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    the 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

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    As the men await the Ghost in Scene i‚ Marcellus and Barnardo are telling Horatio that they saw a ghost the night before. Horatio believes that is their imagination and has come to join the guards for the nightly watch to see if the Ghost appears again. The background information that is supplied by the speech that Claudius makes is that Fortinbras’s father had lost land to King Hamlet. Fortinbras had made numerous demands for it back because he believes that the nation is powerless and vulnerable

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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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    Savanna-Jae Busia Mrs. Krynski ENG4U 12 November 2012 Hamlet: The Dramatic Significance of Each Soliloquy Shakespearean Tragedy defines a soliloquy as a speech made by a character when he is alone on stage. In Shakespearean dramas‚ a soliloquy is actually a poem with lyrics in which are highly emotional or philosophic in content and poetic expression. A soliloquy may serve several purposes‚ such as revealing the mood or character of the speaker‚ revealing his opinion on specific topics and issues

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    I think the the adaptation of the nunnery scene by Kenneth Branagh was the most effective of the ones we viewed‚ for through its symbolic use of setting‚ its inclusion of the complete Hamlet text‚ and the emphasis placed on the shifts in tone between the young lovers Hamlet and Ophelia‚ it incorporates subtleties of theme and meaning of the original play‚ which other adaptation fail to convey. The main reason why Branagh’s adaptation‚ according to me‚ was the most successful was because he tried

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

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    techniques in the "Nunnery" scene in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. All of the points I am going to cover have been expressed through different mediums for example in film and televised dramatic plays where the concept of Hamlet’s anger or use of nunnery is perceived to be different through artistic licence and also I will talk about the themes raised during the scene like corruption‚ deception‚ passion and betrayal Throughout all the adaptations of the "Nunnery" scene‚ deception is a pivotal

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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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    Lennie are two men who travel together and work on different ranches together. If the music playing was upbeat and intense then that sets the mood for the scene. For example there was sad music then candy gave away his dog and then moments later you heard a gunshot in the distance and the music set the mood for that scene. The beginning scene was a girl in a red dress running away and George and Lennie were running away while being chased by dogs and people on

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