Cinema Film Essays and Term Papers
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Digital Art in Film
Tyler Peterson Digital Art in Film Thanks again for compiling the website for the group Mike. Below is what I would like to appear on the website divided by questions. My works cited follows. I included links to youtube videos and embedded pictures into the document that are to appear in the appropriate section. Let me know if you need more pictures or have any questions/problems. I tried to make it as simple as possible.
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Culture of Film
At this point in my life I am finally able to appreciate many different films that in the past was not mature enough to understand. It has been a long journey getting to this point. My entire life nothing has made me as happy as going to see a movie in a theater with a big cherry coke. As a consumer I am open to seeing almost any film, because no matter what you see
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Film Noir
Film Noir and the Imaginary The Significance of the Telephone in Film Noir Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Telephone-Conversations as Turning Points of the Story III. The Significance of the Telephone in Sorry, Wrong Number IV. Conclusion Bibliography I. Introduction In the tangled networks of a great city, the telephone is the unseen link between a million lives. It is the servant of our common needs - the confidante of our inmost secrets. Life
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The Contemporary Hollywood Blockbuster Is Not So Much a Film as a Dev
“ I like ideas, especially movie ideas, that you can hold in your hand. If a person can tell me the idea in twenty-five words or less, its going to make a pretty good movie.” Steven Spielberg.’ For this essay I intend to discuss how Hollywood as an industry has used the marketing strategies of blockbuster films to significant advantage in film merchandising. Along with the use of mass merchandising as a form of
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Women, as Victims of Men, in Martin Scorses Films
Women, as Victims of Men, in Martin Scorsese Films My thesis for this paper is that director Martin Scorsese generally views women as victims of men. To illustrate this thesis, I will examine two of his well known films, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas. Raging Bull is not a film about boxing but about a man who is extremely jealous and suffers from sexual insecurity. For Jake LaMotta (Robert DeNiro), what happens during a fight is
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Text Shape Society - Respond with Reference to Film
All texts either challenge or reinforce the values and attitudes of its readers. This is an inevitable and unavoidable aspect of reading because values and attitudes can differ from one individual reader to another. This means there are no texts that solely reinforce or solely challenge the values and attitudes of all who read them because it is impossible to cater to the tastes of every reader. It is clear however that many texts are
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Examine the Ways in Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.
I will be examining some of the ways in which Hollywood cinema conventionally represents African Americans with relevance to the film Trading Places. Trading Places (1983) is a good example of how Hollywood cinema represents African-Americans because it does so in different ways. It is a typical black and white �buddy’ film in which it has paired together an African American star with a white star in order to attract both audiences, however, not bypassing
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Action Films. Good or Bad ??
What place does violence have in the movies? Well, I believe that violence has a place in movies depending on the particular film and what the director of the film is trying to portray. If the director uses violence in his/her film and there isn't any reason behind it, then I would disagree and say that violence shouldn't be in THAT particular film. But in a movie like "Saving Private Ryan", Steven Spielburg replicates the
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Jungian) Image of the “beast” in Society/film/literature
From Cupid & Psyche to Cocteau’s film and finally to Disney’s portrayal of this classic theme, not much has changed in the idea of Beauty and the Beast. All versions of this story have stressed the importance of being good and have even dwelled on the importance of looking behind appearance to see a person’s true nature. In order to convey his ideas and themes, Cocteau uses the beast as a lurking figure whose lack
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Film Review: The Patriot
The movie The Patriot is based on the American Revolutionary War and shows the road to the independence. More specifically, this movie shows how Americans won independence from the British and how British troops were unable to defeat American militia. The fact is that minutemen, led in the film by a man named Benjamin Martin, used guerilla tactics to achieve an American victory. The Patriot does raise a question though: was this the reality of
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Film Report on "american Me": A Therapeutic Perspective
Film Report on “American Me”: A Therapeutic Perspective Taj Gunter: March 2008 “American Me” is a fictional film having a factual basis, starring and directed by Edward James Olmos. Released to the national theater circuit in 1992, “American Me” depicts the life of Rodolfo Cadena, a ranking Carnal (gang member) in the prison gang La Eme, also known as the Mexican Mafia. To therapeutically approach the salience and pervasiveness of gang membership, including its allure
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Differences in Film and Play: “the Night of the Iguana”
Differences in film and play: “The Night of the Iguana” May 13, 2006 John Houston carries a common theme throughout most of his movies, the theme of religion. The same holds true for his theatrical presentation of Tennessee Williams short play “The Night of the Iguana.” The main character of the play, Reverend Shannon, is known to be a teacher of the word but this is not portrayed in the play even close to as
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Imax Cinema - Help Sheet
IMAX CINEMA ЎV PHYSICS Coursework Visit ЎV Help Sheet Recommended applications of physics: 1. IMAX Projector and lens The IMAX projector uses a convex lens with the object (the film strip) very close to the focal point. This produces an inverted, real image with a very high magnification. You could draw a ray diagram to illustrate this. o The image distance (v) from lens to screen is 16.76 m. o The height of object (ho)
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Analysis of Roger Ebert's “finding Neverland” Film Review
Analysis of Roger Ebert's “Finding Neverland” Film Review “Finding Neverland” is a recently released motion picture starring acclaimed actors Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, and directed by Marc Forster ("Monsters Ball”) Personally, I loved the movie and It was hard to find a critic that gave the movie a negative review, so I stopped trying to find someone to argue with and I came across the king of all critics, Roger Ebert. I usually don't
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How Is the Film “one Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest” Different from the Book and How Does a Man Loose His Life While Struggling to Change the System in His Own Way?
The theme of this story “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” according to Daniel Woods is “Power is the predominant theme of Ken Kesey's 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest': who holds power, who doesn't, who wants it, who loses it, how it is used to intimidate and manipulate and for what purposes, and, most especially, how it is disrupted and subverted, challenged, denied and assumed” (http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/cuckoosnest/essays/essay1.html). No, it is not McMurphy who flew over
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Gattaca - Review of Andrew Niccol's Film
Gattaca Review of Andrew Niccol's film The story is set in "the not-too-distant future", a chilling expression which infers that its author is certain that not only people are evolving towards the society described in his visionary film, but also that it is happening very fast. In this future, most children are perfectioned via genetic manipulation while still embryos. Segregation in all ways of life is not based on gender or ethnicity any more but
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With Careful Textual Analysis of Any one Media Text (for Example Television Advertising, Fashion on Film, Music Videos Etcetera...) Explore the Relationship Between Fashion and Mass Media
“With careful textual analysis of any one media text (for example television advertising, fashion on film, music videos etcetera…) explore the relationship between fashion and mass media” The mass media can be described as a form of communication designed to reach a vast audience without any personal contact between the senders and receivers. This includes several institutions, including books, magazines, adverts, newspapers, radio, television, cinema, and videos that occupy a central and essential role in
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Twelve Angry Men Film Review
This film was made in 1957 and is in black and white. Its genre is drama and was written by Reginald Rose, produced by Henry Fonda and directed by Sidney Lumet. It was nominated for 3 Oscars, had another 12 wins for various aspects and received another 6 nominations. There are 12 main actors who are all part of a jury and they are: Actor Juror Martin Balsam 1 John Fiedler 2 Lee J Cobb
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Is War Changed as It Becomes a ‘media Event'? Based on the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, Analyse the Historical Significance of the Emergence of Film as A, Medium for Representing War in the 1890s.
Is war changed as it becomes a ‘media event’? Based on the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, analyse the historical significance of the emergence of film as a, medium for representing war in the 1890s. In this day an age when any country is at war it becomes a massive media event, almost everyday news programmes present us with depictions of conflict in various different countries. Media coverage of war has increased drastically over the
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Film Review - Martin Luther
Martin Luther was portrayed in the film as being a very educated man especially in the biblical text. He was however also portrayed as being a sort of mental wreck this is shown by how he acted in the several scenes that seemed to be in his living quarters at night when he would argue with himself and the devil. Martin Luther was respected by his teacher but his teachers colleagues did not approve of
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The Taming of the Shrew: the Mirror of Film
In the late twentieth century, it is not unusual for audience members to come away from productions of The Taming of the Shrew with the impression that they have just witnessed the story of a dynamic woman turned into a Stepford wife.1 There are also Shakespearean critics who hold such views. G. I. Duthie, for instance, describes Katherina as a "spirited woman who is cowed into abject submission by the violence of an egregious
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Positive and Negative Influences of Cinema on Popular American Culture
The definition of masculinity is not the exact opposite of femininity, nor is it the exact opposite of homosexuality. Masculinity is the culmination of many ideas ebbing and flowing within the social context that come together as an idea of the masses. The portrayal of virile, breadwinning, heterosexual, and until recently, white men in cinema, has clouded our perception of reality, a reality in which men are sometimes physically strong, sometimes weak, sometimes callous, sometimes
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Death of a Salesman Film/drama Comparison
Arthur Miller has been considered a leading American playwright for ages. His ability to create dramatic plots involving political and moral issues made him famous for plays like Death as a Salesman. But can such greatness achieved through plays also be achieved through film? It is a rarity when a movie based on a book or play follows closely to the plot intended, and it’s even more of a rarity when the tone, mood, and
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Film Auterism
Auterism Jared Goodwin Auter is defined as a French term for the film director who places a personal style on his or her films. It was first coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his films depict a certain style that is definitely his own. In other words, much like one can look at a painting
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Show How the Masked Ball Scene in Act 1 Scene 5 of ‘romeo and Juliet'is Such a Dramatic and Important Scene with Shakespeare's Audiences.You Should Refer to Words in the Text but You May Also Include References to Filmed Versions You Have Watched of the
The masked ball comes in early in the play and from the prologue the audience know that Romeo and Juliet will meet and fall in love even though they are from feuding families. This allows dramatic irony throughout the play. For example: ‘A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.’ (Narrator, prologue, line 6) This means that they meet by chance and that they will die together. After they meet at the ball they do
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