Module 1 Homework Assignment Allied American University Author Note This paper was prepared for Introduction to Film History‚ Module 1 Homework Assignment‚ taught by Professor Stephanie Sandifer. Directions: Using word processing software to save and submit your work‚ please answer the following short answer questions. All responses to questions should be one to two paragraphs‚ composed of five to seven sentences‚ in length. Your responses should include examples from the reading
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Professor Duessere Final Paper Film to express War When film started to become more prevalent as a mass medium‚ it was a way to capture and express the world. Initially‚ the film industry was captivated by the relatively quiet and simple nature of the world around them‚ but slowly it produced a window into spectacle and wonder that captured audiences. Directors also used film to push their thoughts and perceptions about the world into their films‚ and over time‚ film became a mirror reflecting on
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Film Vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics as Adapted in a Different Genre The epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ are two of the most influential pieces of literature written around 700 B.C.‚ both of which are written by Homer. These books show the paths taken by heroes and how the Gods have mingled with their lives depending to whom they are favored. As a result of the world’s large interest on these pieces of art‚ a film adaptation of these epics have been produced throughout the
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The filming and production of 9 to 5 also generated media attention when rumors surfaced that the female leads were fighting on set. Tabloids often accused Fonda and Tomlin‚ who were friends prior to the film‚ of teaming up against Parton. This is significant for several reasons. Firstly‚ this characterized Dolly was once again as being the victim in the eyes of the media. The image of Dolly as a charming‚ kindhearted southern gal was so prevalent in the minds of certain journalists‚ or their audiences
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Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and a must see for historical purposes. It is a propaganda-based film starting the socialist revolution. I will go into more detail about Battleship Potemkin and what the overall message was that the director was trying display to his audience. Battleship Potemkin is considered one of the most influential propaganda films of all time. The movie debuted in 1925 and was based on the uprising that occurred
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Although they all are their own independent films‚ there are undoubtedly several similarities between many of Alfred Hitchcock’s workings. Despite that they all may have different plot‚ the differences between the films are not very significant. There are three different types of Hitchcockian films that were watched in class; a psychological thriller (i.e.: Rope‚ Rear Window)‚ the unexpected action filled plot (i.e.: North By Northwest‚ The Man Who Knew Too Much)‚ and the mix of the two (i.e.:
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than of a fiction film. When I first viewed ‘Senna’‚ I was made to go with what the film maker had put and my response was a visceral response feeling compassion with his parents. I was less critically aware of what I was watching as I was lead to believe what I was watching. However‚ on the second viewing I thought more about and questioned what I was watching and hearing on the screen‚ so my response was more intellectual than visceral. Before watching a documentary film I believe that it
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Alister Grierson’s film Kokoda (2006) is historically accurate to a limited extent. The film is based on the experiences of 39th Battalion fighting against Japanese forces in the 1942 Kokoda Campaign. The representation of the Australian Soldiers and the Japanese Soldiers were in favour of the Australians. Unbiased representation is important to understand both sides of the war. The problems with food and equipment supply do not quite show in the film‚ although the audience still gets a feel to
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Film: Then and Now The film industry has always been somewhat of a dichotomy. Grounded firmly in both the worlds of art and business the balance of artistic expression and commercialization has been an issue throughout the history of filmmaking. The distinction of these two differing goals and the fact that neither has truly won out over the other in the span of the industry’s existence‚ demonstrates a lot of information about the nature of capitalism. The modern film industry was born around
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for his film before adapting it into the novella of the same name. Because of this rather peculiar order‚ the similarities between the two are very strong‚ something that is not always the case with books and their film adaptations. Though there a few stylistic differences between the novella and the film‚ the two mediums of storytelling both remain quite true to the central storyline. The noir genre was an essential piece to the story of The Third Man‚ and both the novella and the film were able
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