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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Avatar Due to the recent rapid urbanization‚ and the rapid increase of consumerism that we face in our world today‚ this has led to a steep decline of epic myths been shared in the same way as they have been in the past years. Families and societies hardly have time to dedicate themselves to retain and pass on important myths that have been around for a long time. These myths were seen to teach us things on four levels; which is to feed us spiritually‚ to help explain the physical world to us
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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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of evolution. Though some do not believe in the science of evolution‚ it is a slow but constant process occurring among many different species‚ communities‚ and populations of organisms throughout their environments. Although James Cameron’s movie Avatar is based on a fictional world‚ there is a substantial amount of science behind its fauna and flora‚ some of which is quite similar to the life on Earth. The many different species of the moon Pandora show evidence to support the theory of evolution
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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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Filmmakers use many different tools to help their audience understand the message in their films‚ and to better understand the psychological nuances of their characters. Some of these tools include acting‚ framing‚ cinematography‚ and editing. These tools can be used to show any range of emotion‚ in many different ways; extreme close ups on characters to show uneasiness‚ tears on an actors face to show sadness‚ fast cutting to make the audience feel rushed‚ or cool or warm colors to convey emotion
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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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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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so in this film‚ it shows the unfortunate events that keep happening in the real world with women. Gabourey Sidibe plays a troubled teen with an abusive background as Claireece "Precious" Jones and her journey of salvation. This movie shows the life of Precious dealing with the rape of her father‚ the abuse of her mother and the relationships around her. Lee Daniels directing the movie helps the viewers see the character’s pain with film elements. There are different elements in the film that shows:
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