English Techniques Allegory Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters‚ figures/ events in narrative‚ dramatic or pictorial form. Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Anecdote A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Illustrate
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Horror films have been around since the late 19th century to terrify audiences by engaging them with visual and auditory language such as using lighting‚ camera techniques‚ sound and music. These elements have been used effectively in the 2013 American supernatural horror film‚ The Conjuring‚ directed by an Australian director‚ James Wan. His film is based off a true story about a family with five daughters who move to a dilapidated farmhouse. As paranormal events begin to occur they contact demonologists
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How does Jessie Nelson use a range of film techniques to portray the conflicting ideas of competence in parenthood in relation with disabled parents in the movie ‘I am Sam’? Jessie Nelson’s ‘I am Sam’ directed in 2001 tells a story of a mentally-challenged man‚ Sam Dawson‚ and his relentless fight with the legal system for custody of his daughter‚ Lucy Diamond Dawson. Nelson forces the audience to question Sam’s capabilities and limits of being a ‘good parent’ through symbolism‚ characterization
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"The Milagro Beanfield War" is an excellent movie about one man’s fight against the state and landowners to use water for farming purposes. Robert Redford did a great job of not only bringing the feel of the culture to the film but also keeping the whole feeling of the film. Joe Mondragon is a family man that is looking for work when he stumbles upon a supply of water. In New Mexico‚ it is illegal to use water because it is owned by the state. Joe decides to use the water for a beanfield that he
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Analyse how techniques were used to create impact in one important section of “Once Were Warriors” Directed by Lee Tamahori. In the film‚ “Once Were Warriors” the visual techniques camera shots and angles‚ lighting and sound effects were used to create impact in the party scene. The impact created shows us‚ the audience‚ that alcohol can lead to violence. Firstly‚ the director uses camera shots and angles to create impact in showing us the relationships between the characters and how they become
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he faces by the giant law firm he worked for. Andrew is aided in his battle by another man‚ Joe Miller. The director Jonathan Demm characterises both men to establish conflict and then unity. This is established through the use of various camera techniques‚ through the use of dialogue and also through the storyline by exemplifying their similarities and differences. Following the opening credit sequence of the city‚ we are immediately introduced to both the main characters‚ Andrew Beckett and Joe
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He preferred shooting on location instead of using the film studios due to the natural light obtained on location. He also had certain tricks that he would use with his camera techniques. One he would use to add intensity to a scene would be called a push pull. The Push pull would make the foreground steady while the background moves closer. This would cause the audience
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Visual Techniques Dara Nichols CGD 218 Professor Argo August 31‚ 2009 There are many different types of visual film techniques that I see being used in contemporary television. Some of the techniques I see are the use of extreme long shots‚ which shows a lot of landscape that helps establish the location and atmosphere of the film that is being shot. Another technique that is used frequently is the use of a bridgingss shot‚ which is used to cover a change in time or place. Some specific
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho utilizes some innovative editing techniques‚ especially for its time. Particularly‚ the scene where Marion Crane drives her newly purchased 1957 Ford contains many edits that help drive the story. The approximately three-minute scene is comprised of 36 shots; however‚ there are only two distinctive shots throughout the entire sequence. As Marion drives‚ her mind begins to drift as she starts thinking about how her boss and others back home may suspect her of
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How do directors create emotional and powerful scenes? Directors use Cinematic Techniques to create the audiences’ thoughts into the film and to get them into what is going on. Cinematic Techniques include shots‚ framing‚ camera angles‚ camera movement‚ lighting‚ editing‚ and also sound. In Tim Burton’s film‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ one can just notice all the sounds and the camera movement. These techniques are used in many ways. Whether the movie is a nice and loving romance or intense
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