just because someone else is talking does not mean some one else isn’t going to talk over them‚ this adds a real dose of realism to the movie‚ as well as adding an element of chaos‚ which is a major aspect to the war‚ and surgery tents. Its like the films protagonists relished in breaking the rules‚ and that is shown through the technical aspects of Mash
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ELLIOT The film Billy Elliot emphasizes the notion of ‘Into the world’ by describing concepts of growth‚ transition and change. Whether this change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual‚ there is a transition by the individual from one stage to another. The individuals had to face many barriers and obstacles which needed to be overcome. Billy overcame stereotypes as did other characters in the film. The themes of emotional growth and stereotypes are constantly explored in this film and emphasized
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Oil and Water‚ a documentary film that concentrates on the tense relationship between the people of Ecuador and oil field companies‚ provides an important view of the difficulties of the Cofán people. While the film does focus on a particular culture‚ does this make the film ethnographic? The fact that the film has an intention of spreading environmental awareness about Ecuadorian communities rather than being a study on a culture in Ecuador suggests it is not. However‚ that does not mean that there
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Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2010 2011 2012 REFERENCE 25 33 45 54 03 10 19 01 01 Introduction T he Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the5th Academy Awards‚ covering the year 1931-32‚ to the present. This category was known as “Short Subjects‚ Cartoons” from 1932 until 1970‚ and as “Short Subjects‚ Animated Films” from 1971 to 1973. The present
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Runner Films intend to stimulate‚ inform and challenge us; there are many ways‚ both subtle and unsubtle that filmmakers use to express ideas and information. The notions of the familiar and unfamiliar are crucial to the construction of the science fiction film. The familiar is used to connect the viewer‚ while the unfamiliar is used to create a comfortable distinction between the film and reality and to show grand ideas that may not be expressed without far out imagery or iconography. The film Blade
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The term film noir can be defined as a style of film which was marked by a period of pessimism‚ self doubt and fatalism. The term was applied by French critics in the 1946 to a group of US films that were made during the war and that were released in quick succession after 1945. Ultimately there has been much debate surround the ambiguity of the term‚ but it is now understood that film noir is more of a narrative and stylistic tendency and ultimately “a critical category” rather than a genre in
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Great Gatsby: Book vs Film Before the invention of television and film the art of story telling was restricted to theater and literature. Theater was and still is performed live by actors who tell some kind of story through their performance. But theater is still limited greatly in its ability to convey setting to the viewer. In order to fully grasp the power of any story one must believe‚ in a sense‚ that the events are happening before them. Literature is better able to accomplish this by utilizing
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Nolan is known for his films which are rooted in philosophical and sociological concepts and ideas‚ exploring human morality‚ the construction of time‚ and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. He is known for his experimentation with temporal shifts‚ solipsistic perspectives‚ and nonlinear storytelling. He has been described as "one of the most innovative storytellers and image makers at work in movies today‚” by The New York Times. Nolan became interested in film at a young age‚ playing
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Kongens Lyngby‚ Denmark | Occupation | Film director and screenwriter | Influenced by | Andrei Tarkovsky‚ Carl Theodor Dreyer‚ Ingmar Bergman‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ Douglas Sirk‚ David Lynch‚ Michelangelo Antonioni‚ Jørgen Leth‚ Erich von Stroheim‚ Josef von Sternberg‚ Bertolt Brecht | Spouse(s) | Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987–1995)[1] Bente Frøge (m. 1997–present) | Lars von Trier (Danish: [ˈlɑːs fʌn ˈtʁiːˀɐ]; born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956)[2] is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely
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mental models are well developed and reasonably supported by evidence)‚ the film achieves a high degree of “reality...” (Branigan‚ 2013) People watch; it’s what they do naturally and they enjoy doing it‚ and according to theorists Linda Williams and Laura Mulvey‚ it is that visual appetite and the pleasure found in its fulfilment that leads to a natural viewer engagement with the camera‚ and its ability to observe‚ in film. This viewer engagement and its companion
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