During class we watched the movie V for Vendetta. While watching the movie we needed to answer the questions‚ “What is the media’s role in the movie” and “Are there parallels between the society in the movie and our society.” The media’s role is to report what the government tells them to report. They spin things to look how the government wants it to. For example‚ after V blows up the old bailey building they report it as an emergency demolition because the building was dangerous and that they
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Human degradation is used similarly in both Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and McTeigue’s V for Vendetta by taking away real food and replacing it with food produced by the leading authority‚ in V for Vendetta this is shown when Evey is given breakfast by V and is surprised that V has real butter‚ and in Nineteen Eighty-Four Winston complains about the coffee and is astounded when Julia has real coffee and chocolate which she stole. This connects with the readers experiences by using something extremely
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novel V for Vendetta‚ Evey Hammond goes under a unique transformation‚ modeled after V’s traumatic experiences. By her twelfth birthday‚ she lost both of her parents. Subsequently‚ she had to provide for herself‚ causing her to grow in some ways and stagnate in others. Due to her financial issues‚ she offers a man sex in exchange for money. To her surprise‚ the man is revealed to be an undercover police officer. V rescues her and protect her in the lair that he calls his Shadow Gallery. V acts as
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Film Techniques Folio Defining what you need to know about film ______________________________________________________________ What do you know about film? ( How did they do that? ( Why did they put that in? ( What was the point of that? ( Why did that character do that? ( What’s this film really about? These are just some of the questions which might arouse you when you are viewing‚ or studying‚ a film. And‚ clearly‚ your
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This story begins with an up and coming politician‚ he is a deeply religious man and a member of the conservative party‚ he is completely single minded and has no regard for political process. The more power he attains‚ the more obvious his zealotry and the more aggressive his supporters become. Eventual his party launches a project in the name of national security. At first it’s believed to be a search for biological weapons and is pursued without regard to its coast. However the true goal of this
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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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Film techniques Camera angles: Bird’s eye view- An aerial shot of a view‚ sensation of flying or floating Eye level- Camera is positioned at the character’s eye level. Often used to display facial expressions and focus on dialogue. Low angle- The camera is positioned below the feet. Can indicate power and authority and make them look tall and overbearing High angle- The camera is high in the air. Make the audience feel that they are more important then the object provides the feeling of inferiority
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Several students have told me that the film V for Vendetta is “just like” 1984. Since I’m always interested in resources that might make Orwell’s important warning clear to younger people‚ growing up as they are in a world that is so shaped by Newspeak and Doublethink–now referred to as “political correctness”–that his message is hard for them to hear‚ I watched the film. It was similar‚ in the sense that in both stories humanity is being oppressed by a totalitarian regime. Still‚ it was the differences
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and the psychological manipulation of the people are the strong themes and warning signs that these two powerful works of art‚ 1984 and V for Vendetta‚ attempt to delineate. 1984 and V for Vendetta have their similarities and differences yet their worlds are built around these basic tenets. Yet varying with their degree of control‚ both the novel and the film depict despotic leaders and repressive governments. Both of these leaders use intricate methods to keep control. Even being in the same
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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards‚ conventions‚ rules‚ or laws. What this means to me is when someone of higher ranking tells you to do something that has an effect on a whole. Conformity can either be good or bad. In V for Vendetta and "Repent‚ Harlequin" there was a character who thought that conformity was bad for society‚ and a person should be able to decided for themselves. Conformity is everywhere‚ even in the United States. We have to obey traffic laws‚ pay taxes
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