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Jilting Of Granny Weatherall
877 wordsKatherine Ann Porters short film adaptation of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall is widely considered as being one of the greatest classics in short filmmaking. And the reputation is far from being undeserved. Granny, (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a matriarch who, on the last day of her life, summons up for evaluation the successes and failures of her long years. Even though she has seen it all, weathered it all, one single event in her life is the focus of the entire movie. On her death bed she reca...
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Spike Lee African Americans
1,040 words... ial marriages or relationships? Is white always gonna be ALL RIGHT and black GET BACK? Is the epitome of beauty in this world always gonna be the WHITE ANGLO-SAXON FEMALE? Is the black male the super human sexual stud and thats all? Are we ever gonna live together in peace? asked Spike (Patterson pg- 171) b. We love said Spike love and hate he goes on are we gonna live together? Together are we gonna live? (Patterson B. Im black. Its a fact. Like saying the sky is blue. Am I bitter about it?...
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World War 2 Stanley Kubrick
1,860 words... y Kubrick was born in Manhattan on Thursday, July 26, 1928 to Gertrude Perveler and Jacques Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick has witnessed three wars, a slave revolt, and a superpower nuclear confrontation. Stanley has been to the edge of our universe and back, even though he has spent almost half his personal and professional life in the courtside just outside London, England. Stanley Kubrick arrived in Great Britain in the early 1960 s as a filmmaker in total control of his personal life thanks to...
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Due To The Fact Needham Heights
1,266 words... fect of the camera circling the actors while the motion remained still. This gave the effect that time was able to stand still while the actors were able to defy the laws of gravity. This is a good example of how technology was used to enhance techniques that have been around for many years, in order to create a certain mood. By manipulating what the audience knows as the reality the directors were able to create something that had never been seen before, because of this it was much easier f...
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Point Of View Key Concepts
1,202 words... r, three years later Mulvey accepted that her original account could now be construed as inaccurate and agreed that the gaze could account for both male and female. For example, Brad Pitt in Fight Club is the object of the gaze; he brings satisfaction to the female viewer and male viewers who see themselves as him. From the point of view of psychoanalysis, the female figure is presented in images as a lack of phallus. She represents the castration threat. Although men enjoy looking at the fe...
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Charlie Chaplin Silent Films
510 words"Our invention can be exploited for a certain time as a scientific curiosity, but apart from that, it has no commercial future whatsoever. " - Auguste Lumire, early filmmaker who, with his brother Louis, organized the first public performance of motion pictures in December 1895 Silent films of the 1910 s and 1920 s were famous for the use of harsh makeup, the gradual development of lighting systems, and the use of inter-titles to show dialogue. Performers used pantomime techniques, exaggerated e...
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Master Of Suspense University Of London Hitchcock
698 wordsAlfred Hitchcock is among the few directors to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great audience popularity. Throughout his career, he gave his audiences more pleasure than they could bask for. The consistency of quality plot lines and technical ingenuity earned him the recognition of being one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time. His films earned him the reputation of being the "master of suspense", and after viewing two of his more popular films, Psycho and The Birds, ...
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North By Northwest University Of London
1,814 wordsAlfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock is among the few directors to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great audience popularity. Throughout his career, he gave his audiences more pleasure than they could bask for. The consistency of quality plot lines and technical ingenuity earned him the recognition of being one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time. His films earned him the reputation of being the "master of suspense", and after viewing two of his more popular films, Psych...
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Margaret Thatcher Film Industry
1,254 wordsBritish film industry has never been booming, but during 1970 s it found itself in the most permanent crisis. The Oscar triumph in 1981 gave a hope and started a so-called British cinema renaissance, but it was still very questionable in British Cinema could live up to the expectations. I would like to discuss crisis and the attempts of getting of productions slumps in different levels: production level, the number of movies produced, style level, how many of the international awards have been w...
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Rio De Janeiro Social And Political
2,165 words... in almost direct opposition to Vera Cruz. With "low budgets, nonprofessional actors, independent production, natural settings, "a camera in hand and an idea in mind" -... " (p. 6 CN) the Cinema Nova was born. The first of the movements great directors, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, would succeed in bringing this movement to fruition. In 1955, with the election of Kubitschek, Brazil found itself face to face with a new optimism. With development alist nationalism turning its mighty gears and cre...
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Rio De Janeiro Sao Paulo
1,792 wordsIn this paper I will discuss Brazil and it s current film industry. I will elucidate its role in the Brazilian economy, and also what part the government deals in the industry itself. Certain Brazilian films will be given as representations towards my theories. Within a year of the Lumiere brother s first experiment in Paris in 1896, the cinematograph machine appeared in Rio de Janeiro. Ten years later, the capital boasted 22 cinema houses and the first Brazilian feature film, The Stranglers by ...
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Wachowski Filming Methods Eyes Are Dazzled Matrix
531 wordsHere is the essay I think the uploader strung the sentences together so the paragraphs are in one long line: As the worlds technological capabilities reach increasingly impressive new heights, we are faced with new problems caused by these new technological capabilities. Along with these newfound problems, such as the now infamous Y 2 K, come the latest futuristic prophecies about the worlds damnation due to the new technologies. Thus is the need for, and theory behind the movie Matrix. The Matr...
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20 Th Century Advances In Technology
2,571 wordsTechnology in Film Over the years film has meant many different things to many different types of people. Cultures have been forever changed due to certain films being made. One of the things that has maintained films to stay appealing to audiences are the continuing advances in technology that keep films interesting, as well as challenge filmmakers to constantly develop new ideas. I will show how technology and the use therein contributes to film and the creative aspect that goes into producing...
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D W Griffith Hotel Room
528 wordsVampires By John Carpenter W. Griffith? S Vampires By John Carpenter W. Griffith? S Techniques Of Filmmaking D. W. Griffith? s Techniques of Filmmaking Parallel editing, or the ability to make two separate actions happen at the sametime, was innovated by D. W. Griffith and is exclusive to films. Action films are a good source for these, as they give the impression of tensely reaching a climax in the film. In Vampires, by John Carpenter (1998), there are two sequences which include parallel editi...
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Part Of The Game Serial Killer
1,189 wordsDAVID FINCHER Although he hasn t directed many films, David Fincher has quickly been recognized as one of Hollywood s most influential directors. People became familiar with his name from his movie Alien 3. Because the movie didn t do that well, Fincher was determined to change. His next project was for New Line Cinema. He chose the 1995 thriller, Se 7 en. He also had a series of highly successful films, including the 1997 thriller, The Game, and his recent 1999 film, Fight Club, a powerful yet ...
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Citizen Kane Wuthering Heights
2,916 wordsExcellence, Popularity, Typicality Discuss The Relative Excellence, Popularity, Typicality Discuss The Relative Merits Of Each Of These As A Basis For The Inclusion Of Films In A Film History Excellence, popularity, typicality discuss the relative merits of each of these as a basis for the inclusion of films in a film history Any attempt to study film history requires the consideration of films, which occur within the categories of excellence, popularity and typicality. They are three very diffe...
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Technological Advances Star Wars
1,832 wordsIn the period previous to the 1930 s, the predominant form of filmmaking was that of the crank camera. This is not to say that motor-driven cameras were not possible. However, the motors to advance the film were so large that they were simply too cumbersome to be effective. Thus, it was the cameraman himself who would crank the film at a steady rate to expose the frames. When it came to showing the film, on the other hand, motor driven projectors were quite convenient, and by the 1920 s a standa...
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F Scott Fitzgerald Close Up Shot
4,012 wordsMaking A Movie Imagine a young child, eye level with a floor full of miniature toys, concentrating intently on building a make-believe world. To the child, the toys are not miniature figures made of plastic or wood. They are real characters with real adventures. The child frames the action, crafting scenes that unfold in a world of imagination. Looking through the lens of a camera as actors bring to life a writers story, the filmmaker is also peering into a world of imagination. The director, pr...
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Canadian Film Industry Canadian Films Canadians
274 wordsWe Canadian Film Industry Conclusion: We as Canadians watch movies on a weekly basis. On average, most people rent videos or attend the local movie theatre to attend and view the latest film. However, Canadians are not aware that they have become desensitized to the global Americanization of the U. S. film industry, which has been turned strong by Hollywood. It is evident to say that Canadians have lost touch with their own cultural heritage when it comes to the films of their industry. The majo...
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Spike Lee African Americans
2,204 wordsSpike Lee The man we know as? Spike? was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. The first of five children, he got the nickname Spike from his mother for being? a tough baby? . Spike? s tendency to be difficult is one that goes right back to the crib. The infant Spike, much like the man he grew into, was small but loud. The family he was born into was great for a number of reasons. His parents, college educated newlyweds, both came from families stressing creativity and ...
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