watching the films Titus (1998) and Elizabeth (1998)‚ it has come to my attention that both of these films consist of two things. These two things that stuck out to me are violence and history. I will also be touching very briefly on the religious mechanics that drive these two films. Now many great movies contain these important aspects‚ but it’s the way that Julie Taymor (Titus) and Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) have used them to portray the times and above all else‚ provide us with great films to have
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Different genres of films and their impact on the spectators No other art form has had quite the impact on our lives that the motion pictures have. Everybody loves stories. We want to watch different movies‚ depending on the mood‚ temperament and circumstances. The most important thing is to choose the right genre. The term genre is used a lot around the movie industry to break down the type of film into categories. It’s difficult to place a lot of films in a single category
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Independent Film’s Freedom of Expression One form of the new media is the Independent film which is usually produced or made outside the major film studio system‚ hence the name independent. Just like other kinds of media‚ traditional or not‚ indie films also promote the freedom of expression which is evident in its content. The content or storyline differentiates Indie films from the mainstream movies as Independent films present more sensitive and realistic issues. Issues which studios cannot invest
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Nepalese Film Myth and Challanges Nepalese film industry is the only industry of Nepal which always compared with the world largest and second largest film industries Hollywood and Bollywood respectively in the prospective of quality. We should be happy with the progress and technological advancement in Nepalese film sector because it is competing with the world’s best movies. The history of Nepalese film development is not so long and we have no more experience in film sector but our industry is
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definition of cultural studies and the origin of cultural school. Cultural studies are the study of the way of life and way people do things in a given culture. According to Stuart Hall in his 1989 lecture‚ culture is the changing ways of life of societies and groups‚ the network of meanings‚ which individual and groups used to make sense out of communicating to one another. The word audience is a Latin word ‘audire’ which means hearing or to hear‚ which began in the 14thcentury. An audience can therefore
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Color in film went through a self-contained evolution much like sound. Many films of the silent era‚ for instance‚ used processes such as tinting and toning to give an overall color to the frame (Thomspon & Bordwell 34). Thompson and Bordwell comment on the process that “color could provide information about the narrative situation and hence make the story clearer to the spectator” (34)‚ much like the use of photogénie and mise-en-scene by the Impressionists and Expressionists. Other films‚ such as
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ABOUT THE FILM In 1997‚ Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008‚ Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted‚ and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom - in 2008. Until then‚ blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades
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This would make the film geared to teenage girls who has similar situations as Pariah. These identity issues can be of many reasons such as a conservative family or being casted as an outside by the general public. The word Pariah was used strongly at the beginning of the trailer to indicate that the film would be about outcast especially in the black community. Since Alike is both gay and black‚ these are the two communities that are often overlook in mainstream media. The trailer gives us an insight
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In the 1939 film Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ directed by Frank Capra there is a strong corrupted depiction of the United States political system in the way that the Senate functions. There is evident character conflict‚ development‚ and interaction which is able to entice the audience and keep them guessing as to who will come out on top. The characters manipulate one another for personal gain and political gain which keeps the film moving‚ as well as helps the main character‚ Mr. Smith‚ grow‚
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Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)
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