Cinematic techniques

"The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connel demonstrates "the world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the hunted." The story ,"The Most Dangerous Game," focuses on Sanger Rainsford, a skilled hunter, who ends up on an island after falling off a ship. On the island he meets Ivan and General Zaroff. The lesson the story shows significance of two types of classes, hunters and the hunted. Even though it conveys a sense of more than two classes, but the truth is that there are only two…

Paper 1 Describe the classical Hollywood narrative structure. Use examples from the film Shadow of a Doubt to illustrate the structure The Narrative structure of cinema has been ductile through history. Today we have a very wide spectrum of different plotlines and structures that directors and writers get to choose from; however, the classical Hollywood narrative structure stuck to one consistent narrative structure that follows a linear timeline through 3 basic steps: equilibrium, disruption,…

cage repeated many times in the film, paints a clear picture of the fact that Satine is not only trapped in this situation; she is trapped in the Moulin Rouge. In conclusion, Baz Luhrmann has displayed an exceptional use of a combination of filmic techniques and costume design to represent characterisation in the films Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. The change in costume design in Juliet and Satine’s characters in the later parts of their respective films is notably well executed, as the…

In tandem with the music, sound effects hold a great responsibility on how film may be perceived. The change of tempo, volume and pitch may in addition indicate that the filmmaker wants to respond to these particular sounds. Illustrating an example, low pitched sounds including creaky floorboards and squeaky doors can generate a sense of mystique and uncertainty. Whereas high pitched sounds, for instance the screeching of tires or loud screams, contribute to create a sense of concern and anxiety…

At its core, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, Jaws, is a horror movie. Though the shark may seem like the primary antagonist of the film from this, as it literally eats people, such a claim would ignore the role of Amity Island’s Mayor Vaughn, as portrayed by Murray Hamilton. In the first half of the movie, Vaughn is constantly at odds with Chief Brody, wanting to push his own agenda of making money from tourism during the summer. In seeing Vaughn as another antagonist, another conflict that’s not…

dealing with other people is to use a time out technique. The time out technique includes three main steps, stop, think and act (Romas & Sharma, 2013, pp. 109). It is important to stop and discuss that you need to step away from a conversation, think about something someone else may have said and then finally do your best to agree to work together to continue on a conversation (Romas & Sharma, 2013, pp. 109). Following the stop, think and act technique will be a better way to deal with anger…

SHOT LIST: The Graduate - Graduation Party Scene Shot: 1. Time: 1 min 28 sec. Shot Size: Close-up and Medium close-up. A close-up of Ben sitting in his own room. Ben is placed in the middle of the shot in focus. There is a well-lit aquarium behind him that takes up the whole background. In it, on the right side of Ben, there is fish, on the left side there is a scuba diver that blows bubbles to the surface. Ben’s face is lit on the left side while his right side is dark. He’s wearing a white…

I am writing this 2000 word essay as a punishment for not doing TRE, In this essay I am going to explain, compare and contrast several self-regulating tools that are used in today’s society including TRE, music, sports and yoga. Self regulating tools allow people to manage their thoughts and emotions, maintain focus and many other things. Self regulating tools are important as it is essential for success in school, work, and life. Stress is a basic part of life and experiencing some amount of…

Lighting techniques utilized in 10 Cloverfield Lane In the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the usage of different lighting techniques helped make the movie extremely intriguing. The way the director utilized Available light, Low key lighting, and Hard light made such an impacted on certain scenes were brilliant. The movie had some great parts and others not so much, but the main focus of this essay is to discuss the scenes were certain lighting helped to persuade the…

What kind of food do they eat? What's the best lure to catch them? What's the best rod and reel to get one to the boat? What's the best technique of musky fishing? How big do musky lures get? Also, what makes Muskies so elusive? I combined all of the points of my questions into what I believed to be a broad yet specific research question: What's the best technique, equipment, weather, and environment to catch big musky in? After my research, I found a complete answer to my question. The Story…