A true film genre relies on shared iconography‚ formalistic themes and similar narrative structures and content. ‘What genre does is recognize that the audience any one film within a context of other films‚ both those they have personally seen and those they have heard about or seen represented in other media outlets. …In general‚ the function of genre is to make films comprehensible and more or less familiar. (turner 97)’. Action/adventure‚ the Western‚ Gangster/Crime‚ Detective/Film Noir‚ Comedy
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Red Tails: A Film Critique Robert Black ENG 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Dwight Paulsen October 14‚ 2012 “We have a right to fight for our country. The same as every other American.” Colonel A.J. Bullard (Imdb ‚ 2012) The film I picked for my critique is Red Tails‚ a historical World War II drama. The movie starred Cuba Gooding Jr.‚ Terrence Howard and Gerald Mcraney‚ was written by John
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FIL 2000 Flowers 1 March 2013 Editing in the Butterfly Effect In the movie the Butterfly Effect‚ directed by John R. Leonetti‚ there are many different elements of editing utilized to create unique suspenseful and thrilling scenes. Leonetti relies on editing to contribute to the overall thrilling sensation created in the movie. Editing in this movie generates many different effects‚ but the most noteworthy effects in the movie add to the continuity of the film as well as the sense of suspense
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The reading assignment “Mamet on Directing Film” focused on the idea that juxtaposition is the heart of creating a great film. It was explained how the juxtaposition between images is what drives the movie forward in the mind of the audience. It is important not to tell the audience what to think through narration‚ but rather show it on screen through series of cutting. One quote which I found particularly interesting was‚ “If you find that a point cannot be made without narration‚ it is virtually
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May 2011 It Sounds Mouth Watering In all types of film‚ especially with animation‚ the images that are created on screen visually engage the audience to the world of the film‚ yet in order to fully experience all that the film has to offer‚ the visual aspects are only half of the importance. Sound design makes up that other half of the cinematic experience‚ and engages senses other than the visual in order to immerse the audience into the film. In Brad Bird’s animated film Ratatouille (2007)
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American Western Film Western films are truly an American genre. The Western genre is usually based on the American cowboy hero‚ and usually involves conflicts with things such as outlaws‚ bandits‚ Indians‚ and many other things. Other conflicts included in the Western genre include societal conflicts and problems during expansion or travel. Overall‚ all the elements and things such as cowboys‚ Indians‚ robberies‚ gunman‚ sheriffs‚ and other things make up the Western genre. Through several examples
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04-20-2013 Professor Tisevich Film Critique This Academy-award winning non-fiction film endures as a remarkable document‚ one that pain-stakingly charts a specific time and place‚ particularly Bethel‚ New York‚ on the specific weekend when 1.5 million kids descended on a parcel of farmland for what ultimately became a free concert (much to the surprise of the show’s concerned financiers). It’s no hyperbole to state that Woodstock is a giant among documentaries (and concert films)‚ much as the event itself
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Film Critique: 127 Hours ENG 225: Introduction to Film Prof. Aimee Garten October 24‚ 2011 Film Critique: 127 Hours The name Aron Ralston may not mean much to people‚ but the popular James Franco might to some movie buffs. It was Ralston ’s 2003 tragic but survivable journey that inspired Director Danny Boyle‚ also famous for the 2008 box office blast Slumdog Millionaire to gain another smash hit in 2010 named 127 Hours. Franco portrays Ralston in Boyle ’s Telluride Film Festival thriller
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Final Film Critique: Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Crystal Evans ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor: Sarah Carson Date Submitted: 10/3/2014 Contexual Information Title: Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Director: David Lean Cinematographer: Frederick A. Young Major Actors: Peter O’Toole – T.E. Lawrence Alec Guinness – Prince Feisal Anthony Quin – Auda Abu Tayi Jack Hawkins – General Allenby Omar Sharif – Sherif Ali Claude Rain – Mr. Dryden Year of Release: 1962 Type of Film: Epic Biographical
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Final Film Critique Richard Hogan ENG 225: Introduction to Film October 25‚ 2011 Final Film Critique Introduction The movie‚ The Shawshank Redemption (1994)‚ is based on a character Andy Dufresne. Andy is a young and successful banker who is sent to Shawshank Prison for murdering his wife and her secret lover. His life is changed drastically upon being convicted and being sent to prison. He is sent to prison to serve a life term. Over the 20-years in prison‚ Andy retains optimism
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