Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)
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Hollywood. It’s almost the first thing that comes to someone’s mind when you think film‚ production. Hollywood movies have not ended and still continue today. “Motion pictures have been popular for over fifty years before even most film makers‚ considered movies worthy of serious study.” Barsam‚ Richard‚ and Dave Monahan. Looking at Movies. Fourth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. These classic Hollywood films were‚ perfected in 1920’s and 30‘s. Some of the things that makes up a Hollywood
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>>>>> Working with Films >>>>> Selected Terms for Film Analysis E / Lo Glossary – Selected Terms for Film Analysis General film terms backlighting filming a person or event against a background of light‚ especially the sun‚ which produces an idealized or romantic effect words that are shown on a cinema screen to caption establish the scene of a story composition the arrangement of people or things in a film scene credits the list of people who were involved in the making of a film director the person
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The director uses film techiques to tell the story ad create a respose in the audiece. These techiques are. Shots wide shot- a wide shot is a shot that shows the setting as well as the character. This kind of shot is used so the audience can understand the characters physical experience with the setting. normal shot- a normal shot usually shows the characters waist and up. This is a standard shot that helps to focus attention on the action. close up- a close up shot is a shot in which the camera
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The video game crash of 1983 was one of the biggest defining parts of gaming history. The crash caused the major transition from the modern and old era of gaming with its effect still here today. Many today don’t know what the crash was and how it changed gaming forever‚ so I am going to explain it and its effect on the gaming industry. What was the video game crash of 1983 and how did it start and end. One of the major factors of the crash was the over inflation of the market. This over inflation
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original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide strength to the scenes of the film. There were three types of original
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Today I would like to talk about a film I like. It is called Titanic. Film: Titanic Director: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Kate Winslet‚ Billy Zane‚ Kathy Bates Category: II Duration: 194 minutes Reviewed by: Coco Li Overall rating : ★★★★★ (1 = poor‚ 5 = excellent) Titanic is an American romantic film. The background of the Titanic is real‚ but the main plot is fictional. It is a story about passengers on Titanic. Rose‚ the main female character‚ is a first-class passenger whose mother
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Project management Film prioritization Introduction This report goes on to evaluate 7 projects that were completed by a large entertainment conglomerate situated in California‚ USA‚ which is more popularly known as Walt Disney Studios. In project management perspective the following projects that were completed will be prioritized based on our preliminary research which we‚ as a group had carried out. Content Page Project proposal 1 – My life with Dalai Lama by Dimithri 2 Project
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Postmodernism and film This chapter will demonstrate the ways in which Jean Baudrillard’s and Fredric Jameson’s accounts of the postmodern have had a significant impact on the field of film studies‚ affecting both film theory and history. The most influential aspects of each theorist’s work are outlined in the first two sections. The first section focuses on two key texts by Baudrillard: Simulations and America‚ while the second addresses Jameson’s famous article “Postmodernism and Consumer
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Question – How does violence in Films affect the development of children under the age of twelve? Violence in Films Barbara Osborn‚ former media literacy teacher and freelance journalist in Los Angeles‚ states that violence is the foundation of many films‚ TV movies‚ and action series. According to Encarta Dictionary‚ Film can be defined as‚ “movies collectively‚ considered as a medium for recording events‚ a form of entertainment‚ or an art form.” Violence in films‚ one may say‚ is something that
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