. We think that Chinese movies‚ compared to Korean movies‚ are usually more complex. Chinese movies usually have many parts that needs to be put together to see the bigger picture of the movie. In contrast with this
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KPB203 Australia Film Look Both Ways Look Both Ways is an Australian independent movie‚ written and directed by Sarah Watt. It was shown in 2005. The film was funded by the Adelaide Film Festival fund where it opened (Wikipedia 2005). It is a sucessful movie and has been shown at the Toronto International film festival (Discovery Award). The genre of this movie are drama and comedy. Look Both Ways takes a look into lives of different people drawn together by this tragic accident on the railway
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our ability to make decisions which are radically different from our previous ones. When desire‚ lust and romance have been deselected and ”the normal life” has taken its place. These obstacles are what William meets and sooner confronts in the short story by Polly Clark called ”Elephant”. The story begins in media res‚ so as soon as the story begins we get engulfed. We are meeting William sitting at his desk surrounded by notes and facts‚ where his Muse has left him and he has trouble finding
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BEST FILM SCHOOLS List of Ten Great Film Schools in the U.S. College/University Name | Distinction | Location | American Film Institute Conservatory | The American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women program | Los Angeles‚ CA | California Institute of the Arts | The Community Arts Partnership program | Valencia‚ CA | Columbia University | The multidisciplinary Arts Collaboration Lab summer program | New York‚ NY | Florida State University | The Torchlight Program for film
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the course of our lifetimes. From the earliest days of the film industry’s rise at the beginning of the twentieth century‚ film has had an enormous impact in shaping public views and ideas about everything from what it means to be a “good citizen” to what roles are acceptable and proper in a “civilized” society. With the exception of academics and serious students in film or cultural studies‚ most movie-goers regard the viewing of films (with the exception – sometimes – of documentaries) as simply
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story of their own. They tell more than just the story‚ but the underlying thoughts behind the film. This can be seen in Blade Runner by Ridley Scott‚ THX 1138 by George Lucas‚ and Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron‚ as the landscapes help develop the complexity of the story. The directors of these films use setting and landscape to express and contribute to the development of the main argument of each film. In Blade Runner‚ Ridley Scott immediately constructs a dark‚ gloomy‚ and worn out Los Angeles
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typical high school film scene? School buses‚ bells ringing‚ book bags‚ parties‚ bullies‚ fights‚ the nerd‚ the jock‚ the pretty girl and the outcast who wants to be her? These are common things people might think of when talking about a teen film. In most teen films today‚ viewers find that the plot‚ characters and story lines are very similar. Although‚ some movies are different in detail and even in time period. In May of 1984‚ John Hughes produced the teen comedy film Sixteen Candles. High
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Film Techniques Camera Composition Camera Shots Establishing shot or Extreme long shot This shot is taken from an extreme distance and usually shows landscapes‚ cityscapes‚ etc. Often used at the start of a movie. Showing the vast surrounding. Long shot This shot establishes the exact location of the scene by showing subjects in their surroundings. Full Shot Shows a character from head to toe. Point of full shot is to show/ bring attention to the body‚ body language‚ posture and costuming. Medium
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