Action versus Reflection Shakespeare’s Hamlet inspired many film directors to adapt the play onto the big screen. In Kenneth Branagh’s version‚ he takes on the challenge of both directing the film and portraying Hamlet. In Marco Zeferelli’s edition‚ celebrated actor Mel Gibson stars as Hamlet. The directors use different aspects of cinematography and mise-en-scene to depict distinctive interpretations of the famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy. Branagh interprets the scene as a contemplation of
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 2 1.1 Relation between source novels and their film adaptations 2 1.2 Fidelity Discourse 4 1.3 Intertextuality
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For my final project‚ I choose to watch Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg‚ 1975. Jaws is set on Amity Island known as a popular summer tourist destination. As the town prepares for its annual Fourth of July parade‚ a shark lurks in the waters threating the town’s main source of summer income. After multiple shark attacks‚ three men take it upon themselves to catch the great white shark that has plans on ruining the summer. At the opening shot we find a group of kids siting on the beach with a bomb
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S.A On Jaws. Paragraph 1 Introduction: What is the film called: Jaws Who directed it: Steven Speilbeig What is it about: It is about a shark attack Where is it‚ when is it set: Amity Island New England‚ 4th July Why is it set 4th July: It is set on the 4th of July because on that date most Americans gather around and spend time with their famlies and go out to the beach will close then
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alerts Screaming makes you alert and suddenly aware of what is happening. Another technique Speilberg uses to catch your attention. There are a few fake attacks/alerts which have been proposed in the film of ‘Jaws’. Firstly‚ just before the first attack a girl in messing around in the water; initially we think it has something to do with the shark and so does chief Brody. Yet we are wrong‚ by using this technique is builds the audience’s expectations and then confounding what we expect with the
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To what effect does ‘Jaws’ manipulate the conventions of the ‘Overcoming the Monster’ plot? The Anticipation Stage is when Jaws first attacks the drunken women going for a swim but is not eaten by the shark as he spits it out and lands ashore giving a warning to the tourists of Amity Island. The Dream stage is when Chief Brody is watching ashore on the beaches making sure there is no sharks and therefore no attacks. The Frustration stage is when it kills another 2 people making it seem as if Chief
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theme song from “Jaws”‚ played by a cello‚ which makes us cringe every time we hear it‚ no matter where we are. This amazing film‚ directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975‚ is so addicting that it is still insanely popular to this day. (IMDb) It is known that every time you hear that theme song‚ the shark is around. The movie even opens with a tracking shot of the ocean floor with the song playing‚ putting the audience in suspense of what will pop out on the screen next. “Jaws” is the story of a
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Released in 1975‚ Jaws was probably one of the best adventure‚ action‚ and suspense films of that era. Directed by Steven Spielberg with the following staring main cast members Roy Scheider as "Martin Bordy" (chief police officer)‚ Richard Dreyfuss as "Matt Hooper" (marine biologist)‚ Robert Shaw as "Quint" (local fisherman)‚ Murray Hamilton as "Larry Vaughan" (town mayor). "Jaws" the movie‚ is not like any other any other fish story. The film is about a gigantic 26 foot shark that has an appetite
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Steven Spielberg has directed a large majority of the most successful movies‚ including six that are ranked in the top 25 highest grossing films to date. When many think of Spielberg’s success that first thing of Jaws‚ most of the time. Jaws was his first real hit and not only made him famous but was the sole spark that ignited his career. Others see that E.T gave him his first insight to fame‚ but you can name many of his movies and make a case for all of them. The purpose of this paper is to research
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During the film Steve Spielberg uses music‚ a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom‚ long shot‚ close up shots and medium shots to build suspense‚ tension and scare the audience. The music represents the shark‚ especially its movements and its presence. In the title sequence the camera is moving along the seabed like a shark. Spielberg makes the audience believe that the camera is viewing things through the shark’s eyes‚ he uses a camera shot called point of
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