Film Techniques Used in the Great Debaters Racism is the belief in the superiority of a particular race (Canadian Oxford High School Dictionary). From hundreds of years ago till present day‚ racism has and always will be an injustice in society. Back in mainly the 1900’s‚ racism was very dominant in communities‚ specifically in the Southern States of the US. For example‚ the film The Great Debaters focusses on a black debate team in Marshall‚ Texas in 1930. The team starts off debating other black
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viewer feel closer to the action as the camera follows the soldiers from cover to cover. Steven Spielberg also uses handheld cameras to give the film a newsreel cameraman feel to it. Steven Spielberg uses
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Shine‚ an award winning film directed by Scott Hicks‚ depicts the life of musical genius David Helfgott and the challenges and suffering he overcame in his life. Through a variety of film techniques Hicks is able to capture certain aspects of the human condition such as that of isolation‚ deprivation of freedom and one’s longing to be loved and cared about. Shine is also highly inspirational‚ illustrating a person’s ability to move forward in life despite facing the debilitating effects of psychological
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In Tim Burton films‚ the use of cinematic techniques helps the audience feel a sense of unease contrasted with a sense of comfort and safety. Burton uses techniques such as lighting‚ camera angles and shots and framing to depict and highlight different emotions throughout his films. Burton’s job working at Disney helped him develop a thing for comfort and safety due to the children’s stories and scripts he worked on at Disney. He also has an interest in peculiar objects and characters. When both
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of Anderson’s films is a box filled with the shards of an individual’s fragmented history. Let us take a look into the boxes of Wes Anderson! 3) Wesley Wales Anderson is a
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Compare any one documentary film with any one cinema dramatization of real events. Compare and contrast the cinematic techniques each film uses to persuade the audience that they are witnessing real story The films I have chosen are based on the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The first being the cinematic film “City of God‚” 2002‚ directed by Fernando Mierelles and Katia Lund1 and “Dancing with the Devil‚” 2009‚ a film documentary by Jon Blair2. The two films are intended to be an insight into
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Symbolism‚ music‚ dialogue and imagery‚ used throughout different moments in the film‚ are all techniques used to show the religion Mattie uses to come to terms with her grief. Religion has a huge impact on a human being and can shape a person’s universal interpretations‚ the way they think‚ understand and the actions they pursue. It affects a number of cultures in different ways‚ seeing as there are many different types of religion. Although religion is beneficial in some capacities‚ it also causes
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themes of this film are racism‚ bravery‚ and law. “This film was written because of the concern Harper Lee had for the real life problems going on during that time. To explain to the audience what life was like for poor‚ the children and women of the South. She wanted us to have a clearer picture of how people do not always treat others as they should. To Kill a Mockingbird therefore‚ is very much a novel of social comment with a broad range of
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In the move Edward Scissorhands‚ there is a man that was created by an inventor and has scissors as hands. He is an invention with a heart‚ and actual body parts. He would wear a black suit and have black hair. He is very pale with scratch marks on his face. He and his father lived in a mansion away from the community. The character would live on the top floor of the mansion and have a bed with pictures and newspaper articles on the wall. He was taken down to the neighborhood by a lady selling cosmetics
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What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film ‘Matilda’ to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ released in 1996‚ directed by Danny DeVito stars Mara Wilson as Matilda. ‘Matilda’ a film about a young child genius (Matilda) who is born into a family that does not care for her. The movie follows Matilda as she dives into a world of hammer throws and chokeys to prove Agatha Trunchbull the brawny‚ muscular woman serving as the remorseless
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