FILM THEORY 2283 21ST March‚ 2011 Sin City: Is it Film Noir? Controversial topics are brought to the table when speaking of Hollywood film Sin City. The story line appears to be set in the 50s and follows three protagonist characters that are all linked through their femme fatal characters. The filming technique displayed brings rise to the question of whether the movie is film noir or not. Numerous characteristics found in other noir films are traced out in the motion picture. Sin City proves
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American Beauty tells the story of one man’s search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham‚ an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester’s wife‚ Carolyn‚ is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester often claims that Carolyn doesn’t even acknowledge him. Furthermore‚ Lester’s daughter‚ Jane‚ is completely distant‚ often claiming how "pathetic" she thinks her father is. Moreover‚ Lester has dedicated fourteen
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Cry Freedom The opening sequence depicts a South African police raid on an illegal shanti-town. Quick cuts create a sense of chaos‚ panic and confusion as uniformed police bludgeon Africans who run in fear. Close up shots of a vicious barking police dog are juxtaposed against a terrified baby screaming in order to shock the responder. Other quick cuts reveal policeman raping women and assaulting black Africans who are not resisting. The following scene depicts a young woman listening to
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David Fincher who also directed Alien3‚ Se7en etc. The two main characters are: Jack also known as the Narrator is played by Edward Norton and the second main character Tyler Durden is played by Brad Pitt. I will confine my analysis to camera angles‚ lighting and mise en scene and how the director uses these to distinguish between Jack’s mind state i.e. whether we are seeing the world through Jack or Tyler’s eyes. So I’m not going to analyze the inherent references to masculinity‚ sexuality and references
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from her child and has promised to “never forgive” The weather was a very important convention used in a number of ways in both of the films to create different feelings‚ the women in black used low key lighting constantly throughout the film however the awakening did not use the low key lighting as often‚ yet both films used a grey colour filter to add an eary also showing the British background of the film as Britain has that sort of colour. Both films were Mist throughout used to reduce visibility
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violence versus reason was communicated by the lighting of the play. The lighting designer‚ Mary Keegan‚ was able to use different lighting effects to help the audience better understand the message that was being delivered on stage. I don’t think I ever realized before how essential lighting was in theater‚ until I put my attention on it. When reason was occurring‚ the lighting was more whitish-blueish tint‚ and when the violence took place‚ the lighting changed to a more darkening of the stage. From
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used as a motif throughout the film showing how appearances can be deceiving and the seemingly random entanglement and entwinement of the lives of the characters. The opening scene is a high angle shot of panning over a lantana with bright natural lighting‚ this camera then slowly drifts into the darkness of the lantana transitioning from the superficial beauty that was shown on the surface in the darkness underneath showing a body tangled between thickets of thorny undergrowth. The first time this
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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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Year 11 English The Meaning behind the Aussie Battler The film industry determines the way we view our films. Australian films often backup the idea of the ‘Aussie battler/hero’. A battler/hero is known as someone who fights for what they believe in‚ their country‚ their heritage‚ their family‚ friends‚ dignity and pride. A battler’s job is to protect and hold onto what they are fighting for‚ whether it is for the good or for the bad. The Aussie Battler is known for being a working class citizen
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that mise-en-scene relays foreign sentiments within the film. The dimensionality of Ardath and Helen is associated with their foreign background because their evil is represented as a one-dimensional attribute. This scene uses the close-up and lighting techniques to portray Ardath and Helen as foreigners as well as the dimensionality of their characters. The function of the foreigner within the scene plays an integral role in understanding the time period’s common anti-immigration sentiment. A
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