Critical Film Review – 25% Due date: August 8 For the critical review assignment‚ you are required to choose a film. The first section of your review will provide a brief overview of the film. The main content of the review will provide a thorough critique of how the film engages themes‚ characters‚ setting or any film aesthetics to represent race‚ gender‚ class‚ religion or any other social issues that we have examined in class. Purpose: The aim of the critical review is to allow you to apply course
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blockbusters with multi-million dollar superstars. Beginning with short silent films‚ movies have evolved over the years in different stages including: the Golden Age‚ the political era‚ sequels‚ and what is now the age of special effects and high budget films. The industry today that creates movies costing unimaginable amounts of money began with the simplistic‚ silent film. Although many are forgotten today‚ these short films were a key part in developing motion pictures created over the ages. Beginning
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experience? The war experience can carry a lot of shame for a soldier. Tim O’Brien portrays it very well in his book “The Things They Carried.” There are many ways shame can show itself during war although you wouldn’t think so since they are serving our country. It drives them to do things that they wish they had not. O’Brien really brings all of the possible shameful acts to the reader’s attention. Shame is the reason that Tim O’Brien decided to go to Vietnam. Many of the characters feel shame
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of the very first films. There is architecture in almost every film. Consciously or not‚ architecture takes its position as an effective element in films; architectural space influences what is shot. If it is possible to argue that cinema is under the influence of architecture‚ then it should also be stated that architecture discovered cinema. Cinema became a domain of inspiration for architecture especially in the late twentieth century. Now we may hear an architect saying a film has been influential
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multiracial has existed within the film for decades‚ starting back to the gangster movies in the 1920 and 1930’s. Beltran (2005) illustrates on page 3 that the intent of these films was to reinforced dominance of race‚ ethnicity‚ and class tied to housing and apparent safety. The race is a social assembly and can create real consequences and effects on certain groups within society and how we depict them. Depending upon the setting of the film and the films intent‚ the film can illustrate
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Racism in Film Throughout the history of film in the United States‚ the depiction of race has only changed slightly. Although‚ the display of various races in film is pertinent to the specific time period in which the film was made‚ films have‚ for the most part‚ always portrayed white superiority over other races. People of color have traditionally been presented in a negative way (if presented at all) that helps to maintain the status quo where whites are at the top of the social hierarchy. A
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photography‚ It is because of my admiration of classic Hollywood movies I have decided to recreate Film noir style images that will look like film stills‚ most of them staged‚ models performing and dressed as different characters as expected in Film noir style movies. I see Film noir as stylistic approach to photography‚ it is beautiful and inventive cinematography that is still highly popular within modern film industry. What draws my attention to it is black and white contrast photos with intense shadow
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Professor Buckman HRS 180 Film Report Gangs of New York (2002) Director Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is truly a film that firmly places itself in the memory of the viewer forever. Its masterful use of filming techniques to achieve the correct mood for the film poses it as an eye catcher. Apart from the plot‚ the director’s choice and use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ proxemics‚ framing‚ editing‚ and shot-length enhanced the film and provided the perfect mood for the plot. Set in 19th
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FMP – Fashion Film – Rules and Regulations As fashion film is a new addition to the fashion instalment‚ there aren’t any specific rules and regulations that the filmmakers have to follow because fashion is all about expressing opinions‚ feelings etc. However there are a few ethics that they should be aware of‚ with any film such as violence‚ drug abuse‚ discrimination etc. The filmmakers need to be aware of these ethics because the last thing you want the film to do is offend anyone because
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music gets quiet because he is moving without making sound. Music “brightens” up the movie’s plot by playing faster if it is suspenseful and playing slower if it is not suspenseful. Music holds the act together. It is the basic structure of all films. Even in books when it desribes the music it holds the scenes together. If you don’t have music you don’t have a play‚ act‚ scene‚ movie‚ or concert. Music is what makes a movie a movie. When Buddy the Elf runs away the music gets faster because
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