about to happen. A leitmotif is a specific kind of instrumentation to announce the appearance of a character. (Boggs‚ Petrie‚ 2008‚ pg. 299) Another way filmmakers use music is in transitions from one scene to the next or signaling a change in location. Music can also create a diversion from a particular weakness in the film‚ whether it is the set design‚ the dialog‚ or the acting. (Boggs‚ Petrie‚ 2008‚ pg. 307) The various uses of the musical score are essential for the cohesion of the motion
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Watching Film "His fall and time-consuming effort of getting to his feet are exaggerated by slow motion.? ’ (Boggs & Petrie p. 211) During the battle scenes there were a series of quick takes used to compress hours sometimes days of intense fighting into minutes. These battles quite often took hours even days before the battles came to an end. "By using flash cuts" (Boggs & Petrie p. 202) the loading of the armaments was done in seconds rather than the minutes in real time took to pick up
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the film fulfilled or did not fulfill the major points of emphasis or elements that are fairly common in film. Boggs and Petrie make a point that I think is a perfect talking point when discussing Dr. Strangelove. They say on page 42 in their book‚ "A unified plot focuses on a single thread of continuous action‚ where one event leads to another naturally and logically." (Boggs and Petrie‚ 42) The interesting and unique thing about Dr. Strangelove is that it contains elements of this theory that there
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affect on this story. The temporal factor‚ along with the geographic factor‚ really set the stage for the opening of the film (Boggs & Petrie‚ 2008‚ p. 101). In the middle of all this is Rick’s cafe. The clientele in the café definitely encompasses the social structure and economic factors‚ along with some customs and moral attitudes‚ of the movie setting(Boggs & Petrie‚ 2008‚ p.101) Rick’s former love Ilsa comes to Casablanca on her way to America and discovers Rick to be a resident there. The love
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Film Analysis There is so much more to analyzing films than watching a movie. Film analysis is a very complex procedure. “Analysis generally‚ means breaking up the whole to discover the nature‚ function‚ and interrelationships of the parts” (Boggs‚ J. & Petrie‚ D.‚ 2008‚ p. 7). In analyzing a film‚ you must not only analyze the film as a whole‚ but you must also analyze each element that makes up the film. Because a film is constantly moving‚ it is difficult to analyze all of its elements in a single
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The Ten Commandments ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor‚ Anna Morrison December 12‚ 2011 The Ten Commandments The movie the author would like to critique is probably one of the greatest movies of all time. The movie is The Ten Commandments‚ starring Charlton Heston‚ Yul Brenner‚ and Cecil B. DeMille. If the author were a real critic like Gene Siskel‚ and Roger Ebert‚ she would give this movie two thumbs up. The author will probably be giving her‚ interpretation of this movie all the
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known as interpreters or commentator actors. Interpreter and commentators play characters closely resembling themselves in personality and physical appearance‚ and they interpret these parts dramatically without wholly losing their own identity (Boggs & Petrie‚ 2008‚ pg. 332). This movie is funny‚ hilarious‚ and enjoyable to watch. Like most movies‚ this one also has a life lesson included with laughs and giggles. Grown Ups is about five high school friends who reunited after their high school
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References: Boggs‚ J.M. &. Petrie‚ D.W. (2004) The art of watching films. McGraw-Hill‚ New York‚ NY.
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References: Boggs‚ J.‚ & Petrie‚ D. (2008). The Art of Watching Films (7th Ed.) with tutorial CD-ROM. Mountain View‚ CA: Mayfield. ISBN: 9780077282301 Peoples‚ D. W. & Eastwood‚ C. (Writer/Director). (1992). Unforgiven [Motion Picture]. Hollywood: Warner Bros. Pictures
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producers of this movie couldn’t have thought of a better way to open the movie. The plot and the events‚ conflicts‚ and characters that constitute it must be carefully selected and arranged so that their relationship to the theme is clear (Boggs‚ & Petrie‚ 2008). This was the most important scene of the movie because it leads the way for other events to happen naturally and logically. In this scene‚ the producers wanted to get the viewer to see two points. One point making it clear that Marine
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