Film Response: Gran Torino (Draft) By Clint Eastwood There are many things for the director to take into consideration in order to portray their movie in a specific way‚ such as background music/ noise‚ lighting‚ cast‚ camera angles and many more. These variables within a movie can emphasise different atmospheres throughout‚ such as dominance‚ innocence‚ happiness and other emotions or character supremacies. The film Gran Torino‚ directed by Clint Eastwood uses all of
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’Chocolat’ a film directed by Lasse Hallstrom‚ centres around a small village by which on the surface may seem peaceful and in ’tranquillity’ but beyond the surface lay many individuals and larger groups of people‚ families‚ face issues of isolation‚ acceptance and tolerance within the community. These major themes are portrayed through animated actors whom Hallstrom accentuates these ideas through filmic techniques. Isolation a major issue in this film and Hallstrom has conveyed this idea constantly
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2010 HSC English Standard – Module B ‘Witness’ By Aiman Ahamad ------------------------------------------------- John Book and Rachel Lapp could never have a successful permanent relationship. Do you agree? Relationships may be permanent or temporary. Different relationship will experience obstacles but may receive considerable rewards. There are many factors that can affect the relationship between people like clash of cultures‚ their inability to conform to alternate societies and the fundamental
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Witness (1985) is a film directed by Peter Weir it demonstrates and explores the violence and how it is approached and viewed within two cultures‚ it is shown through various camera angles and shots‚ music and the narrative structure of the film. The scenes that demonstrate this are the murder scene‚ tourist scene and the symbolisation of the gun in the movie. Violence is highlighted in the murder scene because it shows the modern society evidently uses much violence to achieve things whenever necessary
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In “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce‚ the main themes in the film are the loss of a home and family and the strong bond with family. From the scene depicting Molly‚ Gracie and Daisy’s journey back home‚ the audience observes the struggle they face as they travel 1500 miles through unfamiliar territory to return to their land‚ their homes and families. It reveals Molly’s ambition to return to her Mother. Phillip Noyce conveys this to the viewers by the use of camera angles and editing
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Cinematography Classical Style ‘Hollywood style” Dominant visual language for storytelling with film History Esward Mynbridge-first ‘moving picture of a galloping horse 1880-first usage of term 1895-1907 Primitive period of cinema (developing of cinematic language) 1907-narrative display dominants over narrative absorption After 1907: Classical Hollywood style Position the viewer in a fictional space of the narrative Camera allows engagement with a character and story Development
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East captured him and attempted to force him to make his latest and deadliest invention. To escape this sticky situation‚ Tony has to create his Iron Man suit and his friend has to sacrifice himself. The director‚ Jon Favreau‚ uses very many film techniques to keep a steady rate of intensity where necessary to emphasize the power of Iron Man. The use of background music allows the viewers to know exactly how the scene is going to unfold. Favreau also uses clever camera angles such as ones from
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Ben Petrie’s short film‚ Her Friend Adam‚ exemplifies the single moment when a seemingly‚ and normally distressed relationship ultimately bends so far that it‚ and all involved – break. Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival‚ Her Friend Adam magnifies the short period of time it takes for a single couple to lose all hope and trust‚ while falling apart. Clocking in at roughly 16 minutes‚ this spiraling disaster captures the comical‚ fatal‚ and at times uncomfortable gestures each participant
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audience’s perceptions force them to respond in a particular way. In ‘Crouching Tiger‚ Hidden Dragon’‚ Ang Lee utilises a range of film techniques to position his audience through a combination of quiet‚ dramatic scenes and choreographed action sequences. In his painting‚ ‘Third of May‚ 1808’ Fransisco Goya conveys meaning exclusively with distinctively visual techniques. Both the composers are able to effectively convey their message and immerse the responder in the different aspects of the texts
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that makes the unreachable places achievable. The scene ‘Escape’ is a re-enactment of the Afghan girl‚ Sharbat and her families escape from Afghanistan to Pakistan and highlights the concept of ‘Against All Odds’. The documentary uses a range of film techniques such as symbolic use of objects like costumes. An example can be the scarf that Sharbat was wearing when the photo was taken in 1984. The scarf had holes which were from burns and symbolically this represents the anguish and torture that she had
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