The film ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir is made memorable through the representation of ideas through the cinematic techniques and inclusion of themes throughout the film. These ideas are represented through the use of camera angles‚ dialogue and Mise en scene. The theme of the clashes of two cultures is initially displayed through the use of camera angles and the ideas presented highlight the interactions between these two cultures. The horse and buggy scene is the first representation of a clash in the
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ROMEO AND JULIET From stage to screen. (On Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic production) As far as the cinematography came into being‚ attempts have been made to screen some of the Shakespeare’s plays. Within these screenings ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has always been a graceful and rewarding theme. Rewarding figuratively and literary‚ as the producers could in fact acquire a great income due to the popularity of the film. Such was the case with the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and screened in
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How does Jurassic Park use cinematic devices in the early scenes to establish narrative‚ character and theme? The early scenes of Jurassic Park - Stephen Spielberg (1993) are key to getting a hint about what the movie is about if you had no idea what it was. It uses many cinematic devices to help the audience get an understanding of what is going on and what could possibly happen later in the movie. The first things you see when the movie starts is the Universal Studios logo. This is accompanied
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John Stahl’s 1945 ‘Leave Her to Heaven’ is a beautiful and intelligent example of classic Hollywood cinema that transcends the bounds of storytelling and offers something not only narratively captivating‚ but deeply meaningful. The film does not shy away from making interesting social commentary. At the time it was produced in the United States in 1945‚ the very fabric of American society was changing rapidly. Through the advent of consumerist advertising and the unprecedented necessity for them
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‘Fight Club uses cinematic means to produce a fantasy which is also a serious exploration of masculinity.’ How far does this statement capture your own response? Critics have said that Fight Club ‘rages against the hypocrisy of society’ showing ‘a take on changes in masculinity’. The film uses cinematic means which produce a fantasy which explores the idea of masculinity and goes against a society where real men are defined by the materials they own. Fight Club uses a de-saturation of colour
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CHAPTER 19 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ART CINBMA AND THB IDBA OF AUTHORSHIP I ndividuals and institutions affect history‚ but so do ideas. One of the most influential ideas in cinema history is the belief that a director is most centrally responsible for a film’s form‚ style‚ and meanings. Most historians have made this assumption since at least the 1920s‚ but it was examined and articulated with particular force in postwar European film
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films such as Inland Empire (Lynch‚ 2006) and Trash Humpers (Kornine‚ 2009) and the ways in which contemporary films utilise imperfections of the digital medium to create new aesthetics in opposition to that of the cultured visuals of Hollywood cinematics. The essay would also have devoted a chapter to Marshall McLuhan’s theories of the postmodern effect of globalisation through the Internet and how new media has changed the face of film and the way practitioners can operate within visual culture
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What impact did early Mexican film directors have on Mexican society from 1936 to present? Socially‚ politically‚ intellectually‚ economically‚ to what extent do Mexican film directors create the images that come to be held by the masses? About the Mexican Film Industry: The history of Mexican Films dates back to the ending of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Most of the films were made to mark the historical news and events‚ such as the ‘Mexican Revolution’. Mexico has
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“auteur” has been questioned by some commentators as failing to acknowledge the complexity of the filmmaking process. With reference to one of the directors studied so far on the module‚ discuss the degree to which analysing his films through an auteurist perspective can help or hinder understanding. You should take into account the ways in which your chosen director uses the resources of cinema as a medium as well as the question of personal vision. Film director Pedro Almodóvar was symbol of
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French word for author. Very much like the author of a book is given credit as its sole creator‚ auteur theory gives the film director credit for authoring the film‚ “imprinting it with his personal vision”(goodykoontz‚ 2011‚sec.7.3‚para.1). While auteurist theory is a good starting point for film analysis‚ it places almost total responsibility for a film’s artistic success or failure on the director. The problem is that not all film critics agree on the same definition of what is considered art. According
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