Before World War II‚ the quintessential film contained bright‚ happy‚ and optimistic tones. However‚ when the United States entered the battlefield‚ motion pictures became less optimistic. As Americans discovered the circumstances of the war‚ the filmmakers of the time felt hopeless as well. Ultimately‚ movies became hard boiled‚ unheroic‚ and unromantic. This movement is known as film noir (or black film) because the movies of this era contain a dark mood and tone. It would continue to thrive until
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Film noir is generally associated with a ‘dark’ type of film in the era following WWII. Film’s that are categorized in this genre are marked by a style that generally contains certain distinguishing elements – dark rooms with Venetian blinds‚ dark alleys‚ rain-slicked streets‚ dark offices and low key lighting. The plot usually deals with the dark aspects of humanity-greed‚ murder‚ deceit and paranoia. There are also distinguishing characters‚ the main character a detective or an investigator usually
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Film analysis of the opening scene in the film Laura (1944). In the opening scene of the film Laura‚ there is much to analyse. Be it from unusual casting options‚ to the cinematography‚ it seems that the director Otto Preminger knew exactly how to make the audience to think when making Laura. Casting is of a big importance when analysing the film Laura. What is interesting about Premingers work is how he makes unusual casting decisions‚ that always seem to make the feature a success. It seems
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History through Film: Chinatown Review Stefania Pedersen In a paragraph of about 300 words‚ answer the following question: do you think Chinatown had the appropriate ending or should Polanski have stuck to Robert Townes’? Explain Robert Townes’ ending then tell us how it actually ends and then whether you agree or not. Use quotes from Gilliat and Kael. The film Chinatown (1974) is a neo-noir‚ psychological drama film‚ based on the California Water Wars. If the film had ended the way Robert
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The media began producing stereotypical representations of African American’s in 1915 with the launch of the film‚ The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith (Littlefield‚ 2008). The film played into peoples fears of racial inequality during that time period and the film further perpetuated Southern racism by using common stereotypes. The stereotypes of African American’s as savages‚ led to the resurgence of the KKK and the promotion of lynching. In this case‚ the media actively promoted racial ideology
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of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) The three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are Adaptations of Classics‚ Arrangements of tunes‚ and newly composed music. In most cases‚ adaptation of classics involves action and dramatic scenes. It is borrowing a large amount of an already existing composition for use in film score. In The Birth of a Nation‚ Mozart’s music was
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The Patriot The film The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich follows Benjamin Martin‚ a hero of the French and Indian War‚ and his service in the American Revolution fighting against the British. The Patriot is a film that romanticizes the fact that freedom is not free. The intended purpose of the film is to make Americans and those who fought for freedom to feel good about their country. In fact‚ freedom is a continuous theme in the movie from start to finish. This can be seen at the start of
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tropes‚ Jane Campion’s The Piano is not a feminist film. Source Their opinion vs. mine Reliability Interview Magazine‚ Jane Campion by Katherine Dieckmann‚ (January 1992) As the director she hold s a omni-conscious view‚ aware of all possibilities of interpretations. Thus she both agrees and disagrees with me. She is a very reputable considering she both write an directed the film I am studying On The Issues Magazine‚ Is The Piano A Feminist Film? "Yes" by Rebecco Shugrue (1994) She is strongly
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was the first science fiction film made‚ which symbolized a new mark in the film industry. It was produced in Germany in 1927‚ directed by Fritz Lang. This film tells a story of the world of thinkers and workers. The thinkers are people who live in a life of luxury. The workers are the people who live underground working with machines‚ in order to support the city above. The acting and the music also played an significant role in the film. The music pleasantly complements
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A film is also called a movie which produced by recording photographic image with cameras. In order to make a complete film‚ there are some several steps we need to do. First‚ we need to find a ‘property’. ‘Property’ means the story which the film is based on. The idea can be original or an adaptation that can be used as the focus of the script‚ around which to tell a story. After the property has been found‚ we start to write the script. Script is a general term for a written work detailing story
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