Film Essay

Film Noir is a style of filmmaking, portrayed by elements such as skeptical heroes, blunt lighting effects, perpetual use of flashbacks, complex plot lines, and an underlying experimental philosophy. The genre was most popular in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era. It has become an iconic movement in the history of film-making working its way into our society by displaying the meaning of the darker side of the American dream. In 1941 ‘The Maltese Falcon’ was released and is…

In the film, ‘Secondhand Lions’, the director has used a wide variety of film techniques to reveal how characters are shaped as the movie progresses. The 2003 film directed by Tim McCanlies is about a young boy named Walter and his 3 uncles, Hub and Garth. This film showcases how characters change and develop through the film using film techniques as well as a number of significant events. The director has used a diverse assortment of film techniques to show this change including, Flashbacks,…

Hollywood film has been a dominant force in the world of film due to its box office success that comes through archetypical forms that appeal to the masses and allows for them to be entertained. The film industry in Latin America has had a more challenging time creating films that are as commercially successful which would allow the films in Latin American countries to be able to create a stronger national cinema identity. Though much of Latin America appears to be further underdeveloped than…

framework has it’s foundation called the “cinematic apparatus”. Which includes the conditions of the film projection, the film itself as a text and the “mental machinery of spectatorship” (including the conscious perceptual as well as unconscious and preconscious processes) that constitutes the viewer as a desiring subject and the technical base of the film (the special effects produced by components of the film projector). She remarks…

Wang Film 120 03/17/2018 Section H Closes up in Racism in the Cinema of 1915: The Cheat and The Birth of a Nation The year 1915 was a notable year in cinema. Not only there were motion pictures importances mentioned through directors; the formation of the Motion Pictures Directors Association; but also some of the iconic and celebrated films were created in this period. Undoubtedly, two classical films were Cecil B. DeMille’s The Cheat and D. W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. Both films hit…

arguing SRIFF is still a film festival which is seeking for its positioning is that it has not yet made a clear decision on whether to be a “business festival” or an “audience festival” (Peranson 39). The concepts of “business festival” and “art festival” are explained in Mark Peranson’s article: First You get the Power, then You get the Money: Two Models of the Film Festivals. In this article, Peranson has listed the different characteristics of the two models of the film festivals. Two of the…

Camera, is a Soviet silent documentary film. It is directed by Dzinga Vertov and is edited by Elizaveta Svilova, his wife. The film does not have any actors and presents urban life in Soviet cities. The documentary is set from dawn to sunset and show Soviet citizens at play and work, as well as interacting with the machinery of modern life. This movie is mainly about various film editing techniques as well as the various processes that are required to make a film. The Man with a Movie camera…

The beginning of film making is important event that has helped shaped our media in today’s society. Back during the early 1900’s, the world was dramatically changing and this process needed to be captured. Through early pioneers who accepted a challenge to change the way citizens view the world, they found a way through different styles to capture the changes of the world with film. These pioneers used their creative minds to bring their personalities to life with the films they produce about…

Heritage films refer to a period of films, initially European, that emerged in the 1980’s and 90’s. Though there is a long list of films that are classified as ‘heritage films’, this type of motion picture is not defined as a declared genre, but rather a list of characteristics declared by the movie industry that classify these films. This paper discusses the characteristics that define a ‘heritage film’, how Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech represents the characteristics of a ‘heritage…

Debut (2000) was a film presenting the positive aspects of the Filipino culture, using the real problems and relatable issues that teenagers face. This film is one of the first films I’ve viewed which portrays an Asian culture as what it truly is. Unlike many other films and scenes in Hollywood cinema, this film did not use negative stereotypes or derogatory topics as its main base. Director Gene Cajayon is from the Filipino agency and grew up in its heritage; this reflects on the films true use…