CHAPTER 1: Auteur theory in the context of Film theory Although the term auteur dates back to the 1920s in the theoretical writings of French film critics and directors of the silent era‚ it is worth pointing out that in Germany‚ as early as 1913‚ the term ‘author’s film (Autorenfilm) had already been coined (Hayward‚2000: 20). Hayward believed that the Autorenfilm emerged partly as a response to the French Film d’Art (art cinema) movement‚ which began in 1908. Film d’Art was particularly successful
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Film Theory & Analysis Vertigo (1958) Vertigo‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958‚ is a psychological thriller that is said to be Hitchcock’s most personal and revealing film. Vertigo was a failure in the box office‚ but later became to be the premier of pure cinema. Through the use of formal elements such as lighting‚ color‚ spacing‚ and sound Hitchcock brings the film off of the screen and into the audience’s head. The themes presented in Vertigo: love‚ sex‚ obsession‚ and
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Although that the film is a rural comedy‚ Berlanga imitates some of the most important film genres: western‚ film noir‚ epics and Soviet Realism. These different genres‚ most of them American‚ are used in the dream sequences of the film. With those dreams‚ the director tried to explain the fears and ambitions of the characters and to make a relationship between the genres and the ideology of the characters. The first character that we see dreaming in the film is Don Cosme who is the priest of the
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Watching all the Asian films this semester has greatly changed my view of Asian directors‚ actors‚ and Asian films in general. It has opened my eyes and it let me see the creativity and the kind of quality that Asian Cinema has to offer. I used to think that Asian Film was corny and boring. Also‚ I used to think that it was just trying hard to follow its western counterparts. I was wrong. Asian film has its own identity and is unique in its own fascinating way. In Asian film‚ or just in Asian countries
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young man of today can go without food but not without a film. The cinema is the cheapest and the most popular form of amusement. Laborers can afford to miss their evening meal‚ not their evening show. Students prefer films to reading books. Thus‚ cinema exercises a very powerful effect on society. Cinema is a universal teacher. It educates the people in different branches of learning. Our film producers have made very purposeful films to collect public opinion against some of the social evils
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Essay: How has realism in war films developed since WW2‚ and what effect has this had on audiences? Candidate name: Daniel Fairweather Candidate number: 001851-0012 School name: Haut-Lac International Bilingual School Supervisor: Barend Schweigman Subject area: Film Word Count: 3’334 Abstract: The aim is to examine the role that realism plays in war films particularly post World War Two as this is seen as a key point in the progression in development of war films. It is a well-known fact that
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Plays and dances had elements common to films- scripts‚ sets‚ lighting‚ costumes‚ production‚ direction‚ actors‚ audiences‚ storyboards‚ and scores. They preceded film by thousands of years. Much terminology later used in film theory and criticism applied‚ such as mise en scène. Moving visual images and sounds were not recorded for replaying as in film. The camera obscura was pioneered by Alhazen in his Book of Optics (1021)‚[2][3][4] and was later perfected near the year 1600 by Giambattista
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Explain why the auteurist theory has become so important to film analysis. What are some arguments against auteurist theory? How does auteurist theory affect the way that films are marketed? How does it affect the way that films are analyzed by critics and audiences? Please use an actual film/director/marketing campaign to illustrate your points. The auteur theory‚ when applied to directing a film‚ infers that the director is indeed the author of the film‚ imprinting it with his personal
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Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ Review Hilarious‚ witty and down-to-earth are just some of the words to describe the great film directed by the developing Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Both have partnered up and have created 2 films one of which is a sequel to the other. Both are yet to scoop any major awards or honours‚ but have shown a good potential with there 2 films getting a 4 star rating. They are yet to go solo and have been partners in directing since 2001. ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from
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FILM REVIEW: REUNION All of us would like to have a good past memories. As we all know high school life is the crucial part of becoming into grown-ups teenager. Once you enter high school things change‚ "some of your best friends become bitches. Homework goes in the trash; cell phones are being used in class. Detention becomes suspension‚ soda becomes beer‚ and gum becomes pot. Bikes become cars. Lollipops become cigarettes. Lip-gloss becomes makeup. French kisses become sex." High school can
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