Robbie Schwartz 3/12/13 English 1H Tim Burton uses many cinematic techniques in his movies such as lighting and camera angles throughout his movies in order to create effects and moods. Cinematic techniques He uses both lighting and camera angles in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory numerous times. He uses them very effectively to portray different ideas such as showing strengths‚ weaknesses‚ or size in a character or setting‚ or revealing a depressing or cheerful surrounding
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tournament‚ with the prize being a new stadium. In The Benchwarmers‚ director‚ Dennis Dugan uses camera angles‚ lighting‚ and establishing shots in order to emphasize conflicts between The Benchwarmers and the other baseball teams. The movie starts out with a conflict and carries this theme throughout the film. Dugan reinforces the dominant characters in each of the conflicts by using low and high camera angles. In the opening scenes of the
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Describe an important idea in the text. Explain how the director showed you this idea through film techniques. An important idea displayed throughout the film Bend It Like Beckham (Directed by Gurinda Chadha) was the act of challenging ‘gender stereotypes’. I found the presentation of conflicting typical gender requirements especially important because this taught me that expectations are not always meant to be met‚ and that sometimes going against them gives you the opportunity to become the
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Now listen to me for one second‚ look around and take in your surroundings‚ do you appreciate what you have or do you take it for granted? Many in the U.S. are from towns and familie where these people have had the advantage to not have to worry about money‚ or if they walk outside they might be shot. Now after watching the film Undefeated‚ which shows the journey of coach Courtney and his players from Manassas High school in inner city Memphis. The film illustrates the struggles these players have
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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 these key factors with such grace that the audience can not help but be enthralled in the story line. The purpose of this essay is to uncover how the use of camera angles and other techniques‚ indicate and represent
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The movie Out of the Past directed by Jacques Tourneur fits within the traditions of film noir because it has some similar themes associated with it‚ such as doomed love. Robert Mitchum plays the doomed‚ double-crossed ‚ ex-private eye as Jeff Markham. The femme fatale is played by Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat‚ who is trying to escape her future. Kirk Douglas as Whit Sterling plays the ruthless gangster czar in the film. The formal cinematic elements in the movie are used to vividly describe the movie
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Scene Analysis – The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford The Assassination of Jesse James breached new heights in the western genre. It is unique in its narrative style and conventions‚ challenging the norms of the classic western‚ leading way to a whole new perception of it. Its excessively dramatic overtones reveal a part of the Western world that is so scarcely portrayed‚ diverting people’s general ideas about it. The film’s narrative focuses on a dying hero as opposed to a
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Jan Milka Buenaflor Film Review Taare Zameen Par (Every Child Is Special) “If parents are fond of racing then have racehorses why have children?” – Nikumbh Every Child Is Special is a Hindi film released in 2007 and directed by Aamir Khan. This drama film focused on how to understand the dreams and special needs of a child. Friends and family support‚ tolerance and love are the central themes in this movie. It also focuses on painting and art. This film review will discuss such aspects as
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camera angles are used to portray intelligence‚ fear and unknowing. Howard says there is no special camera angle or lighting that can show great intelligence and that the actor’s eyes must signal interior brilliance. Lighting is a characteristic that frames emotion and sets scenes and paired with camera angles enable strong emotions to be shown.! Some techniques used were: point-of-view shot & perspective from Nash‚ music‚ noir lighting for dramatic effect‚ high and low angle shots‚
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deeper ideas about how society accepts homosexuality and other things that are usually looked upon as “not right “. Steven uses a range of visual techniques such as camera angles/shots‚ acting‚ and symbols to show us how people react when someone is seen as different and doesn’t hesitate to show it. Steven Daldry uses camera angles and shots in the film to show facial expression and how people are seen. By using shots such as close ups we see peoples reactions to events in the film‚ for example when
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