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    Why we still crave in horror movie when we are scare? In Stephen King’s Article it mention three main points. The first one is showing our courage‚ that we are not afraid in horror movie. It doesn’t mean that we don’t scream. In contrast‚ we scream when the roller coaster twists through a complete 360. Horror movie just like roller coaster‚ if it can’t make us scream only means the movie is not excited enough. The second one is to ensure that we are normal. To confirm that although we are

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    Movie trailers cannot be viewed as just bits and pieces of a feature-length presentation. Nor should one think of trailers as simply promotional advertisements. All movies belong and can be categorized by genre(s) – Westerns‚ independents‚ sci-fi‚ hybrids. We can situate a movie trailer into the same genre as the movie the trailer promotes. For example‚ one could study the new trailer for Jon Wick and examine the noticeable genre conventions and without seeing the film‚ one can tell Wick is very

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    Analysis of a film trailer - "Vantage Point" The pre-release trailer for the film Vantage Point (Pete Travis‚ 2008) is one that tends to use customary styles and techniques in order to achieve its purpose of encouraging audiences to go out and see the film. Original Film‚ who have previously produced such financially successful blockbusters as I Am Legend and The Fast and the Furious films‚ have opted to stick to traditional blockbuster values when producing the trailer for this film. From the

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    Raise the Red Lantern (1991) directed by Zhang Yimou was based on a novel called Wives and Concubines by Su Tong. This film takes place in the early 1900s which tells the story of a woman named Songlian (played by Gong Li) who was struck by the harshness of reality. Her father died during the Chinese Civil War when she was nineteen. Facing the death of her father and the severity of the family financial situation‚ she was left with no choice but to marry the wealthy Chen family. Upon arrival to the

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    How are the elements of realism used to present believable characters to the audience? "If you know your character’s thoughts‚ the proper vocal and bodily expressions will naturally follow" said by the creator of realist theatre Constantine Stanislavski‚ is used heavily in the assistance to the portrayal and understanding of the characters in Ray Lawler’s ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’. Actors and actresses can achieve great heights with the depiction of the characters through Lawler’s use of

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    than the owner. So I first pulled up on the lot and parked‚ knowing that I need to drop that trailer and hook up to another one. I remembered first to unhook the glad hands‚pull the pin and then unwind the legs that hold the trailer up. At that point‚ it would be safe to pull from under the trailer. A list of steps in my thoughts becomes the basis of my task at hand. I would hook up to the next trailer with the same steps in the opposite order. I felt complete and secure when I remembered the steps

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    Genres and Genre Film (Romantic Comedies) Stephanie Stratton ECE 225 Alex Vuilleumier 3/3/15 A genre is a type or category of film that can be easily identified by specific elements of its plot‚ mise en scene‚ setting‚ style‚ and character types. (GoodyKoontz‚ & Jacobs‚ 2014). Romantic comedies are my favorite genre of movie. Romantic comedies seem to be the least flexible of all the genres of movies. The plot in a romantic comedy involves a romance that leads to comic situations. Romantic

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    Changes in the Genre THE HORROR GENRE HAS DEVELOPED OVER TIME The types of content being presented in films has changed significantly over time as a result of advances in technology and changes in society. The horror genre is one of the oldest ones‚ dating back to the early 1920s. From day one to around the 1960s horror films were almost always just about your typical horror monsters- Count Dracula‚ the Frankenstein Monster‚ Mummies and occasionally zombies- notable such films including Nosferatu

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    scary experience. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was to learn how to drive a tractor-trailer. Truck driving has been in my family for generations. Since I was a young child I always knew I wanted to be able to drive tractor-trailers. I spent a large portion of my childhood around big trucks and have always found driving such a large vehicle to be exciting. I decided that learning how to drive tractor-trailers was a valuable skill to learn and also to maybe carry on the family legacy

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    Gangster film Genre Reading number one-Developed around the sinister actions of criminals‚ gangsters‚ particularly bank robbers and underworld figures who operate outside of the law stealing and murdering their way through life. Crime stories in this genre usually highlight the rise and fall of one of these leading individuals. And the personal power struggle between these gangster and officials of the law. Gangster films are usually set in large crowded cities‚ to provide a view of the secrets

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