Mus 355 Music Critique of film Score Action‚ suspense‚ love‚ and drama are all the makings for a great film. None of these key features to a film could have any substance or feeling without the help of music. Composers play a big role for setting the tone of the movie‚ developing characters‚ moving along or supporting action‚ and depicting the time and place the movie is taking place. In the movie Heat‚ Elliot Goldenthal does just that. Goldenthal was born in NY in 1954 and studied music under
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Instructions for Sequence Analysis A. State the "message(s)" of the scene or sequence‚ i.e.‚ what is the filmmaker trying to communicate? B. Justify your statement in A by explaining how the five main channels of information in film--visual image‚ print and other graphics‚ speech‚ music‚ noise (sound effects)--work together to communicate it. Note that not all films make use of all five channels (e.g.‚ print and graphics were common in the era of the silent film) and‚ further‚ that the intermittent
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than any other class. At first‚ both society and the movie industry preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in the home‚ in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. As time passed and attitudes changed‚ women were beginning to be depicted as strong willed‚ independent minded characters‚ who were eager to break away from convention. The genre of the crime film represents such a change in the roles handed to women. Two films that can be contrasted‚ in order to
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The Relevance of Sound in Silent Films Before the introduction of sound in the film industry‚ two prominent silent films during the 1920’s were Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and The Battleship Potemkin. In Chapter 11 of The Film Experience‚ Corrigan and White pose a question regarding the use of sound in silent films. Corrigan and White asked whether sound allows film to fulfill a mission to reproduce the world‚ as it is‚ or if sound hinders cinema’s visual expression. Considering Corrigan
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Film Critique The film ‘Gasland’ was made so that we are able to see the real effects of the fracking process on the environment and the complaints of citizens who are living in the area. Josh Fox had the option to lease his land to energy companies in exchange for a large sum of money. The energy industry has claimed that America has some of the largest natural gas reserves and it will be the energy of the future. Rather than simply signing the papers‚ he decided to go out and do his own research
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recorded sound in films was a technological achievement that would dramatically change the way audiences experience cinema. The transition from silent cinema affected many studios and filmmakers‚ who had to adapt to the new technology to prevent their careers from fading into obscurity. One filmmaker who was able to adapt to the changing industry was director Fritz Lang. The Austrian born director‚ whose career began in post-war Germany in 1919‚ made the transition to sound in 1931 with the film M (Germany)
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Into to Making Theatre Directing Paper: Stanislavski The beginning of modern directing is commonly associated with Konstantin Stanislavski‚ a Russian actor‚ teacher‚ and director‚ around the turn of the nineteenth century. Stanislavski is renowned as one of the most innovative directors who stressed ensemble acting and the importance of actors’ absolute identification with their roles. Born into an extremely affluent household in Moscow‚ Russia in 1863‚ Stanislavski quickly joined a theatrical
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English 4th Genre Film Essay Dead Poets Society: Neil takes the gun and commits suicide. Neil’s father comes rushing through the door into the study to find his son’s dead body. Witness: When McFee and Schaeffer enter the Amish community looking for Samuel and Book has just killed McFee and he comes out running looking for Samuel. Neil Perry has just performed A Midsummer’s Night Dream against his father’s wishes and even though he is congratulated by all of his peers and gets a standing
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In the film Casablanca‚ techniques within cinematography and editing are utilized to help carry the story forward while effectively capturing each character’s centrality to the overall storyline. In cinematography‚ close-up shots work to place emphasis on each character’s dialogue by centering their faces in the main frame of view. This allows the audience to follow their lives‚ conflicts‚ and stories on a more personally engaging level as the film digresses. In editing‚ the film is tracked by transitions
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talking about a guy that has such a visual sense‚ an aesthetic‚ a storytelling style. It’s like he’s got his own genre.” Countless people across the globe know of and agree with Haley’s statement. The type of style Burton has generates a rarely found atmosphere‚ making it unique. Director Tim Burton tends to use outlandish characters‚ low key lighting and dull colors to create a mysterious and creepy mood. In Director Tim Burton’s films‚ he uses outlandish characters to form the mood creepy and mysterious
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