FORMAL WRITING A relevant idea in the film Gallipoli‚ produced by Peter Weir‚ is that war is a tragic waste of life. Weir made this idea seem relevant in the world today by using film techniques including music‚ dialogue and symbolism. Gallipoli is the story of a young man who went off to World War One. This particular film narrates the story of an eighteen-year-old from Western Australia who boarded a troop ship bound for Gallipoli. These soldiers fought the Turks in a campaign to capture
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The Lights of Casablanca -An indepth look into the lighting techniques employed and the context in which they were used‚ caught between film noir and the classic Hollywood style. Casablanca (1942)‚ directed by Michael Curtiz‚ is a perennial favorite‚ depicting unique Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman characters caught in situations out of their control. While the film’s story is engaging on many levels‚ Curtiz’s use of lighting is an integral tool he uses to help tell of the story. Previously
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cinematography techniques differ from The Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix (1999). One of the first major differences between the films is the amount of close-ups that are involved in The Matrix and Metropolis. Metropolis consists of very few close-ups and an abundance of wide shots. The wide shots linger‚ giving the audience the ability to see everything happening within that frame composition instead of cutting away to a new angle. One scene in particular stands out with close-ups from this film. While
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guaranteed to leave the viewer thinking long after the film ends. Released in 2001‚ the movie stars many famous actors‚ including: Guy Pearce‚ Carrie-Anne Moss‚ Joe Pantoliano‚ and Stephen Tobolowsky. Considered "one of the best movies of the 2000’s‚" Memento is a complicated‚ head-spinning adventure of revenge‚ heartbreak‚ and manipulation. In this movie review‚ I will analyze the thematic significance regarding Nolan’s choice of filming techniques‚ music‚ and symbols. The plot develops around two
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(2008 film) Hunger Film poster Directed by Steve McQueen Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith Robin Gutch Written by Enda Walsh Steve McQueen Starring Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Music by David Holmes Cinematography Sean Bobbitt Editing by Joe Walker Studio Film4 Channel 4 Northern Ireland Screen Broadcasting Commission of Ireland Wales Creative IP Fund Blast! Films Distributed by Icon Film Distribution Release date(s) March 15‚ 2008 (2008-03-15) (Cannes Film Festival)
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Jaws Media Essay “Jaws” is a thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is about a great white shark that cause havoc to the small township of Amity‚ New England. The film is set around the 4th of July with the shark’s first victim dying only a few days prior to one of the busiest days of the year‚ t. This is significant because in the USA the 4th of July is one of the biggest national holidays of the year‚ nearly all Americans will not be working and as it is in the middle of summer
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In the 2007 film Atonement‚ director Joe Wright uses characterisation and explicit symbolism to explore the themes of truism and misconception. He uses this to comment on how the abuse of power is carried out by people who are seemingly civilised. Wright used both non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to draw comparisons between the seeming civility and the actions of Briony and Paul Marshall. Various mis-en-scène elements‚ such as the characters’ appearances and speaking style‚ are effectively used to
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Documentary Film Techniques Ambient Sound This is sound that is present‚ or available‚ in the context of the scene being filmed. It may consist of the background sounds such as traffic‚ birds‚ wind‚ children playing‚ machines working etc. Archival footage Use of direct cinema or other documentary footage or photographs from the past in order to review events that took place in the past or provide some perspective on events from the past. Bird’s eye view A shot in which the camera photographs a
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Memento is a psychological thriller film written and directed by Nolan which released in fall of the year 2000. Touched on earlier‚ I talked about how writing in a non-linear fashion was hard for Nolan. So when writing Memento‚ he wrote it in a way that he wanted his audience to view it.
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imaginations to provide his audience with entertainment. Looking at the two films My Left Foot and Gangs of New York‚ we are presented with two controversial characters played by Day-Lewis. Presented in these two films‚ Day–Lewis allows the audience to forget that they are watching a film by allowing them to become part of the world that has been created by the actors as well as the directors and their incredible filming techniques. Day-Lewis in My Left Foot took the idea of preparation of portraying a
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