Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained‚ follows the story of a slave named Django (Jamie Foxx) who is on a quest to save his wife after being liberated by a German bounty hunter‚ Dr. Schultz (Christoph Waltz). The first half of the film has many western themes and characters including bounty hunters‚ a sheriff‚ and pays homage to the old western movies. The second half of the film is more a Blaxploitation/revenge film and focuses on trying to create a black hero. The film follows Django who starts
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Jazz form the USA‚ and more. This performance took you on a trip around the world. The music‚ costumes‚ lighting‚ choreography all gave you a little piece of the culture history. For Example‚ Belle of the Ball‚ choreographed by Cynthia Molnar‚ took you back to the late 17th century with the longer tutus and when ballet was performed for the courts of France‚ the rich. The choreography was angelic and costumes gave a modern twist with the colors pink and red. The piece of art that stuck out to me
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Gangs of New York � PAGE �4� Analysis of _Gangs of New York_ HUM/150: Introduction to Film Studies Workshop 5 Word Count: 2083 Analysis of _Gangs of New York_ In 2002‚ Martin Scorsese teamed up with Miramax Films to direct _Gangs of New York‚_ a film he had dreamed of making since the 1970s. With a $97 million budget‚ the film was a box-office flop‚ grossing only $190 million worldwide. Nevertheless‚ _Gangs of New York_ earned 10 Academy Award nominations‚ and won two Golden Globe Awards for
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tyrannical government that refuses to listen. The whole crew was in line with the Director’s concept and was able to create a play that illuminated his concept of having a contemporary Antigone. The actors‚ the scene designer‚ the light designer and the costume designer all did an amazing job of making this play flawless. Overall‚ these are the people that gave life to Gary Armagnac’s contemporary rendition of the timeless play Antigone. The actors did an outstanding job with the acting in the play. They
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Wachowski brothers’ 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix utilizes a range of film techniques to enhance the atmosphere in the opening scene. The Movie uses a range of different camera angles and shots such as the pull focus at certain points of the film‚ and lighting as well as special effects to immerse the viewer into the film. Certain camera angles employed by the Wachowski brothers can trigger emotive responses from the viewers as if to mimic the feelings that specific characters feel themselves. For
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Concepts in Lighting 10 February 2015 Eugenia “Jean” Rosenthal Jean Rosenthal is considered to be one of the pioneers of theatrical lighting design. She not only mastered the technical side of lighting‚ but the poetic aspect as well. She did this by using light’s form‚ color‚ and movement to express the intention of a piece. She was inspired by the paintings of Rembrandt and Monet. One of Jean’s major contributions was her elimination of shadows. She did this by using floods of upstage lighting and controlling
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Evaluation of a live performance draft – The Crucible by Arthur Miller York Theatre Royal – 10th May 2011 The Crucible‚ a 1953 play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller‚ was influenced by the Salem witch trials which occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. It is a dramatization of these trials where more than 200 people were accused of conjuring spirits and practising witchcraft and some were executed. Eventually‚ the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated
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Sequence Analysis for Casablanca “Play it again Sam” Shot 1 - Establishing shot shows Selective focus on Sam as piano wheeled in focus‚ within Ricks bar - Black and white color scheme with hard lighting and low-key illumination effectively recreates bar image - Sam face fronting camera‚ well lit‚ Ilsa back to camera - Background out of focus‚ thus centering the scene around Sam and Ilsa - Diegetic sound of conversation between sam and Ilsa - 2 planes of action -Sam and Ilsa conversation
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resources and some theatres delayed the release of the film (www.filmsite.org/citi.html). ~ Gregg Toland was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus. His claim to fame was the visual contributions he made to the film including camera placement‚ and lighting effects. 2a). Deep focus: is photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a large depth of field‚ covering everything in the scene. The scene where young Kane’s
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The Castle Directed by Rob Sitch Miramax 05/99 DVD/VHS Feature Film In our frenzy of getting‚ spending‚ and moving quickly through life‚ we often miss the greatest wealth of all — living contentedly in the present moment. There is probably no better movie about this spiritual practice than The Castle‚ an Australian comedy directed by Rob Sitch and written by Santo Cilauro‚ Tom Gleisner‚ Jane Kennedy‚ and Rob Sitch. Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) is a working-class tow-truck driver who takes
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