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Retroactive reasoning Krystof Kieslowski introduced this cinematic technique of "retroactive reasoning," in which images that seem uncertain upon first viewing build up greater depth when revisited later on. In doing this, the director coaxes the viewer's subconscious mind into making the association between the images (Insdorf, 2002).This technique, works well in nonlinear narrative structure, as there the filmic flow is disrupted with narration, dreams, hallucinations, flashbacks, and…

For a film to look pleasing in the eyes, you need to have a cinematographer who knows how to tell a story visually, not just by capturing moving images but also by making everything being shown on screen have its own impact in the audience's eyes. I will be analysing my cinematography style on Emmanuel Lubezki aka Chivo, he has been an active cinematographer from 1983-present. Lubezki has been an active cinematographer and his Famous key collaborators are internationally famous directors’:…

Russian formalism and Pierrot le fou In this essay I will apply the ideas of Sergei Eisenstein to Jean-Luc Godard's film, Pierrot le fou: one of the first road movies. Both are two filmmakers who seek to create transcendental movies through a methodical use of editing and offering a political and controversial vision of the time in history to which they belonged. One is linked to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the other one is a contemporary of May 68, two of the most important events in…

Spooky, heartwarming, confusing, childish, amazing, all of these are adjectives describing directors Tim Burton’s cinematic style. Tim burton is a very creative and artistic director he has directed movies such as, Edward scissors hand, the nightmare before Christmas, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and Batman and these movie the director Tim Burton’s uses very unique stylistic techniques especially in his shots and framing, camera angles/movement, and sound. Tim burton does this so that he…

Alfred Hitchcock once said “there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”(Crow, Jonathan).One of the greatest filmmakers of all times, was nicknamed “The Master of Suspense” for he was creating a psychological suspense in his films, which resulted in a unique watching experience (Alfred Hitchcock." Bio.com.). He was also an acknowledge master of the thriller, a genre he virtually invented (Ramirez Berg, Charles) and a brilliant technician. Born in London on August 13, 1899…

The film Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hithcock, follows the days of main character Jeff (James Jefferies) as he stares out his apartment windows into the lives of the people across the way. The film utilizes framing and blocking to convey the limited world in which this character is engrossed in, which directly corresponds with Sergei Eisenstein’s idea that framing creates intentional conflict between what an audience can see and what an audience can conclude from a collection of shots, just…

Hailey Cummings Mr.McCann 1st period Ela 9 3/24/16 Embedded Assessment 1 unit 2 Tim Burton uses many cinematic techniques in his films. For example, he uses lighting,music/sound and editing.he uses each technique for a specific reason. His main reason for using them is so he can show the audience his style. His style is very dark,gloomy and suspenseful. So with him using those techniques it allows the audience to see and feel his style. Tim Burton uses lighting to create the mood of a…

Freak The Mighty If an exquisite story. Both the book and the movie are fascinating. IT is easy to find similarities and differences between the two. The similarities between the book and the movie are interesting. Freak the Mighty the book and Freak the movie many similarities. Max, Kevin, Grim, Gram, and Gwen are the main Characters. Both Kevin and Max were loners and they found friendship in each other. Max and Kevin give Loretta her purse that gotten stolen by the Tony D. gang. They have…

The impression that Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman left upon Scandinavian cinema and culture will certainly never be matched. Bergman continues to stand as one of Sweden’s most prominent artists due to his work both behind the camera, and within the theater. The rich feelings and emotion that Bergman filled his movies with forced people to see past the mere spectacle of film, and look within the soul of an auteur whose spirit lived within his art. Ingmar Bergman, born Ernst Ingmar Bergman,…

Pyscho is a very popular film which released on January 12th 1960 in Hong Kong and was directed by the famous Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock had said that one of the reasons why he shot Pyscho as a back-and-white film was because he thought that the murder scene might have been too intense for the audience to watch . So going back to the shower scene, it is one of the most prominent and iconic scenes shot in all cinemas. The scene begins when we can see one of the leading actresses Marion Crane…