How cinematography and sound are used in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) to create meaning and generate a response in an audience For this essay I will be focusing on the scene in which Melanie is heading to the school to see Annie when they are suddenly attacked by numerous birds while trying to get the school children to safety. I will be focusing on the two micro features‚ sound and cinematography. The sound that is used in a film can be used to deliver information about what
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Gothic Horror Story Heather Monkhouse The rain fell down like tiny stones upon the weathered roof. It’s a gentle shower just now but the forecast said it is to get worse. The rain was making the atmosphere even darker and stuffier than usual. Save this. It is a normal Saturday night and as usual parents are out for some “time to themselves” I don’t have any brothers or sisters and I’m not aloud out because of the weather‚ so I’m left in myself for the night. My parents have left me in
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Throughout the years of the series showing‚ Buffy the Vampire Slayer was respected and hailed by critics to be one of the most well-written television series ever. It is also known for its smart‚ witty‚ and humorous dialogue. It was ranked to be one of the top fifty television shows of all time by TV Guide. The television series is about a teenaged girl named Buffy‚ who is the “chosen one” to fight the enemies which include demons‚ vampires‚ and creatures. The enemies which whom she fights are supposed
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Trash journal entries Gardo – First entry It worked! I convinced sister Olivia to take me to the prison. I knew I had to freshen up and could not go to the prison the way I was. They would not let in a kid from Behala looking like this in‚ but where I came from was not what mattered. I looked like a walking trash bag and these days the way you dress is how you are judged. Whether you are treated with respect or complete contempt can depend just on your clothing. So I knew I needed to change‚ I
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every meal she [Winston’s mother] would beseech him not to be selfish and to remember that his little sister also needed food…he was starving the other two” (Orwell 132). Later on in the novel‚ when Winston can no longer endure O’Brien’s tortures‚ he screams‚ “Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me!” (Orwell 227)‚ sacrificing his lover‚ Julia‚ for his own well-being. Contrastingly‚ V. sacrifices himself for the good of others. When V. makes a deal with Creedy of handing over Adam Sutler‚ the chancellor
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to scream and cry but my intentions are too not scare him and make him think I am leaving him. I will be in his eye sight until he can calm down‚ I just want my son to be able to make the connection that my mom trusts these weird strangers so I should too. If it was a total stranger then no I would not let them hold my child while he screams and searches for me but when it is someone that I trust him with‚ then I think that it will be okay to let him cry. Also I would not let my child scream and
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made known to the audience. As the shark approaches her – her legs are dangling downwards under the water. Just as soon as we have a close up of Chrissie legs‚ the camera shot goes above the water watching Chrissie she looks around. Everything is silent‚ by surprise the shark suddenly pulls from below (the camera makes it believable). Chrissie starts screaming‚ there’s splashing‚ lots of tension as the shark underneath‚ supposedly biting her
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Stealth was a requirement‚ at least for him. Joel analyzed the room. The closest door was far from the couch the man was seated on. Most of the floorboards were wooden and old. A commercial had just ended and the show came back on. With a deep and silent breath‚ Joel slipped off his boots. He shuffled his way across the room with a knife and cloth at hand. Blood pumping‚ adrenaline rushing‚ legs moving. This was his moment. One shot he had to take. He had no intention of
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My Invention would be a way to keep children and surfers completely safe in water activities in the pool and the ocean. My product name is the magic bubble. What the target market is parents and experienced surfers. The product also has much potential to be marketed not only in the US but throughout the entire world. The Magic Bubble is built within a wet suit that is linked to a tube with string that can pulled at anytime that fills the back of the suit with a pocket of air that would potentially
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Summary “The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi” is a wonderful short story. It is the brilliant story that shows the true meaning of selfless love that the author tries to let the readers to know from the Christmas gifts. It is not what the gifts are ‚ but the meaning behind the gifts is more important. This text is a story about Della and Jim Young ‚ a married couple with very little money. On the
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