The Elephant Man Name English 225 Introduction To Film Instructor: Name Date The film “The Elephant Man” is an iconic and powerful humanistic filmmaking endeavor. Director David Lynch forces the horrors and sadness of deformity onto the audience in a way that leaves the viewer tear choked with sadness and sympathy. Most people who watch the film are touched in a way that alters their view of the crippled, weak, and deformed persons of the world. The creation of the film begins with Joseph
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Robert De Niro’s extreme method acting, which set the bar higher for all actors. As rattling and real as taking a punch to the face, not only the acting, which has been discussed in every possible light, but the directing, the editing and the cinematography have become a hallmark and template of what a truly powerful film can be. Raging Bull was going to be Martin Scorsese’s final film, his goodbye to Hollywood. Shaken by asthma and depression, and finally derailed by a massive cocaine addiction
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see a few brief snippets of characters’ lives. And finally, the audience sees inside the apartment that has been its point of view all along. Mise-en-scene, framing, and cinematography all play a role in this shot. But while the first device reveals information about the film’s setting and some of its major characters, cinematography and framing are the dominant devices because they illustrate what truly lies at the center of Rear Window: its themes. An attentive viewer could gather troves of important
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see a few brief snippets of characters’ lives. And finally, the audience sees inside the apartment that has been its point of view all along. Mise-en-scene, framing, and cinematography all play a role in this shot. But while the first device reveals information about the film’s setting and some of its major characters, cinematography and framing are the dominant devices because they illustrate what truly lies at the center of Rear Window: its themes. An attentive viewer could gather troves of important
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like nihilism, free will, dream consciousness etc. In this paper, the different theories in the movie, Waking Life, are discussed as represented through the narrative, story, characterization, and cinematography of the film. Discussion The three most exquisite elements of the film are its cinematography, the stellar soundtrack and the philosophical scenes which add to the viewers’ interest in the movie. The director, Richard Linklater, has filmed this movie with the use of the Rotoscopy technique
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pleasing it is. The beautiful cinematography coupled with the gothic mise en scène creates picturesque moments out of every frame. The visual contrast between each act of the film is also very well distinguished. The film opens up with stunning landscapes and architecture which reflects the class and sophistication of the characters present, akin to a Jane Austin novel or Shakespeare production. As the film progresses and character motivations are revealed the cinematography becomes much more low-key
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Hugo (2011) Direction by Martin Scorsese Writing by John Logan (screenplay) and Brian Selznick (book) Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker Cinematography by Robert Richardson About the film: Hugo (2011) is the story of a young orphaned adventurer whose determination to discover a secret, brings to light the forgotten contributions of a film pioneer. The movie begins with various 1st person point of view panoramic shots of the Gare du Nord rail station from inside the numerous clocks found inside
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In her essay, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Laura Mulvey argues that Classical Hollywood cinema encourages spectators to look at women and identify with men. Female stars receive the look, while male stars control the narrative and dominate space. She writes, “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy onto the female figure, which is styled accordingly. In their traditional
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for you. Members of the Bonifacio clan might be of total outrage rightnow for the film has put Bonifacio in somewhat a ‘bad light.’ Directed by Mark Meily, “El Presidente” offers a beautiful journey back to history with great action scenes and cinematography. The lines, in Filipino, Spanish, and English are well-thought. Casting big names in Philippine showbiz like Cesar Montano, Christopher De Leon, Allan Paule, Sid Lucero, and Joko Diaz, among others was a good move as they portrayed their roles
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Abby Simon CMCL-C 392 Paper 1 When deciding which genre I was going to choose I went over some debate in my head. I of course wanted to write about something that interested me, but also something that was shocking for me to watch never really knowing the history. I decided to analyze the films They Call It Pro Football and The Two Escobars. Having never seen either of these films before and being a huge sports fan I was very intrigued. Each come from different times, but have many similar
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