Exploitation films have been produced since the beginning of film‚ but once the Production Code was no longer in effect‚ more these films could be produced and at a faster rate. One genre of exploitation cinema is the drug crime film. Starting as early as the 1930s‚ filmmakers made movies about the dangers of doing drugs. These films were often cheaply made and aimed at a small audience (Clark 4). They were theatrically simple‚ with an uncomplicated narrative: “these are films whose entire function
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Wanjiku Mwangi ENC 1102 Research Paper Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Fostering Critical Thinking in Writing Classroom Using Film Composition Composition has long been established as a core element to the writing objective. Much effort has been used to classify different themes‚ styles and conventions within written works. This investigation into this particular medium has made for a scholarly outlook on writing. What was once a medium for simple communication; is now able to express varying
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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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According to Film Art‚ film actor’s performance style is most affected by A) the microphone placement. B) the camera distance. C) the aspect ratio. D) the lighting. 6. "Frontality" of staging means that A) a character is placed in the extreme foreground of the shot. B) a character is facing toward the camera. C) one character blocks our view of another. D) a character is moving toward the foreground. 7. Georges Méliès was A) an early director of fantasy films. B) an important
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regarding anything we heard or saw. Court commenced that morning with the Judge explaining to the witness (the complainant) that they were continuing the trial from the day before‚ and that she was still under oath. Immediately the
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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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be used against the defendant in court. 2.What is the hearsay rule and why does it exist? Hearsay evidence is where a testifying witness with no experience or factual knowledge of the event repeats information heard outside of court from someone else. It’s an overheard version of truth used to testify by a second hand witness. Since the first hand witness isn’t in the courtroom‚ the defendant cannot cross examine them. It exists because when stories are repeated‚ they are often changed and
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Analysis A photo spread would be presented to both the victim‚ Vicky‚ and the witness‚ William since their recollection of the assailant is similar. The photo spread should be presented to Vicky first because she was unable to view the assailant’s entire face and was taken by surprise by the incident. Her recollection is not as thorough as the witness and she is prone to lose what detail she can recall more quickly than the witness. William was able to view the assailant from the front prior to‚ during
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music gets quiet because he is moving without making sound. Music “brightens” up the movie’s plot by playing faster if it is suspenseful and playing slower if it is not suspenseful. Music holds the act together. It is the basic structure of all films. Even in books when it desribes the music it holds the scenes together. If you don’t have music you don’t have a play‚ act‚ scene‚ movie‚ or concert. Music is what makes a movie a movie. When Buddy the Elf runs away the music gets faster because
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Film Noir‚ meaning “black film’ in French‚ was the trending style and genre in American culture between the 1940s and the 1950s. It is a combination of European cynicism and the American landscape. Film Noir has its origins from German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism. Nino Frank‚ who was a French film critic‚ was the first to introduce this black and white genre to Hollywood in 1946. Many of the directors who introduced Film Noir where refugees from Nazi‚ Germany. From that moment in time
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