The Dead Poets Society By Peter Weir

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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Neil Perry is a confident and popular student who excels in his studies. He is well-liked by both his peers and teachers and is a natural leader. Inspired by his passionate English teacher, Mr Keating, he re-establishes the 'Dead Poets Society'. This shows that he is prepared to challenge the school's authority. Neil's aspirations to become an actor are snuffed by his controlling father who refuses to ...

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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower takes us to adolescent places we either know or remember well: the heart-fluttering first crush or the high-school obsession with an SAT score. Yet despite the familiar material in The Perks of Being a Wallflower - material that will be especially recognizable to those who have read the young-adult novel on which it is based - the disjointed but refreshingly earnest ...

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Bertolt Brecht: Using Comedy As Political Device

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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Bertolt Brecht, born in Augsberg Germany 1898, was a highly influential playwright, director and innovative performance theorist, making a major contribution to dramaturgy and theatrical production that continues to be portrayed within theatres and on stage to this date. His ideas and theories regarding political theatre reject the naturalistic 'system' put forward many years before by Konstantin Stanislavski and attempted to persuade an audience to want to ...

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The Amityville Horror Analysis

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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For many, buying a new house symbolizes a fresh start. For first time home owners, it may be a sign of self fulfillment and accomplishment. But what if your dream home had a violent and tragic past? What was once the start of something great, turned into a terrifying nightmare? The Amityville Horror misfortune and haunting depict just that. The families that have lived there endured torment ...

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The Life Of Charlie Chaplin

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Charlie Chaplin was born April the 16 in the year 1889.His full name is Charlie Spancer Chaplin. He was born in London. (United Kingdom.) Charlie was an film director and an English comic actor. His parents are Charles Chaplin and Hannah Harriette Hillin. But Charlie wrote in his book that he really never knew his father. They work in the theater. His mother artist name was Lily ...

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The Crime Film Genre and Coppola's 'The Godfather'

03 Oct 2016 02 May 2017

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Introduction Genre theory Films belong to different kind of genres which depend on the content of the film. One of the familiar types of movies available in the market today and the entire movie industry is crime and drama type of movies that are loved by most youth today. (Corliss, 2014). Crime films are arguably the most complex genre of movies that reflect our ideology of moral ...

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Does Stop Motion Animation Have A Future In The Multimedia Era?

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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This multimedia project will be to get an answer to this question 'does stop motion animation has a future in our new multimedia era?" the aim of this dissertation is to determine whether traditional stop motion is going to be replaced by digital stop motion and if digital stop motion animation will be replaced by other means of digital animation techniques for example CGI (Computer Generated Images). ...

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The Portrayal Of Women In Horror Films

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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This dissertation will consider the roles of women in the horror film genre and will deconstruct the way in which the conventions of the horror film prescribe such roles. Despite continued criticism for presenting women in a negative manner, many of the films explored here appear to suggest strong female representation so it will possible to investigate the position of the female from a number of different ...

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Alfred Hitchcock And 'Rear Window'

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Before Hitchcock became a world-famous director, he was an art director and a set designer. As a result of these experiences, he made huge effort in the design of the set of Rear Window. The set of design in Rear Window can be defined as theatrical, showing only few sets: Jeff's apartment, the courtyard, the complex building, and the tightly street from Jeff's apartment view. Essentially, all ...

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The Man With The Movie Camera Analysis

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Dziga Vertov's 1929 film, The Man with the Movie Camera, documents life in a Russian city while also telling a story about filmmaking. The film is a dazzling mix of imagery and technique, inviting the viewer to see the city through the eyes of the cameraman, and to share his perception of the events and visions that he encounters through the filmmaking process. This review will examine ...

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Reviewing Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet Plays

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most popular tragedy plays. Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. As the most-filmed of all plays, Romeo and Juliet serves as an example of how cinematic interpreters of Shakespeare have become more liberal over time. The story was long established even when Shakespeare wrote it in 1594 or 1595--he was adapting the ...

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Human Form Through The History Of Art

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Spanning across centuries of art movements, the human form has been depicted and developed in numerous ways. It can be seen that it has been illustrated according to specific ideologies of an era. Also, quite a significant point is looking in the past at the human form and the large amount of times that artists choose to depict it and how they have rendered it. One can ...

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Jurassic Park: An Analysis

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Jurassic Park has been nominated for the best motion picture arts and science. Jurassic Park is one of Spielberg's greatest movies which shows high quality pictures which no other movie of his has been thus greater than Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park is one of the movies that will be always remembered as one of the best movies that has been created superbly. Jurassic Park features almost all ...

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Camera Angles And Movement

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Films have evolved over time. Whether it is the shift in techniques or the change in directing style, the development is certainly apparent. Casablanca (1942) is written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. It is considered one of Hollywood's iconic movies as it creates a great balance between humor, suspense, and romance. ...

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Expressionism And Fritz Lang

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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"I have been interested in a thousand things in my life, and out of these interests in a thousand things came one primary interest: mankind. And not only what he does- in innocence or in guilt- but what moves him to act, what makes him tick! And with that attempt to identify there grows not only personal awareness, but much more important, sympathy. Through this one's own ...

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A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Analysis

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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This movie tells about The Baudelaires orphans: Violet; Klaus; and Sunny. Violet is fourteen years old, Klaus is twelve years old, and Sunny is still an infant. Each of these orphans has awesome ability: Violet can find and create everything from the things around her as good as a scientist; Klaus loves reading so much and amazingly he remembers all what he read even in details; and ...

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Film Analysis: Metropolis Women

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Film History The first ever science fiction film, “Metropolis”, is a German Expressionism film released in 1927 that portrays women through femininity, technology, and sexuality. Science Fiction cinema, see it as a landmark film and a futuristic technological fantasy that mirrors both our fears and our fascination with technology. Even more remarkable is that the film connects the relationship among female sexuality, male-oriented vision, and technology. In ...

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Nonlinear Narrative In Media

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Nonlinear or disruptive narrative is a technique used in storytelling where the events of a story are achronological, i.e. it is not in a chronological manner, and illogically placed. This method has been used in films, literature, video games and other narratives. In the field of video games, the meaning of the term is different as the stories get played out by the decisions made by the ...

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What Is British Humour?

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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In popular culture, British humour is a somewhat general term applied to certain types of comedy and comedic acts from the United Kingdom. Many UK comedy TV shows typical of British humour have become popular all around the world, and for good or bad, have become strong representatives of British culture to an international audience. Also, it is expressed through a lot of books, comic cartoons, and ...

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Impact That Jerzy Grotowskis Poor Theatre

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Jerzy Grotowski's poor theatre is an experimental concept which influences performers to go back to theatrical roots using the voice and body as the main production. Just like many avant-garde artists he strived to pull away from the regular theatre conventions through other influences. Grotowski's main theatrical idea was depicted by the theatrical devices used throughout performance, such as lights, sound, sets, costume and makeup; the way ...

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Impact Of The Studio System On Filmmaking

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Examine the extent to which the Hollywood studio system nurtured or inhibited the artistry of film makers. This essay will be analysing to what extent the studio system has helped or possibly hindered the artistic nature and idea of filmmakers. The studio system can be defined under the idea that the studio owns and controls all aspects of the film creation. The largest and most prominent studios ...

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The Great Train Robbery, 1903

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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The Great Train Robbery produced by Edwin S. Porter in 1903 is frequently acknowledged as the first narrative film. Porter, who had previously worked for Thomas Edison as a cameraman, takes the plot from a story based on a real train robbery, written by Scott Marble in 1896. To bring it to life in ways the public had never seen before, Porter utilises various new and innovative ...

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The Man With The Movie Camera

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Dziga Vertov's 1929 film, The Man with the Movie Camera, documents life in a Russian city while also telling a story about filmmaking. The film is a dazzling mix of imagery and technique, inviting the viewer to see the city through the eyes of the cameraman, and to share his perception of the events and visions that he encounters through the filmmaking process. This review will examine ...

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The History Of Visual Effects

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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The moving images has always enthralled and surprised its viewers. Since the first ever video of horse running to prove his animal feature to the latest video featuring Akon or Eminem, or to the latest film avatar which took 10 long years for its completeion, this medium of Moving Visual Images has come a long way and still far more to go and explore. The most influencial ...

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Richard Ramirez And The Night Stalker

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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In June of 1984, Richard Ramirez began his criminal career as "The Night Stalker." His reign of terror, though ending just the following year, tormented the people of Los Angeles. Ramirez is a self-proclaimed Satanist and thief, but stealing cars and breaking into homes were not even close to the worst of his crimes. Ramirez's friendship with his cousin, Mike, may have been the most important relationship ...

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Louis Vuitton Commercial Analysis

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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The Louis Vuitton commercial describes a wide range of visuals from India, China and France (Duncan 2008) that captures the real essence of travel and the journey through life while trying to simultaneously explore the true meaning of the word 'journey'. The visuals are backed by textual messages aimed at answering "What is a Journey? (Paris 2008)" against a soulful musical score. The commercial in itself seeks ...

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Charlie Wilson's War

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Phase II: Synopsis In the year 1979 the Soviet Union took over the Afghan capital city of Kabul and started a war that devastated the people and land of Afghanistan. A congress man of Texas took it upon himself to help the Afghanistan people suffering from the Soviet Union invasion. Congressman Charlie Wilson, with the help of Gust Avrakotos and Joanne Herring, fought with stubborn politicians, nation ...

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Acting And Facial Expression In Animation

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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Our body never stop moving, no matter we are sitting, taking a rest or sleeping, our body and face keep doing different actions even it is small and unobtrusive. We have many different actions in our daily life. We can obtain different messages in these actions. For example human's feelings, characters, health, signal from others or even read people's mind. There is so much information covert in ...

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Nanook of the north: An overview

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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The film “Nanook of the North” is described as one of the first ever documentaries ever made. The filming of this controversial early documentary took place from August 1920 until August 1921. I find this film highly informative, even though Robert J. Flaherty, the producer and director of this film, altered and staged some things that were quite different in reality, a subject that has brought this ...

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Does 'spirited away’ reflect traditional japan?

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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To what extent does the world of hayao miyazaki's 'spirited away' reflect traditional japan? Anime has been described by Napier (2001, p.8) as “a richly fascinating contemporary Japanese art form that both harks back to traditional Japanese culture and moves forward to the cutting edge of art and media”. Hayao Miyazaki's films are no stranger to featuring portrayals and representations of traditional Japan within the mythical worlds ...

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Brief History Of Japanese Cinema Film

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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For the basis of my essay I shall try and delve into how Japanese cinema reflects and challenges the culture of the country, I will also look into several films and analyse them to show what connection they have with the cultural aspect of japan as a nation and also provide a brief history of Japanese cinema. The issues I will look at will involve the Hiroshima ...

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From Cinematic Space To Mental Space

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Space is an the unlimited three dimensional expanse in which all objects exist or it is the interval of distance and time between two points, objects or events. [1]  The concept of the term "space" evolved with time. Initially this term strictly had a geometrical meaning evoking the idea of an empty space which is "Euclidean", "isotropic", or "infinite", basically a mathematical concept. [2]  Physical space is often conceived ...

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Early Developments Of Narrative Cinema Film

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Using either two short films from film's silent period (pre 1929), or one short film and an extract from a longer film (both of which should also be pre 1929) discuss what they can tell us about the early developments of narrative cinema. Early development of narrative cinema pre 1929 (silent films) Films have changed a great deal since the earliest productions in the silent era of ...

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Greys Anatomy Vs Serendipity: Psychological Perspectives

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama that follows group of surgical interns, residents, and the various physicians who serve as their mentors both in their professional and personal lives (Rhimes 2005). There are multiple story lines that have been or are being followed to go along with the variety of characters and plots that the series portrays. The series first aired in 2005 and was recently renewed ...

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I Love Lucy: The Popular TV Show

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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The baby blue, mascara spiked eyes widens, the head tilts, the electric orange curls bob, and the wide, lipsticked mouth takes another teaspoon full of "Vitameatavegamin syrup." The ever popular TV show, I Love Lucy, is back on the air with a new season of drama packed episodes. Ready to record the commercial that will propel her into show business, Lucy Ricardo downs the nutritional syrup, unaware ...

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General ethics in film making

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Introduction Should the moral and ethical guidelines of documentary and mockumentary filmmaking be strictly adhered to if they impede on the overall artistic vision and message of the film? For the bases of this thesis I have chosen to answer this question through a discussion of the ethics of cinema vrit and the documentary/mockumentary style genre. In particular, I have chosen to focus my study on ...

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The Best Motion Picture: Jurassic Park

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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The film that I think should be awarded for The Best Motion Picture is Jurassic Park because of the excellent filming techniques, terminologies and an effective storyline about Dinosaurs that was used to make it the best and captivating film. It keeps the viewers captivated and riveted to their seats The action keeps the audience in suspense and has great effects. The dinosaurs looked real and sounded ...

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Production Management Of Movies

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Producers have overall control on every aspect of a films production, bringing together the Screenwriters, Director, cast, finances and production team. Their primary responsibility is to foster an environment in which the creative talents of the cast and crew can flourish - Producers are therefore ultimately accountable for the success of the finished film. Producers many responsibilities span all four phases of production: · Development - ...

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Movie Analysis Of Kick Ass

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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In the film Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a teenager who is ignored by girls and obsessed with comics sets out to be a real superhero. He purchases a costume online and begins to fight crime with the name of Kick-Ass. After fighting off three thugs, Dave becomes a internet phenomenon and gets the help of other vigilantes in a collective goal to ...

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Musical Films In The 20th Century

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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In this paper I address the development and cultural influence of musical films in the 20th century. My primary motive is to understand how musical films gained such popularity and how they were used for social and economic purposes and resolve problems of religion, race and etc of this period. My concern are the ways in which how musical films became the most characteristic creation of the ...

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Cinema Sequels And Remakes

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Preamble: The remake is both an industrial and a critical genre. Defined primarily in relation to a body of copyright law, the acknowledged or credited remake develops from being an "ethical solution" to the early practice of duping to become an economically driven staple of the Hollywood industrial mode of representation. Following the Hollywood "recession of 1969" and the "small-and-weird-can-be-beautiful-revolution" of the early seventies, the remake (along ...

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Technological developments in the movie industry

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Introduction Advances in technology are changing the way the movie industry is doing business. Today's movie consumers are looking for more convenient ways of viewing films without seating in a movie theatre. They are also seeking better quality and sharper images. To stay competitive and reduce the challenges associated with technological developments the industry must identify best practices and apply those practices to problems the organizations might ...

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The Use Of Sound Design In Films

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Rationale/Research to Date: The origins of the term sound designer came from Walter Murchs work on the film Apocalypse Now, where he had the full responsibility of creating the films entire soundtrack. (Holman, 2002) Traditionally "the term sound designer encompasses the traditional processes of both editing and mixing". (Holman, 2002, p.192). Nowadays sound designers roles can range from creating individual sound effects to the responsibility of creating ...

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Purpose And Production Of Movie Posters

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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A poster can be defined as a placard or bill, usually large and often incorporating photographs or illustrations, posted up for advertising or publicity or for decorative purposes. The functions of those which advertise include communication, selling and persuading. This does not preclude them being decorative. Indeed the first job of a poster is to attract the attention of the passerby and only once this is done ...

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A Social Commentary On Contemporary Social Issues

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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If popular, a pictured parody of controversial issues of a society is the most effective approach that target various dilemmas within a society without offending anyone belief, notion, religion, gender and lifestyle. Although satire is usually produced to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using jocularity as a weapon. "The Simpsons" series, as a very popular show worldwide, looms to be a brilliant ...

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Sexuality In North By Northwest

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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While the Cold War conjured diverse anxieties, I will center my presentation on the idea of "Domestic Containment," specifically the containment of homosexuality in America (Cohan). I came across this concept in Elaine Tyler May's Homeward Bound. It deals with the political and ideological reasons 1950s America insisted on promoting rigid heterosexuality and capitalist drives, ridding itself of "backward" men and Communist traitors, something completely in line ...

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Analysing The Zombie Horror Genre

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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The zombie horror Genre is the theme and genre that will be analyzed to understand the detailed examination of a recurring pattern between these types of movies. There will be many examples of the films from this genre to support my arguments. The literary influences on the genre such as Richard Matheson helped to usher in a new type of monster that was caused by humans through ...

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Fahrenheit 9 11 Movie Review

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Controversy, conspiracy, and lies are the themes of the film as Michael Moore deals with the sensitive topic of American politics in Fahrenheit 9/11. This documentary is a rhetorical film, with the goal to persuade the viewers to agree with Michael Moore's impression on the American foreign policy. In spite of one's political siding, the film will probably have the audience leaving with a different perspective on ...

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The Concept Of Film Authorship

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Arising in France in the late 1940s, the auteur was a cinematic theory created by Andre Bazin and Alexandre Astruc, and introduced in the French film magazine Cahiers du Cinema. Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard were the first to coined the phrase "la politique des Auteurs", suggesting the theory of the director as author. The idea was to advance the cause of cinema as a legitimate art ...

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Importance Of A View From The Bridge Film

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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"A View from the Bridge" is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1955 when he was living in New York. In the 1950s New York was a very showbiz and glamorous place back in the days and was known as the centre of the world, it attracted thousands of illegal immigrants from all over the world, especially from countries like Italy. The people who came to ...

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The Function Of Genre In Film

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Film genres are various forms or identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films that are recurring and have similar, familiar or instantly-recognizable patterns, syntax, filmic techniques or conventions - that include one or more of the following: settings (and props), content and subject matter, themes, mood, period, plot, central narrative events, motifs, styles, structures, situations, recurring icons (e.g., six-guns and ten-gallon hats in Westerns), stock characters ...

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Sonnys Blues Plot Analysis

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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The contrasting lives of two brothers contribute to the theme of being safe while being risk takers. In this story, Baldwin writes about two brothers who grew up together. As each of the boys grew older, their friendship diminished and they ended up having two completely different lives. The narrator, who is the older brother seemed to be more cautious and had a more determined manner to ...

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Complex Narrative Structure Of Memento

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Due to the nature and complex narrative structure of Memento (Nolan 2000), one has to closely evaluate the succession of events before one could make the assumption that this film is a 'typical Hollywood mainstream motion picture'. It is easy to assume that this film would in fact fit the criteria of the Hollywood mainstream motion picture, only upon looking at the cast and A-List director- Christopher ...

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Movie Analysis Of Monsters

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Monsters (2010) is a modern-day fictional monster film which, as with many films in the horror/monster genre, acts as a social commentary, touching upon contemporary geopolitical issues and public anxieties (Carroll, 1981). Bordwell and Thompson (2003) describes a horror film as being "recognizable by its intended emotional effect on the audience", and this film successfully does this, although more subtly than other films in the genre. The ...

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Genre is useful for audiences

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Compare examples of genre texts from different decades of any media genre of your choice. Genre is useful for audiences as it enables them to differentiate between the styles and types of narrative, allowing them to decide on what they enjoy. Producers benefit from genre as they can see what is most successful at the current time, and, therefore, make more of the same to capitalise on ...

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John Fantes: Ask The Dust

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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In Ask the Dust, Los Angeles has a false stereotype of fame and fortune. Arturo tries to fulfill this desire by quickly spending his sparse income on a lavish lifestyle before being broke again. As the book progresses, each paycheck Arturo receives is a small stepping stone for him to learn from his financial mistakes, preparing him to be financially smart in the Los Angeles workforce. The ...

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Portrayal Of African Americans In Film

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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In the assignment, I investigated the portrayal of black female in Hollywood films. Which I started off by watching an old time romantic classic film Gone with the Wind, which at first I thought it was a non racial film as slaves were portrayed as normal employees, and were rewarded with presents like the master's pocket watch if they've been appropriately loyal. Black women involvement in changing ...

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The Constant Gardener | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Fernando Meirelles's adaptation of John le carre's 2001 novel The Constant Gardener is a drama film which is sure to thrill the global audience around the world. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, which includes Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz, which she won. The film had a budget of $25 million but it made ...

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Effect Of Humor: Validating Racial Stereotypes

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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The purpose of this research paper is to examine the effect of humor on validating racial stereotypes. Race-based comedy provides stereotypical misconceptions that influence the audience to accept these racial characteristics rather than denounce them. Racial stereotyping in comedy establishes the existence of racially defined differences, thus causing them to be regarded as natural while encouraging audiences to apply reality to myth. My primary sources are the ...

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Mannerism in art: An analysis

23 Mar 2015 14 Apr 2017

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The stylistic categories are an important aspect of the history of art. Gombrich (1985) suggests that 'classification is a necessary evil' that if taken as a tool that is also flexible and modifiable, can be valuable for art historians. Gombrich notes that while useful, categorisation has also been prone to 'critical abuse' (p81). In other words derogatory nomenclature was often used when naming an art historical era. ...

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Creating Tension With Sound

23 Mar 2015 14 Apr 2017

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In my own work I am exploring the psychological impact caused by a break-down in a relationship. The use of sound to create tension is of great importance to support what is happening on screen in order to reflect upon the viewer the emotions felt by the characters. As someone who is creating a film which relies on sound to enhance atmosphere, the work of David Lynch ...

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The Fifth Element: A Critical Analysis

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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The Fifth Element is one of the best science fiction movies ever made. What is science fiction? Stories that often tell about science and technology of the future is considered a trademark of science fiction. Science fiction films are also known to include a human element and are often set in the future, in space, on a different world, or in a different universe or dimension altogether. ...

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Documentary Analysis Of Control Room

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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In March 2003, American and British forces invaded Iraq with the intention to overthrow the regime of the dictator Saddam Hussein, and the Gulf War erupts. The countless military troops and thousands of journalists from all around the world, descend upon the region in order to secure potential news coverage. "Truth ultimately finds its way to people's eyes and ears and hearts". This is the sentence, uttered ...

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A Metaphor Of Postmodernism In Blade Runner

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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In the film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott, the film embodies many important characters aspects of the postmodern cultural period. The film is mostly about what it means to be human in a controlled technological advanced world, and the struggle between humans and replicants. Which are machines that are so much like humans you can't tell them apart, but it has a deeper meaning of a ...

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The Importance Of Online Reviews

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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In the wake of digital age, the internet offers a relatively complete and comprehensive environment for people all over the world to communicate and share information. The form of film review is reforming as well. From traditional critics of experts to review of ordinary audience (Awad, Dellarocas & Zhang, 2004), cyber world offers a newly effective channel for audience sharing their comments about movies; cinema industry also ...

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Melodrama And Film Noir In Mildred Pierce

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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Film noir first appeared when The Depression ended with society feeling the lack of material objects, in response to the end of the Second World War. The American Dream was coming under threat due to women being forced back into their domestic roles. It uses textual structures and style to show the nightmare that is the American Dream. Mildred Pierce (Michael Curitz, 1948) attempts to modernise a ...

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The Genre Of Documentary Photography

23 Mar 2015 13 Apr 2017

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In his examination of Lt. Col. Oliver L. North's portrait, taken by Harry Benson for Life Magazine (1987), Andy Grundberg (1988) emphasizes the importance of the camera position, background elements and attitude of the subject towards a heroic appearance, even though the reality was somewhat different, visible in another, less interesting news photograph of Colonel North facing the full house of Congress. The juxtaposition of the two ...

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The Dark Night: A film analysis

23 Mar 2015 12 Apr 2017

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Which features of the film would you consider place it as either mainstream or alternative? To answer this question I have chosen to base my answer upon the film ‘The Dark Knight', directed by Christopher Nolan. As one of the main spectacle blockbusters to come out in 2008, I thought that it would be appropriate to base my essay upon. I would class the film as mainstream ...

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Grant Wood And American Gothic Film Analysis

23 Mar 2015 11 Apr 2017

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Grant Wood is easily one of America's most famous artists due to his iconic 1930 work American Gothic. Even today, while some people may not always remember Grant Wood's name or even the title of the image, they most certainly always recognize American Gothic when they see it. This one painting is known worldwide as kind of an iconic show of American character, all represented by a ...

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A critical analysis of Goodbye Lenin!

03 Oct 2016 09 Mar 2017

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The Relationship between History and Memory: The post-war period ends in Germany in 1989 by demolishing of the Berlin wall. The unification process brought a lot of problems in all sections of the society. It has also brought problems to Germany’s future role as economic and political powers and directs the attention again to the challenging bequests of the past and tries to change the meanings ...

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The Hurt Locker

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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“The Hurt Locker”, written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Nominated and won for Best Picture, this award winning film captured the attention of many filmmakers and audiences for boldly showing the harsh reality of war and how a soldier deals with the horrors of war. “War is a drug”, a quote that this movie successfully reflects in its story and theme. The soldier ...

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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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“A Walk to Remember “ Nicholas Sparks, one of the New York Time Best Selling Author wrote his third novel entitled "A Walk to Remember." It had been published in the year 1999 of October under Warner Books. The book is about the story of a 57 year old guy, and how he found his greatest love back when his seventeen. He tells how this love ...

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Cinematography in film

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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Chose a sequence from any one of the films listed in the module guide’s filmography and analyse the functions of the cinematography (including lighting), editing and sound. Cinematography refers to the visual creative techniques of a film, consisting of lighting, sound and composition. Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Psycho [Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, USA] practices exquisite cinematography techniques to construct suspense and tremor to the spectators from his use ...

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Gender Constructions in The Hours

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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TITLE: Gender Constructions in The Hours (Daldry. S, 2002) AIM/OBJECTIVE: To illustrate gender as being a social construction rather than a biologically determined entity and to evaluate how heteronormativity influences the several layers of identity. METHODOLOGY Drawing upon the evolution of gender construction in The Hours, I intend to use feminist theory and the social construction on gender to obtain a preview of a society ...

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Representations of media in film

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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Question 2: Compare and Contrast the Approaches to the Representations of the two different Media in Almost Famous (2000) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Word count: 2305 Almost Famous is a 1998 American film directed by Cameron Crowe, it tells the story of the 1970s American hard rock band Stillwater struggling in the harsh face of stardom from the perspective of a ...

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Representations of Masculinity in Film

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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Representations of Masculinity in Film Real men don’t cry. Men who show emotion are seen as pathetic and weak, whereas society want men to be strong, athletic and powerful. This assignment will include an identification and analysis, in the film American Pie (American Pie, 1999) of the six different representations of masculinity and their impact on the story and the audience. The analysis will comply of ...

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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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The 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was directed and written by Guy Ritchie who would eventually create the reboot of the solid blockbuster series, Sherlock Holmes. His earlier movie is about four criminal friends who are roped into three dramatic events in their life that are going on at the same time. This film is very unique because of the simultaneous structure of ...

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Visual storytelling in films

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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Literature Review Introduction In this preface section, more than a few factors that shape the art of relating visuals and stories in films will be listed down. These factors will be the root of the research in order to perform the methodology analysis of the thesis, in addition to answering the research questions as well as analyzing the obtained results from the research. Visual Storytelling in ...

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Gender representation in contemporary superhero films

03 Oct 2016 03 Mar 2017

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL Gender representation in contemporary superhero films Research Question How gender representation is portrayed in the contemporary Marvel superhero films? Overview of the Study This project will be evaluating how gender representation portrayed in 21st century Marvel superhero films. This research will concentrate on using Marvel’s The Avenger (dir. Josh Whedon, 2012) which is the assemblage of all contemporary Marvels’ superhero made after Ironman since ...

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Ethical issues in Monsters Inc.

03 Oct 2016 02 Mar 2017

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The movie Monsters Inc. tells us about the minor world that includes humans are living their life without any little knowledge about the other side of the world. This is the world where even a single child knows the exit and then the place is incorporates real monsters in the closet. The world of monsters is quite different from the human world. The first difference is ...

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Film Analysis: South of the Border

03 Oct 2016 22 Feb 2017

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South of the border- Film Analysis Social media has been a great influencer in this present reality. This current generation has been depending so much on the social media to the extent of believing all the things they have been reporting. Recently, a certain new report of a local station about the ‘mysterious disease’ immediately got the attention of the people. The said province in which ...

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Cinema as an instrument of Nationalism

03 Oct 2016 22 Feb 2017

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Cloaks in the colours of soil: Cinema as an instrument of Nationalism The paper aims to highlight the role of cinema in constructing and reconstructing the nationalism of a state. In doing so the paper is divided into three parts. In the first part, I shall conceptualize the notions of nationalism and popular culture with the help of academic sources and then shall try to formulate ...

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The Cinematic Spectator

08 Aug 2016 26 Sep 2016

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The cinematic spectator Both Hugo Munsterberg and Rudolf Arnheim took particular interest in the cinematic spectator and how the moving pictures on the screen affected them. Through close psychological analysis and the formulation of processes, each had their own take on the spectator's engagement in the cinematic experience. Through close analysis we can get an insight and clearer understanding of why people are drawn to motion pictures ...

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Apollo 13

08 Aug 2016 26 Sep 2016

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Apollo 13 Apollo 13 is a film of year 1995 based on the ill fated Apollo13 lunar mission. The film is based on the book the lost moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. The film was directed by Ron Howard. The film was a huge success as it was different from the common films released in those days and it was based on a true ...

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Mona Lisa By Leonardo Da Vinci - Humanism

23 Mar 2015 28 Jun 2016

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The transition movement that took place between the 14th and 17th century in Italy is known as the Renaissance time or by definition "rebirth". The philosophy that took place in the period is one of the humanism or the focus on the human being. One of the master artists of this time is Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) and one of the paintings that best represents the philosophy ...

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Aspect of acting

23 Mar 2015 11 Jun 2015

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The Technical Aspect of Acting Acting was developed in ancient Greek Theatre. The Greeks were the ones who introduced theatre and bought out an individual's talent known as acting. However in those days the technology had not advanced and there weren't any films, the only source of entertainment the people had was through theatre. Theatre acting and acting in films differ vastly from each other. According to ...

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Discuss Michael Jackson's influence on modern dance

23 Mar 2015 08 May 2015

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Michael Jackson: The King of Pop (1958-2009) World-renowned for the influence he brought to the international music and dance scene, Michael Jackson was and still is an iconic figure in the entertainment industry. He was an all-rounded phenomenon in the history of pop culture, a singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer, all incorporated in one body. His talent in being able to fuse his music and dance style ...

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Salvador Dali and the Surrealist movement

23 Mar 2015 08 May 2015

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Salvador Dali is perhaps one of the most recognized artists of the Surrealist movement. His art is mass produced in prints, and it is not a rare occasion to see them in homes of adults and on the walls of college students. His most famous work, The Persistence of Memory (1934), is taught in art classes to children as young as 7. Most of these people feel ...

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The Different Scopic Orders Of The Modern Era Film Essay

23 Mar 2015

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The modern era has allegedly been dominated by the sense of sight, in a way that has seen it set apart from the premodern era and the postmodern era. In his text 'Scopic Regimes of Modernity' Martin Jay draws our attention to scopic order in the modern era, which is an area with many conflicting views that are not often in alignment with each other. Jay argues ...

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Movie Review Of Fargo Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Fargo, the first time that I heard that name, I could not see how the name had anything to do with the movie. At first I thought maybe it was the name of a character in the movie but after watching the movie I came to learn that it was the mane of where most of the movie was based around; Fargo North Dakota. Fargo is a ...

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Reviewing Red Light Cameras And Reducing Accidents Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Throughout most of automobile driving history, many drivers have gone to extreme measures in order to avoid receiving a driving citation such as: scanning the road sides or mediums for areas where police officers might be parked or hidden out of sight; using radar detectors in order to avoid speeding tickets; and for passing drivers who might blink their lights warning them that they are approaching a ...

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The History Of The Revisionist Western Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Robert Altman chronicled his own 1971 naturalist motion picture McCabe and Mrs. Miller an anti-western perhaps due to the fact that the film blatantly ignores or subverts a number of Western conventions. Westerns, a term that is used to describe the landmark mid-20th-century American film genre, are nostalgic eulogies to the early days of expansion on the untamed American frontier where fragments of civilization border on typically ...

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Movie Analysis Of Braveheart Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Some movies have big war scenes with huge musical scores to reflect the big action. One of these film is Braveheart. William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, is the central character and hero of the movie. He is the motivator of men. He is a leader of men. He rallies his Scottish countrymen to his belief that the English had to be fought and Scotland had to ...

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Harlem Renaissance And The Cotton Club Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Cotton Club as an example of Jazz scene during the Harlem Renaissance in the movie The Cotton Club by Francis Ford Coppola Even though the Harlem Renaissance ended almost 80 years ago and its timeline is almost the same as the prohibition, it still seems to have an incredible impact on American society and culture as such. What happened during those 13 years was a sort of ...

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Virtual Acting In The Cinema Industry Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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Virtual actors (hereafter VA) are human shaped computer generated entities - not necessarily real-life entities - that perform various tasks in a wider range of applications such as motion pictures, computer games, software applications or avatars. As Adam Faier said "Virtual actors are becoming ours entertainers, helpers and companions in everything from motion pictures and video games to business software". Indeed, in James Cameron's blockbuster film "Avatar" ...

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Movie Review Of Crash Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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"Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other…" Cruel, serious, true-life and at the same time lyrical and touching - these words can describe the film "Crash", directed by Paul Haggis in 2004. At first superficial glance, the film seems to be about racism, a clash of cultures and their respective representatives. However in fact, the film tells the story not ...

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Relationship Between Photography Art And Psychology Photography Essay

23 Mar 2015

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I believe that great art and photography can be produced as a result of psychic energy created from repressed drives and instincts being effectively sublimated into a creative activity. I also believe that a great deal of art created is a result and expression of what Freud referred to as the Death Drive. Furthermore I believe that increased levels of psychic energy and tension can be linked ...

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The Life Of Walter Elias Disney Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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What is the background history of Walter Disney? A. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois to Elias and Flora Disney. Walt grew up in a large family having three brothers and a sister. The majority of his childhood was spent in Marceline, Missouri. At an early age his interests were in drawing and art which spanned into his teenage years and ...

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Indian Cinema And Its Impact On Society Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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In our society there are many practices and traditions which are based on ignorance and which have withheld the progress of our society. Rigidity of caste system, untouchability, dowry system and purdah system have done enormous harm to our society. Cinema films can do a lot to eradicate these evils. They can be used for promoting national integration, Prohibition, intercaste marriages, family planning, eradication of illiteracy, etc. ...

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The Portrayal Of Women In Horror Movies Film Studies Essay

23 Mar 2015

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DEFINITIONS: Woman: Whist the term girl can be used for a child or female adolescent, the term Woman would refer to an adult female human. Horror film: Cinema that is created to disgust and cause fear and distress to its spectator though themes of a gruesome and paranormal nature. INTRODUCTION This dissertation will consider the roles of women in the horror film genre and will deconstruct the ...

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