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    In the film‚ Truman Show by Peter Weir‚ the director used a variety of visual and verbal techniques to develop the character Truman Burbank. Wier used the movement of actors‚ dialogue‚ props and symbolism to show how Truman progressed from being a typical all-American guy to a courageous man who ’s willing to face his fears to break free from the chains that binds him to his ’creator. ’ Truman Burbank is a star of his own show- The Truman Show- and everybody knows except him. He lives in the

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    ‘The Truman Show’ is about Truman live at a ‘Seahaven Island’ - which is a giant television studio under a dome. However‚ he doesn’t know he is live in a fake world. In fact‚ he is a leading role of a TV show call ‘The Truman Show’. Fortunately‚ his college schoolmate had reveal the truth about his life. Finally‚ he found the whole truth and leave the ‘Seahaven Island’. The production team makes Truman afraid of the sea. This cause him cannot leave the Seahaven Island. However‚ he overcome the

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    in the film The Truman Show. It is important for a viewer to fully understand the underlying messages and subtle undertones in between the lines‚ so to speak. The Truman Show is one man’s life being played out in a closed environment for the entertainment of the outside world. Most important to note‚ Truman Burbank has no clue that his whole life has been little more than just a television program produced on a grand scale to produce the image of reality in a dome. The Truman Show blends ethos‚ logos

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    The Truman Show In the film “The Truman Show”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ many techniques are strategically used to position the audience to respond emotionally to Truman Burbank. Techniques such as lighting‚ music‚ camera shots and angles are used in three specific scenes throughout the film co-ordinated by the shows director Christof. He uses these techniques to encourage the show’s audience to believe that what they are watching is unscripted and real. The first scene “Introducing Truman- Day

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    The film‚ The Truman Show centers on the life of Truman Burbank. At birth‚ a major television network legally adopts Truman‚ to be the unknowing star of a television series. His entire life is broadcasted‚ live to an audience of millions‚ through a complex series of hidden cameras. Christof‚ the omnipotent main figure behind The Truman Show‚ constructs an artificial world that revolves around Truman‚ entitled Seahaven‚ which is essentially just an extremely large television set. Everyone participating

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    The Truman Show has a unique way of camera angles depicting Truman himself. The camera angle is hidden cameras. The unusual camera angles I can recall are trash cans‚ clothing‚ and plants/buildings. In one of the first scenes there is a camera angle that is a mirror. The mirror is a hidden camera and we can see everything that Truman does. Also in one of the first scenes we realize Truman has a fear of dogs. The dog jumps on his and we see through the camera angle of a trash can. The old man is holding

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    The Truman show tells the story of Truman Burbank‚ a man who has been the star of a world-famous television show but was never told it was tv. Every single moment of his entire life has been broadcast live to the world‚ Truman’s world which is made possible by a huge sound stage‚ actors and actresses as his family and friends and cameras that track his every single move. This is a movie of a man whose life is viewed by the entire world but as you go more in depth‚ you realize that it makes a sad

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    The Truman Show Sequence 14 The Truman Show is a hidden camera reality television show based on Truman Burbank‚ the movie’s main protagonist. Truman is unaware that throughout his entire life he has been filmed with hidden cameras and broadcasted to the entire world 24/7. Unexplainable events begin to occur‚ causing Truman to grow suspicious of the world that he lives in. All of his followed attempted to escape or find answers and terminated and he is left trapped in Seahaven. Sequence 14 of The

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    what if this perfect life was a lie and the story of your life was actually a TV show? That is the life of Truman Burbank‚ who was born and raised on a set his entire life without any knowledge of it. So the question is asked: is Truman’s lifestyle an abuse of human rights? Two characters arise to form two sides of the argument. Christof is the creator/producer/director of "The Truman Show" and has watched over Truman since before he was born. Christof believes that his actions are justified through

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    Psychology; period 5 5 September 2013 The Truman Show Truman Burbank is used for an experiment.  Psychosocial rehabilitation specialist‚ Kendra Cherry says “The experimental method involves manipulating one variable to determine if changes in one variable cause changes in another variable.  This method relies on controlled methods‚ random assignment and the manipulation of variables.”   Every aspect of Truman’s life is controlled by the tv show.  The crew of the show control what is said to him‚ the environment

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