Cinema Film Essays and Term Papers
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A Dstopian Society Film Project
A dystopian society is a futuristic place where people are tyrannized by a powerful government. You can say in the film V for Vendetta that there are many similarities that relate to literature based films to a dystopian type society. These similarities talk about the central government system, the suppression of the people, and the rebellion of the society. You can also see a hierarchal class system that groups people based on positions in the
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What Does the Film Say About Leadership and Group Dynamics in Difficult Circumstances?
What does the film say about leadership and group dynamics in difficult circumstances? Leadership style is the recurring pattern of behaviors exhibited by a leader. In this movie we can see how much leadership is important. Bringing together two totally different people was not an easy task, and without the leader they had it would have never worked. Coach Herman Boone was the man everyone looks to for advice, he might not have been the
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Politics in the Third Cinema
Politics in The Third Cinema To be clear every piece of filmmaking is political. It is in the nature of the medium, and as Chomsky said ‘the medium is the message’. What I mean by this is that every film has an ideology. They all base themselves in a created world that maintains certain core values and would represent a certain view of different political issues. Whether that be a liberal, conservative, dogmatic or whatever
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Troy Film Review
The movie Troy (2004) was based on the stories told within the Iliad written 3200 years ago. The story is a tale of one mans greed versus the land loving, pride fighting Troy army. Troy seemed to be outnumbered, but their faith in the gods, and the love of their own country helped them stand up strong against the enormous Greek army. With the kings' son, Hector a great war hero and powerful leader, the
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Sleepy Hollow Film Review
‘Sleepy Hollow’ film Review Blood and murder usually go down a treat for the people who love gore but this is not the case in the movie ‘Sleepy Hollow’. Repetition is the key to an ultimately predictable film. Just as in any other film we see a substance with a resemblance to blood fall onto a piece of paper. This tells our minds the movie will have elements of horror. Then two hands, male and
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Media Studies - Films
Media Studies - Films Isolates, outsiders and or rebels are characters that the audience can identify with. Two films which (that reflect the rites of passage genre) have characters that possess isolate and rebel personalities. In ?white oleander? we have Astrid who is both a rebel and isolate and in ?Rebel without a cause? Jimmy is both isolate and rebel also. Both characters the audience can identify with. In ?white oleander? Astrid experiences a lot
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Film Noir
4. Satire is when witty language is used to convey insults or scorn. I feel that a use of satire in The Player is the fact that he murders somebody who he beieves mistakenly is trying to kill him. The fact that post murder he finds out that the person he murdered actually isn’t the one who is trying to kill him. Another great satire in this movie is the extended opening which was poking
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Film Paper: Schindlers List
“To refuse life is a sin; it’s stupid and mad. You have to accept life, cherish it, love it, fight for it as if it were a treasure, a woman, a secret happiness.” -Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor/writer In 1994, Steven Spielberg created a film that represented a metaphorical backdrop for the corruptive madness and folly of war, and its effects which nearly destroyed an entire people’s existence. Schindler’s List presents how one man’s selfish dream
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How Do Narrative and Genre Features Create Meaning and Generate Response in a Film Clip from ‘saw'?
AS Film Studies How do narrative and genre features create meaning and generate response in a film clip from ‘Saw’? As film audiences we have an expectation of particular conventions, which certain film genres work with and if these expectations are met, then viewing pleasure is certified. This is a result of our understanding of generic conventions, which derives from past experiences with films we have seen. The film industry understands this, but is however,
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Short Film Techniques
Stage One: Pre Production Task One: Concept Downhill biking is a sport known by very few people despite the many benefits the sport has. The point of our short film will be to expose DH biking to those who think it may be boring, or not know it at all. The film itself will consist of short clips of DH biking, following the style of documentaries such as Drop in TV on C4. Task Two:
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The Last of the Mohicans Film Review
The Last of the Mohicans Film Review Primary Focus: Directed by Michael Mann, The Last of the Mohicans is centered around a primary plot with much action and drama. To begin, the movie starts with two sisters that have recently arrived at the colonies: Cora Munro and her sister Alice Munro. They are both being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro by a troop of his British soldiers. . Along the way they are ambushed
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Film and Animation Graphics
INTRODUCTION Hollywood has gone digital, and the old ways of doing things are dying. Animation and special effects created with computers have been embraced by television networks, advertisers, and movie studios alike. Film editors, who for decades worked trying to make scenes look real are now sitting in front of computers screens. They edit entire features while adding sound that is not only stored digitally, but that is also created and manipulated with computers.
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Films and the Holocaust
"In what ways do films enlarge our understanding of the Holocaust that is gained from historical and other writings? Analyze one episode or case in detail. Make sure you refer to films used in the course to date and to the required books." Within the first week of this class, I learned something that I was astonished to discover. Growing up in a fairly religious household, I had always been taught (like most Jewish children)
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Film and Tv Production Processes
Assessment 1 Film & television (industry Production Practices) The Australian Film and Television Industry has its differences and similarities with other production countries. This becomes evident when we compare the Australian independent process with the big American studio-based process. Each of these systems has it’s advantages and disadvantages, and by looking into the funding structures, above the line personnel, distribution and marketing and the development process we can begin to understand the the differences and
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Film Review Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile. Dir. by Mike Newell. Columbia Pictures, 2003. In the movie, Mona Lisa Smile directed by Mike Newell, a new art history professor at Wellesley College teaches her female students alternatives to their seemingly preordained futures as wives and mothers. In this paper we will examine women’s roles in the 1950’s through Mona Lisa Smile and compare this film to actual experiences of Wellesley collage graduates. In 1953, a time when women's
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Thelma and Louise Film Review
AGAINST MEN’S WORLD The film starts with the scenes of daily lifes of two women. Thelma is married to a man who thinks that he is the centre of the world because he is a manager of a carpet. company. He sees his wife as a lower order of life, to be tolerated so long as she keeps her household duties straight. Just like a servant who doesn’t have any rights or freedom. Louise waits
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A Mid Summer Night's Dream Film Analysis
A Mid Summer Night's Dream Film Analysis A Mid summer Night's Dream is another entry into Shakespeare's recent rebirth on film. Michael Hoffman's film does not stay true to the text, but he must take liberties to allow for this classic story to be entertaining to today's audience. In this essay I will discuss the differences between the text vision and the film vision of this story from the historical setting, the time placement, Hoffman's
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North by Northwest Film Analysis
In the film, North by Northwest, the director provides us with specific editing techniques that clearly display Roger Thornhill’s character traits. By utilizing point of view editing, we are able to see things through Roger’s eyes as they are happening and as he sees them. These shots clearly reveal him to be a strong, brave and intelligent man, who is able to demonstrate these traits in the face danger. The overall narrative purpose of the
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Anaylsis of the Film: Fight Club
For years David Fincher has directed some of the most stylish and inventive thrillers in American cinema. His credits include: Aliens 3, Seven, The Game and Fight Club. Each of these films has been not only aesthetically pleasing and fun to watch but each has commented on society, making the viewers think outside norms and analyze their world. Fight Club is no exception; it is a multi-layered film with many subplots and themes, but the
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Film: Philadelphia, Aids/gay
"No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system" the tagline for the film 'Philadelphia.' This already tells us its going to be a film fighting for justice that has been wrongly treated. Two men who are different one black, one white, one hetrosexual the other homosexual but does that really make them different? Gay lawyer Andrew Beckett who is unjustly fired by his firm because he
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Analysis of Film "twelve Angry Men"
Critical Analysis of the Film: “Twelve Angry Men” Twelve Angry Men (1957) is a classic film where twelve strangers are brought together into a hot and humid New York jury room, to negotiate and decide on the fate of a poor, young Latino boy who is accused of killing his father (Lumet). These twelve jurors come from diverse backgrounds, and throughout the film exhibit behaviors that demonstrate their cultural, economic and social differences. In the
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Film Methodologies - Point Break (1991)
Many different methodologies are vital when examining film. Different aspects and methods of cinema analysis provide critics and audiences with various approaches to establishing certain genres or films. This essay will examine the specific methodologies of the action genre, a consideration of the art cinema and an auteur study. These styles are recognized in Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break (1991) which provides strong examples of these techniques. An action film is commonly recognized by audiences. The
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A Beautiful Mind - Film Review
A Beautiful Mind: Film Review A Beautiful Mind tells a different side of story that not many have ever thought of before. It is a movie about a mathematician genius whose life is turned completely around when people who do not exist come alive in the person's mind. The underlying theme is ultimately genius versus madness. What is the cost of being truly extraordinary? Being genius may not always have its perks. To be extraordinary,
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A Main Thesis of the Film Is That Calogero Needed Both His Biological Father (lorenzo) and His Adoptive Father (sonny) to Survive the Streets
WC 505 A main thesis of the film is that Calogero needed both his biological father (Lorenzo) and his adoptive father (Sonny) to survive the streets. A Bronx Tale Skyler Ricketts Dr. John E. Moscowitz ENC1102 11:00 47/300 April 3, 2006 In A Bronx Tale Calogero not only needs both Sonny and Lorenzo but he is caught between them. They both have two almost exactly opposite ways of viewing things, neither completely wrong nor right.
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Fog of War Film Analysis
The Fog of War Analysis Nearly 160 million people were killed during the 20th century, and film maker Errol Morris wished to show the reason for this in documentary form. He interviewed former US secretary of Defense Arnold McNamara and the two discussed and analyzed some defining moments in US history, thus “The Fog of War” was made. The movie was set up in 11 lessons. However, I only found three to be completely
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