...Shutter Island is a film that is completely unpredictable and changes the audience’s expectations on a whole new level. At first it appears that Teddy Daniels arrives on Shutter Island to do his job as a U.S. Marshal, but by the end of the movie, it appears that Teddy is actually suffering from Delusional Disorder. He had created the tale to cope with the tragic misfortunes that happened to him and the crime that he committed in his earlier years. Teddy Daniels creates a life for himself that he believes to be real in order to deal with the pain that he bears. His doctors try to cure his psychiatric disorder by making his imagination a reality. The film begins with two U.S. Marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, who set out to find an escaped patient,...
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...Robert Kimble GMMD211 Shutter Island Scene Analysis The “Opening Scene” The 2010 movie Shutter Island is a psychological thriller that focuses on our main character “Teddy”. Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, our protagonist believes he is a U.S. Marshal who is headed to a remote island, which houses an asylum for the criminally insane, to investigate the disappearance of one of their patients. The harsh reality is that “Teddy” is one of those patients, and the opening scene sets the tone for what is to follow. The opening scene starts with a greyish screen and only the diegetic sound of the waves, symbolizing perhaps being lost at sea with nothing but water surrounding you. We then hear the horn of a ship, followed by a long shot of the ship taking shape as it emerges from the fog. At the front of the ship we see a person standing alone facing the direction the ship is heading. This symbolizes that whomever it is, they are gaining clarity of what is to come. Cut to a medium shot, showing the interior of the boat where we see someone leaning over a toilet and hear them throwing up, meanwhile we also hear the rustling of the chains shown hanging in the forefront. Cut to an extreme close up of our main character looking into the mirror and saying to himself “pull yourself together Teddy, pull yourself together.” This scene wreaks of split personality disorder. This could have a parallel meaning that while “Teddy” is fighting with himself to regain control, it is making...
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...SHUTTER ISLAND It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity. In the end of the movie it is revealed that "Teddy" is actually a delusional mental patient in the hospital. He murdered his manic depressive wife Dolores Chanal after she drowned their three children. He was a mental patient at the hospital for two years, and the doctors decided to try a roleplay experiment to allow him to live out his delusional fantasy in order to come to grips with reality. The treatment plan works - and the patient is retold what has happened to him and he accepts what he did to his wife. However, in the final scene he relapses to a delusional state, and the administrator decides to lobotomize him. It is implied that he is faking his...
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...SHUTTER ISLAND It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity. In the end of the movie it is revealed that "Teddy" is actually a delusional mental patient in the hospital. He murdered his manic depressive wife Dolores Chanal after she drowned their three children. He was a mental patient at the hospital for two years, and the doctors decided to try a roleplay experiment to allow him to live out his delusional fantasy in order to come to grips with reality. The treatment plan works - and the patient is retold what has happened to him and he accepts what he did to his wife. However, in the final scene he relapses to a delusional state, and the administrator decides to lobotomize him. It is implied that he is faking his...
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...Running Head: SHUTTER ISLAND 1 Shutter Island and Delusional Disorder Lynn Fontenot Ilze Nix University of Maryland University College 02/26/2012 SHUTTER ISLAND 2 Abstract A behind the scenes look at the disorder that plagues the character in “Shutter Island”. To inform the audience exactly what a Delusional Disorder is and what characterizes Delusional Disorder. SHUTTER ISLAND 3 “Shutter Island” is one of those films that glue you to the screen with suspense and mystery. Initially, we think we are watching a well-intentioned U.S. Marshall named Teddy enter an insane asylum hoping to uncover the whereabouts of a recently-disappeared patient. Later, we begin to doubt our initial idea of a simple missing person case. Now we think we are witnessing a brave, intelligent and dedicated U.S. Marshall searching for damning evidence that will expose...
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...side effects. In Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island there are many effects of a mental illness that are damaging to an individual. However, there are three effects that seem more harmful and long-term. First, many people who are sleep deprived tend to develop difficulties with their mental state. Furthermore a mental illness can often cause an individual to respond to an emotional situation in a violent fashion. Most importantly, when one’s mental state is damaged has a hard time remembering things flashbacks and distorted memories are common. Many people who suffer from psychological problems are often troubled with insomnia as a side effect because sleep requires an untroubled mind. Former United States Marshal, Teddy Daniels, believes he was assigned to find a missing person from a mysterious mental institution, Ashecliffe. Unfortunately, he suffers from a delusional disorder and is really a patient of the institution, known as Andrew Laeddis. He is considered a violent but intelligent patient who re-enacts a fake life that he has created for himself in Throughout Shutter Island, there are many psychological events presented to Teddy Daniels. As a detective Teddy is oblivious to the significance of each event and fails to realize everything pertains to him. At the beginning Teddy was one of the most criminally insane patients, really put a twist on the movie that was unforgettable. Although Roger Ebert propelled arguing questions about Shutter Island, I conclude that the film...
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...Running head: Shutter Island 1 Issues in Shutter Island Andrew Casey Introduction to therapeutic skills Fort Hays State University 2 The movie Shutter Island deals with a time period in the 1950s where a character by the name of Edward “teddy” Daniels, in his thirties, deals with some extreme situations. The movie starts off with Daniels on a boat heading towards Ashville hospital of the criminally insane on Shutter Island near the Boston Harbor. He is accompanied by his partner by the name of Chuck Aule throughout most of the movie. They end up getting stuck on the island and try to find a missing patient by the name of Rachel Solando. Daniel is denied many times in getting classified documents and even entering a part of the hospital. Daniels starts to get headaches and when he sleeps he has visions of Rachel Solando drowning her three kids. Towards the end he feels like the doctors are doing questionable experiments and treatments on patients. He also feels like they are giving him something that is causing him to get the headaches and that everyone is playing games with him. At the end of the movie he realizes that he’s not actually Edward Daniels but he is actually Andrew Laeddis. The doctor finally tells him He is the one that actually killed his wife and drowned his three kids and he can now remember what he had done and that he is actually a patient at the hospital. There seems to be a couple disorders that Andrew...
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...letting a child act like a child will produce a genuinely beautiful portrait in a matter of a few clicks. To produce a real, timeless image, avoid the word “cheese”; try to connect with the subject, take a deep breath, relax and have fun. Special effects photography is a technical photography that can be created in the camera, using a variety of lens, or using image editing programs. Using the camera and lens option can take time in the field as opposed to using the effects in an editing program once the shooting is finished. In special effects photography, the subject can be stationary or moving; the outcome will depend on the lens, shutter speed and the aperture being used. Shutter speed is critical; the photographer will try many different ways to find the perfect shutter speed that produces the results wanted. A slow shutter speed will produce movement;...
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...a r i o u sp a r t s o f t h e o F T b c o m p l e t e l y . O n c e t h r o u g h l yv e r s e d i n t h e c o r r e c t h a n d l i n go f t h i s c a m e r a ,y o u c a n u s e t h e C a n o n F T b t o t h e f u l l e s te x t e n t o f i t s c a p a b i l i t i e s . www.orphancameras.com Bayonet Ring for Cap a n d H o o d CanonLens FD 50mm F 1.4 Coupling Pin to Flash-Auto Ring A/B Distance Scale F o c u s i n gR i n g PresetAperture Ring Metering Lever Film Speed Set Ring Bayonet Mount Ring Flash Socket ASA Fitm Speed Scale Time Lock/ tter Lock Lever Frame Counter Shutter Release Button Film Advance Lever Shutter Speed Dial c Meter Switch ,.* Film RewindCrank Accessory Shoe Film Plane Indicator Contents , . TechnicaData l Mercury Battery Loadingand Checking F i l mW i n d i n g . Shutter and Aperture Adjustment M U s i n g B u i l t - l nE x p o s u r e e t e r ExposureSettings . CouplingRangeof Buitt-in ExposureMeter . V i e w i n ga n d F o c u s i n g . H o...
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...camera Contents list Using the control wheel Using the In-Camera Guide In-Camera Guide Shooting Tip Back to top Copyright 2012 Sony Corporation Cyber-shot User Guide undefined Search Search Print Top page > Shooting Before Use Shooting Viewing Using MENU items (Shooting) Using MENU items (Viewing) Changing settings Viewing images on a TV Using with your computer Shooting Shooting still images Shooting still images Zoom (Still images) Shooting movies Shooting movies Zoom (Movies) Shooting still images while recording a movie (Dual Rec) Setting REC mode Printing Troubleshooting Precautions/About this camera Contents list List of mode dial functions Intelligent Auto Superior Auto Program Auto Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure Memory recall Movie Sweep Shooting Scene Selection Functions not available in some REC modes...
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...Sam Collins Film Essay: 2012 question: Analyse how symbols are used to present an idea or ideas in a film Shutter Island by legendary American director Martin Scorsese is an elaborate labyrinth of a film. It's ever changing plot line and deeply emotional scenes make it compulsory viewing for any avid film goer. Scorsese has constructed this intricately woven film by using various film techniques the most significant of which is symbols. In the film symbols are used to present many different ideas to the audience. Scorsese who is a modern film icon constantly uses symbolism throughout his films to convey subtle ideas to the audience without them knowing. Three different motifs or symbols are used in the film to achieve this result. Water is firstly used to present the idea reality or truth; while fire is used to represent the idea of Teddy's' fantasy. ward "C" is used the film is used to represent the idea of Teddy's mental instability to the audience. These symbols are used throughout the film but primarily in three, firstly water in the opening scene. Fire is used in the scene where Teddy supposedly finds Solando and Ward C in the scene where Teddy is exploring the anoles to find Laeddis' cell. These symbols in combination create a very profound cinematic involvement for the audience and makes Shutter Island, a modern classic. The story begins on a steamboat heading towards the ominously secluded Ashecliffe mental hospital off the Boston, Massachusetts shore in 1954...
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...photographs. ● In the interest of continually improving our products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. Checking the contents of the box or Digital camera Strap LI-50B Lithium Ion Battery F-2AC USB-AC adapter USB cable (CB-USB7) AV cable (CB-AVC5) OLYMPUS Setup CD-ROM Other accessories not shown: warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location. Names of Parts Camera unit 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 4 10 Multi-connector Connector cover Strap eyelet Battery/card compartment cover 5 Self-timer lamp AF illuminator 6 Flash 7 Lens 8 Microphone 9 Speaker 10 Tripod socket 2 EN 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 3 6 7 8 9 10 n button Shutter button Monitor Zoom lever R button (shooting movies) Indicator lamp q button (switch between shooting and playback) 8 Q button (OK) 9 Arrow pad INFO button (change information display) button (erase) 10 button Attaching the camera strap Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. EN 3 Monitor Shooting mode display 1 P 20 0.0 WB AUTO ISO AUTO 1 Shooting mode ....... p. 16, 23 2 Flash............................. p. 19 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Flash standby/flash charge .................................... p. 49 3 Macro ........................... p. 28 4 Self-timer ...................... p. 28 5 Exposure compensation .................................... p. 29 6 White balance............... p. 29 7 ISO...
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...The movie Shutter Island is directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonard Dicaprio was released February 2010. The movie is based off the book of the same name. The book was written by Dennis Lehane. The book was written in 2003. The movie is set in Boston in the 1954. It started out with two U.S Marshall, Teddy and Chuck looking into the disappearing of a woman on a secretive mental institution for the criminally insane. Aschecliffe Hospital is a highly security federal asylum for the criminal insane. The only way on and off the island is the ferry. Upon reaching the Island, Teddy and his partner Chuck is brief on the patient that disappears from the island. The patient name is Rachel. Rachel was sent to the asylum because she drowned her three children and is in the stage of denial. She believed that she is still at home in Massachusetts Villages and that the other patients and staffs are her neighbors. While investigating the disappearing of Rachel, Teddy started having constant hallucinations, dreams and delusions about his wife. In one of his dream his wife appears to him and told him that the man who started the fire that killed her, Andrew Laeddis was stilled on the Island along with Rachel. While exploring and searching for the escaped patient, Teddy and Chuck had to seek shelter from the hurricane that reeking hell on the Island. While waiting out the storm in a building Teddy told Chuck about his traumatic experiences that he had while he was a solider in the war...
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...Light The main factors effecting a photo when using a camera are ISO, the aperture and the shutter speed. ISO is the level of sensitivity to available light. The numbers usually are low if the sensitivity is low compared to available light and high if there is more sensitivity. However the higher the sensitivity, the higher he grain. This can be affective if this is the style you want, however you have to remember the aperture effects the image. Shutter Speed is the length of time a camera shutter is open to expose light into the camera. The measurements usually range from fractions of a seconds to actual seconds. Slow shutter speeds allow more light into the camera and are used for low-light and night photography, while fast shutter speeds help to freeze motion so can be used to create action shots. The aperture is the hole within in the lens hat allows he light to get into the camera. The larger the hole, the more light passes to the camera and vice versa. Aperture also controls the depth of field, which is the section you image that is in focus. If the aperture is very small, the depth of field is large, while if the aperture is large, the depth of field is small. As you take an image and press the shutter button, the subject enters your camera lens in a form of light. If your subject is well-lit, there is plenty of light that travels into the lens, whereas if you are taking a picture in a dim environment, there is not much light that travels into the lens. When...
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...This user manual includes detailed usage instructions for your camera. Please read this manual thoroughly. Click a topic Basic troubleshooting Quick reference Contents Basic functions Extended functions Shooting options Playback/Editing Settings WB100/WB101 -- Appendixes Index Health and safety information Always comply with the following precautions and usage tips to avoid dangerous situations and ensure peak performance of your camera. Warning—situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Do not disassemble or attempt to repair your camera. This may result in electric shock or damage to the camera. Do not use your camera near flammable or explosive gases and liquids. This may cause a fire or explosion. Do not insert flammable materials into the camera or store these materials near the camera. This may cause a fire or electric shock. Do not handle your camera with wet hands. This may result in electric shock. Prevent damage to subjects’ eyesight. Do not use the flash in close proximity (closer than 1 m/3 ft) to people or animals. If you use the flash too close to your subject’s eyes, this can cause temporary or permanent eyesight damage. Keep your camera away from small children and pets. Keep your camera and all accessories out of the reach of small children and animals. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed. Moving parts and accessories may present physical dangers as well. Do not expose the camera to direct sunlight or high temperatures...
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