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    weren’t feeling uneasy already‚ this caption should do it. It brings up questions and makes you want to know the answer. This visual is effective in instilling a feeling of mystery‚ it does this through not showing the face of the figure‚ scrambling scenes from the movie‚ and giving a vague setting. There is a very sharp contrast between the shadowy figure and the firey face in the background. Like stated before this brings up questions and uses an emotional appeal. Is that the man’s face? Is that

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    How does Steven Spielberg make the opening scene of Jaws so dramatic? Introduction: ‘Jaws’ is a Blockbuster hit and is still going strong‚ even though it was released in 1975. It was directed by Steven Spielberg. It was his first blockbuster hit and a brilliant way to start off his career. The genre of the film is a Thriller. It is a very clever Thriller a mix of suspense and ‘goryness’. The film ‘Jaws’ was based on novel called ‘A Stillness in the Water’‚ written by Peter Benchley. Peter Benchley

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    Directed by Steven Spielberg‚ ‘Jaws’ is one of the highest grossing and most profitable movies ever made‚ making around five hundred million pounds. The film is about a great white shark which terrorises the shores of Amity‚ slowly picking out the towns people and dragging them down into the deep blue. In this essay I’m going to explain how Spielberg creates suspense‚ tension and panic in the film by describing camera and music techniques and how they are used in certain scenes. Firstly I’ll be focusing

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    All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other emotions. The movie Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was a very well-written film‚ but the insignificant parts made me lose focus on whatAdvanced Search Documents 1 - 20 of 57 Jaws All that Jaws Throughout the history of modern cinema‚ we as a people have seen various films that have caused fear‚ hope‚ laughter‚ love‚ and various other

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    implemented to give the film an air of mystery and crime. Based on a painting technique of the same name‚ cinematographers set the scene such that darkness dominates the shot composition. The juxtaposition of light and shadow is directly connected to the moral consciousness of Phyllis and Walter‚ who both waver from good to evil‚ loving to cunning. In the ending scene‚ Phyllis is seen turning off all the lights‚ creating the darker atmosphere for her and Walter’s final confrontation. Her action draws

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    Significance of the opening scenes in the film you have studied The opening scenes in the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrman are captivating and as a result hook the audience completely into the film. They do this by introducing the stark contrasts between 1929 in the sanatorium to New York in 1922. They also begin to develop the characters of Nick and Gatsby. Finally the first two scenes introduce some of the main themes and symbols that reoccur throughout the film. The first scene starts with old

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    Analyses of the opening scene of ‘Casino Royale’ (Martin Campbell‚ 2006) The opening scene from Casino Royale is filmed entirely in black and white which creates a sensory reaction in the audience as it makes the audience feel as though this scene may be an elongated flashback or a memory. The opening shot fades in too show a low angle shot of a building‚ that is made too look very big due to the low angle shot. The building looks very modern and pristine therefore the audience assumes

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    will inform you that there will be many other openings discussed before this one. Eavesdropping on an Eavesdropper: The Opening of The Conversation In 1974‚ while Watergate was capturing headlines‚ a movie about eavesdropping written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released. In The Conversation‚ Gene Hackman portrays Harry Caul‚ a virtuoso technician and probably the best professional eavesdropper in the business. In the opening sequence‚ Caul has minions with sensitive microphones

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    soundtrack uses a recurring anthem motif at key scenes in the narrative.

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    Mary and max opening scene analysis The Adam Elliot’s claymation Mary and Max opens with credits on a black screen with sad contemplative orchestral music. Then the screen if filled with darkness‚ followed by climbing upbeat hopeful music illuminating a sepia coloured ordinary Australian suburban landscape. Many typical Australian domestic icons portray this: like the Australian rules Sherin branded Football on the roof‚ the thongs protruding from a rubbish bin on Lamington street and a barbeque

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