“At the end of Look Both Ways‚ the film-maker convinces viewers that the characters are capable of looking at their lives in different ways.” Do you agree? In the film Look Both Ways‚ director Sarah Watt explores the theme that perspective can determine experience in life. The film demonstrates that life is an unscripted event where no one knows the final outcome and we can often become overwhelmed by how seemingly little control we exert over the navigation of our lives By using main characters
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Nights of Cabiria and La Dolce Vita left me absolutely stunned‚ in awe of what I had just witnessed. I found both of these films to be unspeakably beautiful‚ and in my opinion‚ the best out of all Fellini’s major motion pictures which I have attempted to view this semester. Both films are unmistakably "Fellini" in the characteristic that define his films‚ especially through the world of fantasy‚ and deserve a thorough comparison. In La Dolce Vita‚ we are given a glimpse of a filmmaker
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Chonnie 12KBS Children of Men is a thought-provoking dystopian film directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It explores the idea of mankind’s own impermanence. Nearly two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. There are many important scenes that help to develop the film. I found the last scene particularly intriguing as it left questioning viewers to come to their own conclusions. Children of Men explores the key ideas of hope and faith in the face of futility and despair
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[pic] In this shot we see the mysterious character always accompanied by ominous music (non-diegetic sound). Mid shot of the main group of characters contrasts the long shot of the character in purple. The door frame also frames this character. In combination‚ these film techniques reveal a mysterious character and mood within the beginning 20 minutes of the movie. This suggests/foreshadows to the viewers/audience that this character may have a dark/negative impact on the story as a whole (in
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Media essay OCR G322 - A Touch of Frost (Disability) The first scene we see is of a boy (Billy) walking through the woods at night dusting of his knees. He is very well lit and has a mischievous look on his face also his face is cut. He looks surprised and panicked when the police shout at him and chase after him‚ once the police have taken him down we get a close up of Billy’s face it’s not until then we realise that the Billy is down syndrome and we begin to feel guilty when he shouts ‘I haven’t
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Courtney Cox Word count 510 Ruling with the Iron Fist According to an Africa saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” In Judy Sheindlin’s essay “Enough is Enough” she says the only way juveniles will reform is harsh punishment for first time offenders. In contrast Mercer Sullivan’s article “Mapping the streets of crime” he says that the “low-income neighborhoods” (Newsweek‚ p.23) influence juveniles to go down a path of crime. If the neighborhood is pushing it inhabitants into a
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Marion North 08/04/14 2.10 – Close analysis of film Heavenly Creatures is based on a true story about two teenage girls who murder one of their mothers in Christchurch‚ New Zealand. The film‚ directed by Sir Peter Jackson‚ uses many techniques in the opening scene to efficiently show how vital this scene is to the film. These techniques include a documentary clip‚ costume‚ cinematography and sound. In the beginning of the opening scene‚ a documentary clip is used to introduce us to the town
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How does the Sofia Coppola‚ in The Virgin Suicides‚ use a range of stylistic features (film techniques) to display the movies themes and with what effect on the audience? INTRO: Director Sofia Coppola uses a range of film techniques to display themes of obsession‚ the superficiality of vision and isolation from the real world in her film The Virgin Suicides. Through use of symbolism‚ characterization‚ setting and techniques specific to a film such a soundtrack‚ Coppola is able to construct
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I’ve been asked to write an essay on a film. I have been asked to pick a five minute scene from my chosen movie‚ I will be explaining and talking about how camera shots‚ miss-en-scene‚ sound and lightening effects the audience‚ also what the director want the audience to feel and understand. The movie that I have picked to do my essay on is the 2007 science fiction film I AM LEGEND. This film is based on RICHARD MATHESON’S 1954 novel under the same name and directed by Francis Lawrence. I AM LEGEND
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How does mise-en-scene create meaning and provoke response in the opening of American Beauty? The opening scene of American Beauty shows a teenage girl lying in a bed‚ venting her feelings towards her father. In this‚ the audience sees her in dull clothing and colours‚ minimal make-up and has greasy-looking hair. As she sits up‚ her hair falls around her face and she stares directly into the camera‚ giving a sense of unease to the audience. The next shot is an establishing shot‚ showing the
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