Cinematic techniques: Aerial shot: A shot taken from a plane‚ helicopter or a person on top of a building. Not necessarily a moving shot. Backlighting: The main source of light is behind the subject‚ silhouetting it‚ and directed toward the camera. Bridging shot: A shot used to cover a jump in time or place or other discontinuity. Examples are falling calendar pages‚ railroad wheels‚ newspaper headlines‚ and seasonal changes Camera angle: The angle at which the camera is pointed at the subject:
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* Pan’s Labyrinth: A Depiction of Post-Civil War Spain * The film “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a cinematic masterpiece of 2006‚ directed and written by Guillermo del Toro. Although the film is considered partly within the fantasy genre‚ several of the themes within the film reflect certain historical realities of post-civil war Spain. Themes of reality versus fantasy‚ gender roles‚ and children and war are developed within the film. Pan’s Labyrinth takes place during the Francoist period of 1944
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The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked
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Hitchcock It is said that a director’s main objective is to create films that capture their audience’s attention and one director who has defiantly demonstrated this in all his film is Alfred Hitchcock‚ using various film techniques and his very own cinematic style. Hitchcock fashioned himself a distinctive and recognisable style. The audience is encouraged to identify with the camera which moves in a way that is supposed to mimic a person’s gaze‚ forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. Hitchcock
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Shakespeare uses‚ not many people can understand‚ I think it is better when the audience sees those jokes played out in the movie because it adds to the humor and understanding of the play in the movie. In 1999‚ Michael Hoffman directed one of many of the cinematic adaptation of this play also called “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Comparatively‚ Hoffman rewrote the Shakespeare play into a modern context where it was still the same play but in more of a 20th century setting. Watching “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
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The Shawshank Redemption ‘TSR is now ranked as “one of the greatest films of all time”. Is this assessment of the film fair? Why or why not?’ The Shawshank Redemption defines a genre‚ defies the odds and compels the emotions. It is truly “one of the greatest films of all time”‚ as it successfully incorporates immersive characters‚ relevant underlying themes such as greed‚ rebirth‚ freedom and hope‚ a stunning scored and great cinematography by Frank Darabont into one film. TSR upon watching
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different sides of Jay Gatsby and hints at Gatsby’s criminal doings as Gatsby takes Nick to meet some of his questionable acquaintances. Additionally‚ Nick and Jordan’s relationship is introduced and developed. Fitzgerald also employs the use of cinematic cuts which create the effect that the events of the chapter are real. Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 4 through the character of Jay Gatsby. Two different sides of Gatsby are established; romantic Gatsby and the criminal side of Gatsby.
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Review: The Cinematic Marvels of Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird Andrew Hu “The only exciting thing about 2002 is that it’s a palindrome‚” the titular protagonist complains to her mother in the opening scene of Greta Gerwig’s mesmerising directorial debut. In the year of 2002‚ seventeen-year-old senior student—née Christine McPherson— christens herself ‘Lady Bird’ in a Catholic high school in Sacramento‚ California‚ the hometown from which she inches to escape to “where culture is‚ like New York.” From
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image of himself that he could project onto the German state. Though many attempts were made to capture the extent of Hitler’s power I believe this movie was the most successful through utilization of staged events‚ inciting rhetoric‚ and superb cinematic techniques. To begin staging is a key in creating an atmosphere within any film. In Triumph of the Will‚ this is done through
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Hang onto your seats and get ready for another of Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic masterpieces. This time‚ Luhrmann has taken Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and effectively translated the original play into a visual representation that even the most dedicated Shakespeare fans will enjoy. Luhrmann manages to represent the key events‚ themes‚ characters and settings of the original play with only a few differences to make it a box office hit. Firstly‚ he has used modern concepts and settings and a stellar
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