"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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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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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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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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The Crying Game The Crying Game brings up many disorienting points. One of the main oppositions is male versus female. Imagine a child opening up his presents on Christmas day. There is a box underneath the tree shaped exactly like the toy he’s been begging for for months now. When he opens the box he is disappointed to learn that it is just a set of pajamas and some tube socks. This situation is a little disorienting for the boy and he learns that he won’t always get what he wants and that
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How does the director Gus Van Sant use camera‚ sound and lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in the movie “Good Will Hunting” The movie Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant‚ written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and was produce in 1997 by Lawrence Bender. The director‚ Gus Van Sant uses many different camera shots and angles‚ along with music for the background sound and different types of lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in Good
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The movie Get Out is a horror-thriller that tackles systematic racism. Jordan Peele‚ who directed the movie was nominated best original screenplay‚ best picture‚ best actor‚ and best director. He ultimately won best original screenplay. With that being said‚ it has incredible visual effects‚ forecasting‚ and symbolism. The movie occurs in a modern day society with an African American male (Chris) dating a white female (Rose). Five months into the relationship she then introduces them to each other
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As once said by a famous film directer named John Lee Hancock who said that directing a film whilst integrating your own personal touch is as if it is more of your signature than a mere piece of writing. “When you direct a film‚ that’s more of your signature than writing” John Lee Hancock. This quote made by the film director John Lee Hancock introduces the idea that a film is a part of a person just as a signature indicates someones identity and that it is a part of them‚ this philosophical idea
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