movies such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish. By just looking at one scene in any of Burton’s films‚ one can see that Burton makes films more than just a film. Burton not only makes the movies thought provoking and interesting‚ but he connects the strangest of things into real life. In these weird and amazing worlds Burton’s films create‚ Tim Burton uses shots and framing‚ lighting‚ and camera angles to prove that life is different in every new spark‚ and one
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Kick Ass Director: Matthew Vaughan Script: Matthew Vaughn‚ Jane Goldman Cast: Aaron Johnson‚ Christopher Mintz-Plasse‚ Chloë Moretz‚ Nicolas Cage The film Kick Ass starts of with Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) a geek who wonders why no one has ever tried to become a costumed superhero before. As his friend Marty (Clark Duke) explains‚ “Because they would get their asses kicked.” Marty’s not wrong. Dave doesn’t heed his pal’s advice‚ dons a wet suit‚ wields two batons‚ creates the alter-ego
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A film director‚ fundamentally‚ is the one with the most control over the creative aspects of a film’s production‚ but they are also much more than that - they are most often the driving force behind a film‚ with command over the cast members and production design‚ and are tasked with the most difficult endeavor of making their stories come to life. They take little pieces of their heart‚ soul and mind and put them in their films‚ and because of this‚ diminutive pieces of the director are permanently
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Literature vs. Film Literature can‚ at times‚ have a fascinating connection with film. In some cases‚ it is evident that the two are intertwined in many more ways than the average person may realize. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature‚ both are written by someone that wants to impact readers or a viewing audience. With that being said‚ it is always a question of whether or not the author accomplished his or her goal and if the audience was impacted in the way he or she wanted. Is this intent
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"Double Indemnity" is one of the best films of all time‚ not necessarily because of its story but because of the acting‚ direction‚ cinematography‚ lighting‚ and the narrative style. At the time this film was released‚ the idea of revealing who the killer was in the opening scene was virtually unheard of‚ but it ended up being very effective because it allowed the audience to concentrate more on other elements of the film‚ which was the goal of Billy Wilder‚ the director. Instead of trying to figure
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performance again. Three rehearsal techniques that a director should employ in rehearsals are: isolation‚ disassemble/reassemble‚ and disguised practice. Isolation involves isolating a tricky part in music‚ slowing it down‚ gradually speeding up‚ and then playing it back into context gradually. This technique works well for sections or groups who are struggling with a difficult part of the music‚ and need more attention and troubleshooting from the director. I believe this technique should only be used if students
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in a frame can tell an entire story of its own. The setting‚ lighting‚ and even position of the characters in a film can give a whole new meaning to a frame or scene. In The Philadelphia Story‚ mise-en-scène plays a large role in the overall tone and understanding of the story. Each frame is carefully thought out and set up‚ resulting in a beautifully composed film. The setting of the film is a large Philadelphian estate in which the high class main character Tracy Lord lives. The house is filled with
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Romeo + Juliet Modern day audiences expect a film such as Romeo + Juliet to contain themes such as action‚ impressive visual aids and music. Baz Luhrmann uses elements of cinematography to entice a modern audience into his adaption of William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann uses a modern day audience to make the movie appealing to teenagers‚ whilst including modern day themes such as Love‚ violence and gunfights. The camera shot used to introduce the city of New Mexico are used to draw in
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Blade Runner- Film Noir Technique Christine Groom Stuart 9/22/10 Debate rages over the definition of what constitutes a Film Noir. The consensus seems to center on the time period in which noir films were created which is early 1940’s through late 1950’s. It was an era of film making that used low budget sets‚ light and dark elements of lighting‚ altered space (sparse)‚ and sharp photographic focus shot at odd angles. Scripts were often based on pulp novels from the 1930’s. The protagonist
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There were a few changes that were made to make a smooth transition from stage to film‚ but there were many things that stayed the same. The plot of both versions was basically the same. The play and film centers on Father Flynn‚ Sister James‚ and Sister Aloysius. Sister Aloysius is convinced that Father Flynn has acted inappropriately around the male students at the school‚ and Sister James is the naïve young teacher that wants to see the best in everyone and tries her hardest to believe that the
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