In the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ the director‚ Frank Darabont uses many techniques to create meaning and emphasis regarding Andy and Red’s journey from institutionalisation to freedom. He uses a range of camera techniques‚ sound‚ theme and symbolism to convey his points to the audience. The audience sees the use of camera techniques to show that Andy is redeemed when he escapes from prison‚ sound to show the harshness of reality‚ theme to show that religion is to be interpreted‚ and symbolism
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Film Techniques in Twelve Angry Men Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men‚ directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director’s use of cinematic techniques‚ including lighting‚ music‚and set design‚ to reinforce the themes of the story. ________________________________________ "Twelve Angry Men"‚ directed by Sidney Lumet‚ is a film which portrays intentions significantly employed by the use of film techniques. Although entirely set in a cramped‚ humid jury room (except for the few minutes
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Rabbit Proof Fence Filming Techniques. At the start of the movie we are given Molly speaks to us in her traditional language‚ during this duration we are given beautiful shots of Jigalong‚ and after them we are shown Molly and her family I believe this was made for background information but also to keep the viewers at their seats at the same time. We are also given close ups o the main characters which obviously communicates to us that the character is the one being spoken about. Phillip Noyce
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1. The Notebook is a classic love story. Duke (aka Noah) and Allie are the two main characters as they are a married couple in their late years of life. Allie has dementia and is within a nursing home. Duke comes to read her stories of their love life that Allie wrote within a notebook within their younger years. The occupational profile of Allie consists of her having dementia. As the story reflects on their past‚ it was known that Allie liked adventure and excitement as they both wandered around
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Film Techniques Used in the Great Debaters Racism is the belief in the superiority of a particular race (Canadian Oxford High School Dictionary). From hundreds of years ago till present day‚ racism has and always will be an injustice in society. Back in mainly the 1900’s‚ racism was very dominant in communities‚ specifically in the Southern States of the US. For example‚ the film The Great Debaters focusses on a black debate team in Marshall‚ Texas in 1930. The team starts off debating other black
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Finnley Maier The Notebook (2004) Film Response SYNOPSIS: The film tells the love story of a man and a woman named Noah and Allie and the struggled they faced to be together. The film begins by showing an older man reading the story of Noah and Allie from a notebook to an elderly woman. There are three main key events in the film‚ when Noah and Allie finally reunite and decide to be together back in the 40’s‚ when Allie becomes lucid and remembers that the story is about her and
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viewer feel closer to the action as the camera follows the soldiers from cover to cover. Steven Spielberg also uses handheld cameras to give the film a newsreel cameraman feel to it. Steven Spielberg uses
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In Joan Didion’s‚ “Los Angeles Notebook‚” Didion utilizes an uneasy tone to characterize the Santa Ana winds. Her choice of words creates an uncanny feel to the text which gave a description to the life people in Santa Ana live. The Santa Ana winds changed the behaviors of people it touched‚ made people act differently‚ and even took a toll on the residents’ health. Didion’s usage of many stylistic elements such as syntax‚ diction‚ and figurative language greatly contributed to her essay‚ in the
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Shine‚ an award winning film directed by Scott Hicks‚ depicts the life of musical genius David Helfgott and the challenges and suffering he overcame in his life. Through a variety of film techniques Hicks is able to capture certain aspects of the human condition such as that of isolation‚ deprivation of freedom and one’s longing to be loved and cared about. Shine is also highly inspirational‚ illustrating a person’s ability to move forward in life despite facing the debilitating effects of psychological
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In Tim Burton films‚ the use of cinematic techniques helps the audience feel a sense of unease contrasted with a sense of comfort and safety. Burton uses techniques such as lighting‚ camera angles and shots and framing to depict and highlight different emotions throughout his films. Burton’s job working at Disney helped him develop a thing for comfort and safety due to the children’s stories and scripts he worked on at Disney. He also has an interest in peculiar objects and characters. When both
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