Birdman Film Tech Analysis Paper #1 Charles Schloff COM 251 D010 21 January 20‚ 2015 The film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu stresses the importance of cinematography in filmmaking and creates fluid transitions from one scene to the other‚ making the movie seem like it has been filmed all in one take. He also uses the motion of the camera‚ whether shaky‚ fast or slow moving‚ to stress certain people and certain scenes. He creates this fluidity to reflect the importance
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Casablanca Cinematography The film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1943—at the height of World War II—is set in December 1941 in Casablanca‚ French Morocco. It is a time of escalating power of the Nazi party‚ which attempted to gain control of most parts of the world starting with Europe and Northern Africa. As a result of the ascending power of the Nazis and anti-German sentiments‚ many Europeans were desperate to flee their homes. Because Casablanca was not yet taken over
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as a lesbian from the start‚ in contrast to many other coming-out stories. We’re not directly told a lot of things‚ but we’re still given a lot of information about the characters and their stories through these film techniques. These uses of cinematography‚ sound‚ editing‚ and narrative to help tell the story are prevalent throughout the whole film‚ and are used effectively to elevate a convincing coming-of-age story into something much more unique. The use of lighting‚ color‚ shots‚ and angles
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about a thief (Cobb) with a rare ability to enter people’s dreams‚ and be able to reveal their secrets from their subconscious. He then gets offered an inverse task of planting an idea in a CEO’s mind. Mystery/sci fi films usually concentrate on cinematography‚ so they can bring out the genre of the movie by using lighting‚ and camera work‚ and props especially for sci
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Michael Okamoto Ms. Melchior Honors English 10 December 1‚ 2010 Lady Macbeth – Fair is Foul‚ Foul is Fair Are a person’s actions borne out of their nature rather than circumstances in which they find themselves? It is a question that has existed since the start of humanity‚ with some arguing that people are born with a certain nature and character‚ and therefore cannot change‚ while others contend that a person’s nature does not matter as much as how they react to circumstances and the environment
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During the film Steve Spielberg uses music‚ a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom‚ long shot‚ close up shots and medium shots to build suspense‚ tension and scare the audience. The music represents the shark‚ especially its movements and its presence. In the title sequence the camera is moving along the seabed like a shark. Spielberg makes the audience believe that the camera is viewing things through the shark’s eyes‚ he uses a camera shot called point of
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Citizen Kane-Cinematography Citizen Kane is about a man who is given the chance to be successful and he is but he dies with his last words being rosebud but what does this mean‚ people are trying to find out. In the end we find out it’s the sledge‚ which symbolises his childhood that he lost. Orson Welles created a new style of filmmaking by as he said himself in interview “ignorance.... sheer ignorance” One innovative aspect Citizen Kane introduced was deep focus because in lots of scenes
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relationships‚ in school‚ and in my family. But today I am going to talk about a time I have failed in school. In the 8th grade‚ I had to do a science project for a science fair. And I choose to do the project on what is the best way to cool a soda. I used the scientific method and all the usual things that go along with a science fair. And I did not necessarily fail‚ but I did not do my best‚ or choose the best topic for the science fair. The other kids in the science fair choose very in-depth projects:
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Fair or Not Fair As once said by Nelson Mandela “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly‚ knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer‚ and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant‚ superficial‚ and uninformed.” Only when you meet that criteria can you be considered a good leader‚ however in Sophocles’ book Antigone once a crime has been committed not only is the guilty killer put on trial but whether or not Creon is a good leader is
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features of this scene amalgamate to make it a powerful microcosm of the film by both displaying and representing the main theme of Blake’s inner struggle to escape his thoughts and reconnect with reality. Through the effective use of mis-en-scene‚ cinematography‚ sound‚ and editing‚ this scene demonstrates a unique significance that makes it stand out from the rest of the film. In this scene‚ mis-en-scene functions to propel the viewer into focusing on the development of Blake as an alienated character
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