sober‚ Kevin McKidd as Tommy‚ clean-cut athlete that returns to drugs more than once‚ and Robert Carlyle as sociopath Begbie boast about not using drugs but picks extremely violent fights with people who stand in his way by throwing beer mugs. Cinematography helps us understand the struggles and consequences of the dark corners of addiction through camera angles‚ lighting and point of view. The film lets us know that life is what you make it and that anything is possible if you try hard enough.
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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Acting and cinematography work together to create powerful meaning and impact in films. These are two aspects of filming that will almost never change regardless of the age. Acting and cinematography are what separate a good film from a great film. The Godfather is a relatively old film but is also a great example of how memorable a film can be if acting and cinematography are done extremely well. I will try to explain in detail what makes The Godfather one of the greatest movies of all time by talking
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Digital Cinematography For over a century motion picture have entertained the masses‚ allowing people to view life taking place on a large screen. For the majority of this time these movies were shot using the same film found in photographic cameras. Technology always seems to take over and the film industry seems poised to be the next target. With digital picture acquisition getting better everyday‚ movies are beginning to be shot completely digital. There are a number of plusses and minuses
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fundamentals of film are mis-en-scéne‚ cinematography‚ editing and sound. The mis-en-scéne includes the setting‚ costumes‚ make-up‚ lighting and staging. It is defined as “the visual elements on the stage and includes depth‚ height‚ and width. Although the precise meaning of mise-en-scène with regard to film is disputed‚ it generally refers to what is seen in the film frames throughout the film or to what is seen in one single shot or frame.” The next element is cinematography and that is the photography‚
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Birdman Film Tech Analysis Paper #1 Charles Schloff COM 251 D010 21 January 20‚ 2015 The film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu stresses the importance of cinematography in filmmaking and creates fluid transitions from one scene to the other‚ making the movie seem like it has been filmed all in one take. He also uses the motion of the camera‚ whether shaky‚ fast or slow moving‚ to stress certain people and certain scenes. He creates this fluidity to reflect the importance
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Casablanca Cinematography The film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and released in 1943—at the height of World War II—is set in December 1941 in Casablanca‚ French Morocco. It is a time of escalating power of the Nazi party‚ which attempted to gain control of most parts of the world starting with Europe and Northern Africa. As a result of the ascending power of the Nazis and anti-German sentiments‚ many Europeans were desperate to flee their homes. Because Casablanca was not yet taken over
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as a lesbian from the start‚ in contrast to many other coming-out stories. We’re not directly told a lot of things‚ but we’re still given a lot of information about the characters and their stories through these film techniques. These uses of cinematography‚ sound‚ editing‚ and narrative to help tell the story are prevalent throughout the whole film‚ and are used effectively to elevate a convincing coming-of-age story into something much more unique. The use of lighting‚ color‚ shots‚ and angles
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about a thief (Cobb) with a rare ability to enter people’s dreams‚ and be able to reveal their secrets from their subconscious. He then gets offered an inverse task of planting an idea in a CEO’s mind. Mystery/sci fi films usually concentrate on cinematography‚ so they can bring out the genre of the movie by using lighting‚ and camera work‚ and props especially for sci
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During the film Steve Spielberg uses music‚ a mysterious shark and camera techniques such as simultaneous track and zoom‚ long shot‚ close up shots and medium shots to build suspense‚ tension and scare the audience. The music represents the shark‚ especially its movements and its presence. In the title sequence the camera is moving along the seabed like a shark. Spielberg makes the audience believe that the camera is viewing things through the shark’s eyes‚ he uses a camera shot called point of
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