Gone With the Wind - The Evolution of the Southern Woman Depending on your point of view‚ the movie Gone with the Wind has many representations. Some will regard it as a romantic story between Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler. Others may view it as a glimpse into the rise‚ fall and rise (again) of southern aristocrats before‚ during and after the Civil War. Both points of view are valid. The Civil War and its consequences serve as the background of this love affair. Along with the
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learning about the dynamics between the families. Not to mention all the drama that happened between Scarlett‚ Rhett‚ and Ashley all while the Civil War started. Before I knew it‚ I completed the book within two weeks. Now that I read all of Gone with the Wind‚ I decided that it is my new favorite book. For this reason‚ I even went on to read the books by other authors relating to
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these themes are present in are Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and Jubilee by Margaret Walker. These books take place in the same time period‚ but show different views that took place in these times. Gone With the Wind tells about the lives of white southerners and Jubilee talks of the African-American slaves. The novels individually address separate real life issues of land‚ family and community; which affected the every day lives of their characters. Gone With the Wind’s main character
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Feminine Consciousness Reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara Abstract: Scarlett O¡¯Hara is undoubtedly the most charming character in Gone with the Wind. She is rebellious‚ unconventional and never submissive. This paper discusses features of feminine consciousness and demonstrates how they are reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara through analyses of her characteristics. Key words: feminine consciousness‚ Scarlett‚ rebellious‚ independent 1. Feminine consciousness Feminine consciousness is a cross-cultural
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Christie JacksonHIS101FA12-1 History v. Hollywood: Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind is a classic movie that has been loved by many Americans over many generations. In 1939‚ the film won eight Academy Awards. It is a great love story set in the American Civil War and the period of Reconstruction afterwards. Told from the viewpoint of the South‚ the Confederacy‚ it is more of a dramatic love story than a war movie. David O. Selznick produced the film and he hired two southerners as advisors
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Acting and cinematography work together to create powerful meaning and impact in films. These are two aspects of filming that will almost never change regardless of the age. Acting and cinematography are what separate a good film from a great film. The Godfather is a relatively old film but is also a great example of how memorable a film can be if acting and cinematography are done extremely well. I will try to explain in detail what makes The Godfather one of the greatest movies of all time by talking
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Digital Cinematography For over a century motion picture have entertained the masses‚ allowing people to view life taking place on a large screen. For the majority of this time these movies were shot using the same film found in photographic cameras. Technology always seems to take over and the film industry seems poised to be the next target. With digital picture acquisition getting better everyday‚ movies are beginning to be shot completely digital. There are a number of plusses and minuses
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about a thief (Cobb) with a rare ability to enter people’s dreams‚ and be able to reveal their secrets from their subconscious. He then gets offered an inverse task of planting an idea in a CEO’s mind. Mystery/sci fi films usually concentrate on cinematography‚ so they can bring out the genre of the movie by using lighting‚ and camera work‚ and props especially for sci
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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fundamentals of film are mis-en-scéne‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound. The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚
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